Lentil & sweet potato purée

Create a nutritious and tasty Lentil & Sweet Potato Purée for your little one. This toddler-friendly dish involves cooking lentils and sweet potatoes until soft and then blending them until smooth.

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Lentil & sweet potato purée
Suitable from
Stage 2 (6-9m)

Easy/Medium to prepare

Total time
25min

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Makes
3servings

adjustable below

Iron
0.5mg

per serving

Common allergens

MilkIntroduce one at a time.

Ingredients

3 servings
  • Butter1 knob
  • Lentils50 g
  • Sweet potato375 g
  • Yogurt1 tbsp (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the butter in a saucepan, add the coriander, if using and cook for 1 min. Make sure to thoroughly rinse lentils. Stir in the lentils and sweet potatoes, then pour in enough water to just cover.

  2. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 15 mins or until the lentils and sweet potatoes are tender.

  3. Drain, then mash together. Stir through the yogurt, if using.

Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.

Calories
64kcal
Protein
1.1g
Fat
3.1g
Carbs
8.2g
Calories from
  • Carbs50%
  • Protein7%
  • Fat43%

Ingredient health benefits

💭 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental
💩 Gut health
💊 Supporting nutrition absorption
🔥 Energy
🫀 Cardiovascular health
🚽 Digestion
👀 Eyesight
🤲 Skin health
🦠 Immune system
🧠 Brain development
🦴 Bone health

General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated · 3 servings per recipe

Amount per serving

Calories

64

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3.1g4%
Saturated Fat 1.0g5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 4.0mg1%
Sodium 97.0mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 8.2g3%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g5%
Total Sugars 2.5g
Incl. Added Sugars 0.0g0%
Protein 1.1g2%
Vitamin D 0.0mcg0%
Calcium 15mg1%
Iron 0.5mg3%
Potassium 114mg2%
Vitamin A 327IU3%
Vitamin C 5.1mg6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg4%
Vitamin K 2.9mcg2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg5%
Folate 12mcg3%
Magnesium 9mg2%
Zinc 0.2mg1%

Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.