導(dǎo)讀本文出自蘇西·謝爾（SuzyScherr），美國知名廚師和烹飪講師，有著近20年專業(yè)經(jīng)驗。此外，她還在美國華盛頓創(chuàng)有一個名為Brainfood的烹飪藝術(shù)項目....

本文出自蘇西·謝爾（Suzy Scherr），美國知名廚師和烹飪講師，有著近20年專業(yè)經(jīng)驗。此外，她還在美國華盛頓創(chuàng)有一個名為Brainfood的烹飪藝術(shù)項目，發(fā)展勢頭強勁。謝爾也為美國一些烹飪學(xué)校及出版機構(gòu)研發(fā)食譜和撰寫文章，其中包括美國雜志《父母》（Parents）和《瑞秋相伴每一天》（Every Day With Rachael Ray）

以下翻譯文字來自：

https://www.fitpregnancy.com/baby/baby-feeding/fall-baby-food-flavors-to-try-this-holiday-season

以下中文由“跟美國專家學(xué)喂養(yǎng)”頭條號翻譯整理：

金秋這個季節(jié)，會有很多親朋好友團聚，也會用很多季節(jié)性食物來慶祝節(jié)日——你好，南瓜香料！為了確保你的小家伙也能參與其中，玩得開心，以下為你推薦12款經(jīng)典的帶有秋日假期味道的寶寶食物。

秋天這個季節(jié)，絕對能讓你有順當?shù)睦碛蔀閷殞殰蕚湓S多美味的新食物。額外令人高興的是：孩子在幼年嘗試的食物越多，等長大后越可能接受多種多樣的食物。南瓜和肉桂到處都有！你的寶寶不僅會健健康康，還會開開心心。

3.蔓越莓

假日餐桌上若是沒有一碗優(yōu)鮮沛紅的蔓越莓醬，真是令人難以想象。但是，如此令人難以抗拒、味道酸甜可口的蔓越莓醬，不管是新鮮制作，還是罐裝成品，含有的糖分都很高，對寶寶的健康很不利。因此，若想讓你的寶寶品嘗時令美味，可以試著將一把新鮮的或凍干的蔓越莓同天然的甜食如蘋果、梨、玉米或胡蘿卜一起制作成泥。但一定不要忘記，在喂寶寶前嘗一嘗，因為蔓越莓本身的味道超級沖！如果你制做出的泥味道太重，只需要多加些蘋果、玉米，或是混合些其他食物來平衡掉蔓越莓的沖味。

4. 肉桂

肉桂有一點甜又不會太過分，是秋季頗具代表性的食物。想用新奇的味道打開寶寶的味蕾，一種絕佳的方式就是：在寶寶的食物中放點兒肉桂粉。在裝點烤胡蘿卜或制作胡蘿卜泥時，可以撒上些許肉桂粉，在餐桌上仿制出糖汁胡蘿卜，也可以在寶寶早餐吃的熱麥片粥里撒些肉桂粉，又黏稠又暖胃。

（譯者注：肉桂是平常家庭中燉肉、炒菜必不可少的調(diào)味品，在西方人們更是用肉桂打成粉末加入咖啡、奶茶中調(diào)味。燉肉的時候加入適量的肉桂可以起到可以起到溫中健胃、暖腰膝、治腹冷、氣脹的作用，對幼兒虛寒引起的濕疹和皮膚瘙癢也有很好的治療效果。）

5. 鼠尾草

只因為寶寶太小不能出席自助餐，就讓她錯過傳統(tǒng)的“火雞”節(jié)，又或者至少錯過與烤火雞這道大餐相伴的調(diào)味料：鼠尾草？你若正準備給寶寶添加肉類，但她還沒到可以吃手抓食物的年齡，那么你可以用食物料理器或食物攪拌機將雞腿肉碎成許多小塊，而后在肉泥中加些許蘋果醬或水?；蛘撸约页１泔埲〈廊A大餐，在烤梨、壓碎的白豆泥或粘糯的玉米糊中加些鼠尾草（新鮮的或干的），作為寶寶的節(jié)日大餐。鼠尾草可是既美味，又濃烈。小細節(jié)，大作用。

（譯者注：鼠尾草的葉片氣味強勁，略帶一點樟腦香味，中世紀的人認為鼠尾草能治百病，有句諺語說「院子里種了鼠尾草，便可長生不老」，充分顯示出當時人們對鼠尾草藥效的夸贊，更被視為眾多藥草中的救星，Sage 出自于拉丁文的 Salvere，意即「拯救」之意，表示鼠尾草可解救世人免于疾病之苦。鼠尾草具有幫助消化、安定神經(jīng)、強壯、殺菌等功效，還可以讓牙齒更白。若做成茶水來飲用或漱口，還可以預(yù)預(yù)防口臭及口腔炎。）

