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6y ago
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Boil or steam?

How to best cook carrot and sweet potato as first food for a baby? Do you steam or boil before mashing? My girl just tried steamed mashed carrot and had rashes all over her body!

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    Steam is better. Boiling will cause all the nutrients to be lost in the water

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