Sweet Potatoes are ideal for the 1st stage of weaning for babies from 6 months old. Babies love them & they are full of vitamins & dietary fibre.
The whole family will enjoy sweet potatoes. They are cooked in the same way as ordinary potatoes – roasted, boiled or baked.
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The nutritional value sweet potatoes is excellent, they are high in:
- Vitamin A
- beta carotene
- potassium
- Vitamin E
- calcium
- folate
The Nutrition Action Health Letter rated 58 vegetables by adding up the percentages of United States Recommended Daily Allowances for six nutrients (Vitamins A and C, folate, iron, copper, and calcium), plus fiber. Sweet Potatoes came out top with 582 points; raw carrot came next with 434 points.
Click this link to buy some sweet potato slips so that you can grow your own & be ready for weaning your baby!