6.姜餅

姜餅混合了生姜、丁香和肉豆蔻的香氣，很能喚起人們對秋冬季及下雪的回憶。當你正手捧一杯姜餅?zāi)描F暖手或拿姜餅曲奇當零食吃時，可以嘗試在寶寶的燕麥粥里也加點兒姜粉，再撒些許肉桂、丁香和肉豆蔻，那樣會更有味道，如果你真是個DIY愛好者，還可以在下一批自制磨牙餅干里添加這些調(diào)料。

7. 薄荷

寶寶可能愛用她的手去觸碰，或者更確切地說，愛用牙齒根部去碰咬糖果棒，借此將薄荷推介給你的寶寶，可真是又好又安全。新鮮的薄荷能為很多蔬菜果泥增添可口宜人的味道，尤其對于青豆、西葫蘆、米飯和原味酸奶這些食物來說。據(jù)某些研究顯示，薄荷有助于緩解胃痛，甚至還有助于消滅有害細菌。

（譯者注：薄荷幼嫩莖尖可作菜食，全草又可入藥，治感冒發(fā)熱喉痛，頭痛，目赤痛，肌肉疼痛，皮膚風(fēng)疹搔癢，麻疹不透等癥，此外對癰、疽、疥、癬、漆瘡亦有效。薄荷含有薄荷醇，該物質(zhì)可清新口氣并具有多種藥性，可緩解腹痛、膽囊問題如痙攣，還具有防腐殺菌、利尿、化痰、健胃和助消化等功效。大量食用薄荷可導(dǎo)致失眠，但小劑量食用卻有助于睡眠。）

8.蘋果

每年的這個時節(jié)或前后，蘋果（還有蘋果派）都是推介給寶寶最美味的水果。制作個簡單的果泥，削皮、挖核、切四半，然后放在一只燉鍋里，加水沒過蘋果塊，燉15~20分鐘，直到蘋果能用刀輕松刺穿。將燉蘋果放入食物料理器或食物攪拌機中打均勻，再加入些許肉桂或其他甜香料，就能品嘗到秋天的味道了。

9.果干

節(jié)日大餐中怎么少得了一個布滿果干、堅果和蜜餞果脯的水果蛋糕，你會立刻發(fā)現(xiàn)這個世界上只有兩種人：愛吃水果蛋糕的人和厭惡吃水果蛋糕的人。你可能要等上許多年才能知道你的寶寶是否愛吃，但是此時，你已經(jīng)可以開始用果干來試驗下孩子的口味了。只需將杏脯、無花果干和/或葡萄干在溫水里泡軟，直接喂給寶寶，或者加入酸奶、燕麥粥里攪拌均勻后再喂。果干富含豐富的鐵元素和膳食纖維，味道濃郁、甜度適宜，所以寶寶都愛吃，而那些顏色鮮艷的蜜餞水果，你可以考慮在喂過這些磨牙果干后再引入。

10. 玉米

秋天，用玉米這種食材可以做出很多美味的食物，比如玉米面包、玉米布丁、奶油玉米和玉米煲，數(shù)不勝數(shù)。色澤黃燦燦、口感甜盈盈，玉米對寶寶來說頗具吸引力，且用來備餐既簡便又安全。玉米糊制作方法簡單，只需剝出完整的玉米粒放入食物料理器或食物攪拌機中，加入足夠量的水，就能制做出平滑而濃稠的玉米糊。新鮮的玉米泥和軟熟的玉米粥都如同一張完美的畫布，供你去嘗試節(jié)日的不同味道：可在其中混入些新鮮的草本植物、水果或熱性香料，然后就看著寶寶大快朵頤吧！真是愉快的假期！

附英文原文如下：

10 Fall Baby Food Flavors to Try This Holiday Season

Autumn means plenty of get-togethers with family and friends and loads of festive foods that celebrate the season—hello, pumpkin spice! To make sure your little one gets in on the fun, follow our baby-friendly tips for introducing 10 classic fall- and holiday-flavored baby foods.

By Suzy Scherr

窗體頂端

Fall is a handy excuse to introduce your baby to lots ofdelicious new flavors. And bonus: the more foods your child tries as a baby, the more likely she is to eat a variety as an older kid. So pumpkin and cinnamon all around! Youll not only have a healthy baby, but a happy one.

