Starting solids shouldn't mean sacrificing your sanity or your baby's nutrition. Our range of fresh baby purees gives you back quality time while fueling your little one's growth with wholesome ingredients. No preservatives, no misleading labels, no compromises.

Made fresh weekly in Sydney and snap-frozen to lock in nutrients, our baby food is everything store-bought pouches aren't: transparent ingredients, bold flavours, and actual nutritional value. Because your baby deserves food that's fresher than it is old.

Shop our complete range of smooth purees, textured meals, and finger foods below. Delivered frozen straight to your door across Australia.

What Makes Le Puree Different From Store-Bought Baby Food

Fresh, Not Ancient Store-bought pouches and jars can sit on shelves for up to 2 years. That's older than most babies eating them. Our meals are made fresh to order each week, then snap-frozen to preserve vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants at their peak.

Snap-Frozen vs Heat-Blasted High-heat pasteurization keeps baby food shelf-stable for years and destroys nutritional value in the process. We take the opposite approach: cooking meals fresh, then snap-freezing them to lock in nutrients. Your baby gets actual vitamins, not just filler.

Transparent Ingredients No "spinach delight" with 1% actual spinach here. We list exactly what's in every meal. What you see is what your baby gets: wholesome ingredients like organic meat, Australian-grown vegetables, and iron-rich grains. No preservatives, no additives, no added salt or sugar. Not ever.

Bold Flavours Build Adventurous Eaters Bland baby food creates picky eaters. We serve sardines, fennel, dill, citrus, and other real flavours from the start. Research shows babies exposed to diverse tastes early become confident, adventurous eaters who actually enjoy healthy foods later in life.

80+ Organic Ingredients Our rotating menu is based on seasonal availability. We use over 80 different organic ingredients across our range, from familiar favourites like banana, peas, and rice to adventurous proteins and vegetables most parents wouldn't think to cook at home.

What Is a Good Puree for Babies?

A good baby puree goes beyond just mashed banana or plain sweet potato. The best first foods set the foundation for healthy eating habits that last a life.

Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods Babies need iron-rich foods from around 6 months when their iron stores begin to deplete. Good purees include ingredients like beef, chicken, lamb, and iron-fortified grains. Pairing these with vitamin C-rich vegetables and fruit helps tiny bodies absorb those essential nutrients.

Bold, Diverse Flavours Forget bland baby food. Research shows that babies exposed to diverse flavours early on are more likely to become adventurous eaters. A good puree might include ingredients like avocado mixed with herbs, fish with lemon, or peas with mint. The goal isn't to serve boring food but to introduce wholesome ingredients with real taste.

Fresh Over Shelf-Stable The best baby puree preserves vitamins and minerals rather than blasting them away with high-heat processing. Fresh or snap-frozen purees maintain nutritional integrity that shelf-stable options simply can't match.

Appropriate Texture for Stage Starting with smooth purees helps babies learn to swallow safely. As they develop, introducing soft lumps and varied textures supports oral motor development. The best approach involves progressing through stages (smooth, textured, then chunky) as your baby becomes more confident with solids.

Can You Give a Baby Puree at 4 Months?

Here's where we need to talk honestly about starting solids timing, because there's a lot of conflicting advice floating around.

The Australian Guidelines Most Australian health organizations, including those supported by paediatric dietitians, recommend starting solids around 6 months of age. This timing aligns with developmental readiness and nutritional needs.

Signs of Readiness Rather than focusing on age alone, watch for these developmental milestones:

• Can sit up with minimal support
• Has good head and neck control
• Shows interest in food (watching you eat, reaching for your plate)
• Has lost the tongue-thrust reflex that automatically pushes food out

These signs typically appear around 6 months, give or take a few weeks depending on individual development.

Can I Give Puree to a 5 Month Old Baby?

At 5 months, most babies still aren't quite ready for solids, even though they might seem interested in what you're eating.

The First 1,000 Days Window While it's tempting to start early, the research on the first 1,000 days (from conception to age 2) shows that timing matters for optimal development. Starting solids at the right developmental stage supports better feeding outcomes and helps establish healthy eating patterns.

When 5 Months Might Work In some cases, a paediatric dietitian or healthcare provider might recommend starting slightly before 6 months if your baby shows all the readiness signs and there are specific health considerations. But this should be a conversation with your healthcare team, not a decision made based on what worked for someone else's baby.

What to Do While You Wait Use these few weeks to prepare. Research different approaches to starting solids (traditional weaning, baby-led weaning, or a combination). Stock your freezer with healthy foods. Talk to other parents about what worked for their family. Take the pressure off yourself because you don't need to make everything from scratch.

Why Le Puree: Baby Food That Gives Parents Time Back

We created Le Puree because the options available to Australian parents simply don't stack up.

We believe Sundays are for making memories with your family, not spending hours in the kitchen preparing baby food. We also believe parents deserve transparency about what's actually in their baby's meals, not misleading packaging that hides the truth.

Made Fresh Weekly in Sydney Our meals are prepared fresh to order in our Sydney kitchen by our in-house chef team and certified paediatric dietitian. We use over 80 farm-fresh ingredients sourced locally from Australian farms - including free range, grass-fed meats. Every recipe is designed to fuel your baby's development during the critical first 1,000 days.

Delivered Frozen Across Australia We deliver to families across NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, and the ACT. Store meals in your freezer for up to 4 months, warm them up when needed, and spend your energy where it matters. No ice cube trays required.

A Menu That Changes With the Seasons Our rotating menu updates seasonally based on what's fresh. This means your baby gets exposed to diverse ingredients and flavours throughout the year, not the same three purees on repeat.

For Parents, By Parents Le Puree was created by a mum who struggled to find quality options for her first child. Today, our founder uses Le Puree daily for her own three children. We understand the challenges of infant feeding because we live them too.

Shop our range below and give yourself permission to take the shortcut that doesn't compromise on nutrition. Your baby gets fantastic meals. You get quality time back. Everyone wins.

Browse Baby Puree, Finger Foods & Toddler Meals below.