do you need to cook the fruit?

[melbrodhi]

Hi, ive been making my own baby food, today im going to do some more pureed fruit, i was just wondering, do you need to stew it before you puree it? or can i just puree it without cooking it and then freeze? does it go brown if you dont cook it first?

[~Hestia~]

I've read that when it's babies first foods, all fruit besides banana, avocado & paw paw should be cooked. Once they're eating well & used to food you can give them very ripe fruit without cooking it first.
Uncooked fruit doesn't seem to go brown in my experience. I often freeze mashed pear, apple, rockmelon, banana with no trouble.

[Loula]

I would always suggest cooking as it makes it more digestable for the child and also kills any bacteria.