Pumpkin

With a subtle flavor and natural sweetness, babies love pumpkin. If youre baking up pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread or other pumpkin-y treats this season, set aside some puree for baby to try. Serve it on its own or jazzed up with a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves). You can even feed your baby straight-from-the-can canned pumpkin, which is pre-cooked and pre-pureed – its an amazingly quick and easy way to introduce this fall classic to your baby. In fact, you might even say its as easy as pie.

Nutmeg

Warm and woody nutmeg turns up in both sweet and savory dishes over the holiday season. The good news for baby is that its a perfect spice to give his purees a little sumpin extra this time of year. So, after you garnish your eggnog, try adding some nutmeg to babys yogurt for a festive and creamy treat. Its also yummy sprinkled on roasted butternut squash or stirred into pear or apple puree.

Cranberry

Its hard to envision a holiday table without a bowl of garnet-hued, glistening cranberry sauce. But fresh or canned, the irresistible sweet-tart sauce is loaded with sugar, which isnt good for babies. So, to give your little one a taste of this seasonal treat, try pureeing a handful of fresh or frozen cranberries with naturally sweet foods, like apples, pears, corn or carrots. Just dont forget to taste before feeding baby since cranberries on their own are super tart! If you end up with a too-sharp-tasting puree, simply add more apple, corn or whatever youve combined with the cranberries to balance out the flavor.

Cinnamon

Sweet and cozy cinnamon is a signature flavor in the fall. Adding a bit of cinnamon to baby food is a fantastic way to begin offering interesting flavor to your little ones developing palate. You can dress up roasted or pureed carrots with a dash of cinnamon to mimic the glazed carrots on your family table. Or sprinkle some on babys hot cereal at breakfast time for a warming, sticky-bun-inspired treat.

Sage

Just because your baby is too little to fight her way through the buffet line, doesnt mean she has to miss out on the traditional holiday turkey—or at least the birds most popular partner: sage. For little ones who are ready to eat meat, but arent ready for finger food, run a few small pieces of thigh meat through a food mill or food processor, then thin the resulting puree with applesauce or water. Or skip the turkey altogether and add a little sage (fresh or dried) to roasted pears, mashed white beans or soft polenta for a festive baby meal. Note that sage, while delicious, is an intense flavor. A little goes a long way.

Gingerbread

Fragrant with ginger, clove and nutmeg, gingerbread is about as evocative of fall and winter as snow. While youre warming up with a gingerbread latte or snacking on gingerbread cookies, try adding a touch of ground ginger along with a sprinkle of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg to perk up babys oatmeal, or, for the true DIY-er, add those spices to your next batch of homemade teething biscuits.

Peppermint

While your baby might love to get her hands—or, more precisely, her teething gums—on a candy cane right about now, theres a better, safer way to introduce peppermint to your little one. Fresh mint is a bright and flavorful addition to many purees, particularly peas, zucchini, rice and plain yogurt. Mint helps soothe tummy aches and, according to some research, may even help fight off harmful bacteria.

Apple

With apples (and apple pies!) left, right and center this time of year, now is a perfect time to introduce your baby to this yummy fruit. To make a simple puree, peel, core and quarter an apple, then place it in a small saucepan with enough water to cover. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the apple is very easily pierced with a knife. Puree in a food processor or blender until smooth. Stir in a pinch of cinnamon or other sweet spice for a hit of autumn flavor.

Dried Fruit

Serve a fruitcake heavy with dried fruit, nuts and brightly hued candied fruit at a holiday meal and youll quickly realize that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who love fruitcake and those who hate it. Youll have to wait a few years to find out whether your baby is pro or con, but in the meantime you can begin to experiment with feeding dried fruit. Simply puree dried apricots, figs and/or raisins with warm water until smooth. Serve alone or stirred into yogurt or oatmeal. Dried fruits are a great source of iron and fiber and babies like them because of their concentrated flavor and sweetness. That neon-colored candied fruit, on the other hand, will just have to wait for those molars to come in.

Corn

Corn tends to show up in many forms in the fall – cornbread, corn pudding, creamed corn, and corn casserole just to name a few. Bright yellow and sweet, corn is appealing to little ones and easy to prepare in a baby safe way. To make a basic corn puree, simply blitz whole corn kernels and as much water as necessary to achieve a smooth consistency in a blender or food processor. Both fresh corn puree and soft cooked polenta are a perfect blank canvas to experiment with various holiday flavors. Blend them with fresh herbs, fruits or warming spices, then watch baby chow down. Happy holidays indeed!

Suzy Scherr is a chef and culinary instructor with nearly 20 years of professional experience. In addition to starting Brainfood, a still-thriving culinary arts program for teens in Washington, DC, Scherr has written articles and developed recipes for cooking schools and publications, including Parents and Every Day With Rachael Ray.