本文出自苏西·谢尔（Suzy Scherr），美国知名厨师和烹饪讲师，有着近20年专业经验。此外，她还在美国华盛顿创有一个名为Brainfood的烹饪艺术项目，发展势头强劲。谢尔也为美国一些烹饪学校及出版机构研发食谱和撰写文章，其中包括美国杂志《父母》（Parents）和《瑞秋相伴每一天》（Every Day With Rachael Ray）
以下翻译文字来自：
https://www.fitpregnancy.com/baby/baby-feeding/fall-baby-food-flavors-to-try-this-holiday-season
以下中文由“跟美国专家学喂养”头条号翻译整理：
金秋这个季节，会有很多亲朋好友团聚，也会用很多季节性食物来庆祝节日——你好，南瓜香料！为了确保你的小家伙也能参与其中，玩得开心，以下为你推荐12款经典的带有秋日假期味道的宝宝食物。
秋天这个季节，绝对能让你有顺当的理由为宝宝准备许多美味的新食物。额外令人高兴的是：孩子在幼年尝试的食物越多，等长大后越可能接受多种多样的食物。南瓜和肉桂到处都有！你的宝宝不仅会健健康康，还会开开心心。
3.蔓越莓
假日餐桌上若是没有一碗优鲜沛红的蔓越莓酱，真是令人难以想象。但是，如此令人难以抗拒、味道酸甜可口的蔓越莓酱，不管是新鲜制作，还是罐装成品，含有的糖分都很高，对宝宝的健康很不利。因此，若想让你的宝宝品尝时令美味，可以试着将一把新鲜的或冻干的蔓越莓同天然的甜食如苹果、梨、玉米或胡萝卜一起制作成泥。但一定不要忘记，在喂宝宝前尝一尝，因为蔓越莓本身的味道超级冲！如果你制做出的泥味道太重，只需要多加些苹果、玉米，或是混合些其他食物来平衡掉蔓越莓的冲味。
4. 肉桂
肉桂有一点甜又不会太过分，是秋季颇具代表性的食物。想用新奇的味道打开宝宝的味蕾，一种绝佳的方式就是：在宝宝的食物中放点儿肉桂粉。在装点烤胡萝卜或制作胡萝卜泥时，可以撒上些许肉桂粉，在餐桌上仿制出糖汁胡萝卜，也可以在宝宝早餐吃的热麦片粥里撒些肉桂粉，又黏稠又暖胃。
（译者注：肉桂是平常家庭中炖肉、炒菜必不可少的调味品，在西方人们更是用肉桂打成粉末加入咖啡、奶茶中调味。炖肉的时候加入适量的肉桂可以起到可以起到温中健胃、暖腰膝、治腹冷、气胀的作用，对幼儿虚寒引起的湿疹和皮肤瘙痒也有很好的治疗效果。）
5. 鼠尾草
只因为宝宝太小不能出席自助餐，就让她错过传统的“火鸡”节，又或者至少错过与烤火鸡这道大餐相伴的调味料：鼠尾草？你若正准备给宝宝添加肉类，但她还没到可以吃手抓食物的年龄，那么你可以用食物料理器或食物搅拌机将鸡腿肉碎成许多小块，而后在肉泥中加些许苹果酱或水。或者，以家常便饭取代豪华大餐，在烤梨、压碎的白豆泥或粘糯的玉米糊中加些鼠尾草（新鲜的或干的），作为宝宝的节日大餐。鼠尾草可是既美味，又浓烈。小细节，大作用。
（译者注：鼠尾草的叶片气味強劲，略带一点樟脑香味，中世纪的人认为鼠尾草能治百病，有句谚语说「院子里种了鼠尾草，便可长生不老」，充分显示出当时人们对鼠尾草药效的夸赞，更被视为众多药草中的救星，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。鼠尾草具有帮助消化、安定神经、强壮、杀菌等功效，还可以让牙齿更白。若做成茶水来饮用或漱口，还可以預预防口臭及口腔炎。）
6.姜饼
姜饼混合了生姜、丁香和肉豆蔻的香气，很能唤起人们对秋冬季及下雪的回忆。当你正手捧一杯姜饼拿铁暖手或拿姜饼曲奇当零食吃时，可以尝试在宝宝的燕麦粥里也加点儿姜粉，再撒些许肉桂、丁香和肉豆蔻，那样会更有味道，如果你真是个DIY爱好者，还可以在下一批自制磨牙饼干里添加这些调料。
7. 薄荷
宝宝可能爱用她的手去触碰，或者更确切地说，爱用牙齿根部去碰咬糖果棒，借此将薄荷推介给你的宝宝，可真是又好又安全。新鲜的薄荷能为很多蔬菜果泥增添可口宜人的味道，尤其对于青豆、西葫芦、米饭和原味酸奶这些食物来说。据某些研究显示，薄荷有助于缓解胃痛，甚至还有助于消灭有害细菌。
（译者注：薄荷幼嫩茎尖可作菜食，全草又可入药，治感冒发热喉痛，头痛，目赤痛，肌肉疼痛，皮肤风疹搔痒，麻疹不透等症，此外对痈、疽、疥、癣、漆疮亦有效。薄荷含有薄荷醇，该物质可清新口气并具有多种药性，可缓解腹痛、胆囊问题如痉挛，还具有防腐杀菌、利尿、化痰、健胃和助消化等功效。大量食用薄荷可导致失眠，但小剂量食用却有助于睡眠。）
8.苹果
每年的这个时节或前后，苹果（还有苹果派）都是推介给宝宝最美味的水果。制作个简单的果泥，削皮、挖核、切四半，然后放在一只炖锅里，加水没过苹果块，炖15~20分钟，直到苹果能用刀轻松刺穿。将炖苹果放入食物料理器或食物搅拌机中打均匀，再加入些许肉桂或其他甜香料，就能品尝到秋天的味道了。
9.果干
节日大餐中怎么少得了一个布满果干、坚果和蜜饯果脯的水果蛋糕，你会立刻发现这个世界上只有两种人：爱吃水果蛋糕的人和厌恶吃水果蛋糕的人。你可能要等上许多年才能知道你的宝宝是否爱吃，但是此时，你已经可以开始用果干来试验下孩子的口味了。只需将杏脯、无花果干和/或葡萄干在温水里泡软，直接喂给宝宝，或者加入酸奶、燕麦粥里搅拌均匀后再喂。果干富含丰富的铁元素和膳食纤维，味道浓郁、甜度适宜，所以宝宝都爱吃，而那些颜色鲜艳的蜜饯水果，你可以考虑在喂过这些磨牙果干后再引入。
