Nitrates in Baby Food- Did You Know?

My little man is a very hungry little man. He drinks 5-6 ounce bottles and has been eating every two hours (even at night :/) that's a lot of milk for mommy to produce. I thought maybe it was just a growth spurt (we went through this last month for a little bit), but it's been going on for a few weeks now. So to help him not be so hungry all the time I'm starting to introduce solids.

Tuesday we tried avocado and he did surprisingly well with it. He ate quite a few bites with no problem. Not wanting to give him too much until I knew there would be no allergic reaction I didn't give him very much, but it's been three days and no signs of any allergy have come up. Not knowing really how to make my own baby food I was doing some research online and found out that nitrates in food are a really big deal for babies under 6 months. Did you know that? I didn't. Nitrate poisoning is pretty rare, but just in case you're interested in reading about it here's some information: Nitrates in baby food

For a quick reference here's the gist of it.
Veggies with high traces of nitrates:
Leafy greens like spinach & lettuce, green beans, beets, cabbage, broccoli, and carrots.

Safe veggies:
Peas, edamame, avacado, sweet potato, and zucchini.

If you're going to do a puree of a vegetable high in nitrates then peel first, then boil it in water for 3 minutes and throw out the water.

I'm only going to introduce veggies to Pierce right now because I don't want him getting too used to the sweetness of fruit. I'm actually really looking forward to start this new journey with my little one. Not because pumping enough milk to keep him satisfied is getting hard, but because I love watching him experience new things. And I'm kind of interested in trying out some of these purees myself; some of the combos sound pretty darn good.

I just started a Pinterest board dedicated to baby food, feel free to check out the pins and let me know which ones your baby likes or dislikes.

And if you know of any other vegetables low in nitrates that I didn't list let me know! I'm trying to find a list of low-high content but can't seem to find that type of chart anywhere.

Happy pureeing mommas!