10. 玉米
秋天，用玉米这种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，数不胜数。色泽黄灿灿、口感甜盈盈，玉米对宝宝来说颇具吸引力，且用来备餐既简便又安全。玉米糊制作方法简单，只需剥出完整的玉米粒放入食物料理器或食物搅拌机中，加入足够量的水，就能制做出平滑而浓稠的玉米糊。新鲜的玉米泥和软熟的玉米粥都如同一张完美的画布，供你去尝试节日的不同味道：可在其中混入些新鲜的草本植物、水果或热性香料，然后就看着宝宝大快朵颐吧！真是愉快的假期！
附英文原文如下：
10 Fall Baby Food Flavors to Try This Holiday SeasonAutumn 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
窗体顶端
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! You'll not only have a healthy baby, but a happy one.
Pumpkin
With a subtle flavor and natural sweetness, babies love pumpkin. If you're 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 – it's an amazingly quick and easy way to introduce this fall classic to your baby. In fact, you might even say it's 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 it's 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 baby's yogurt for a festive and creamy treat. It's also yummy sprinkled on roasted butternut squash or stirred into pear or apple puree.
Cranberry
It's 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 isn't 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 don't 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 you've 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 one's 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 baby's 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, doesn't mean she has to miss out on the traditional holiday turkey—or at least the bird's most popular partner: sage. For little ones who are ready to eat meat, but aren't 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 you're 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 baby's 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, there's 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 you'll quickly realize that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who love fruitcake and those who hate it. You'll 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.
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