"When i heat the frozen puree, do i have to heat till it boils but b4 that we need to thaw first right?"Are some folks really that dumb to ask a stupid question like that? I was going to say something about stupid questions and stupid people but I think I'll hold my tongue on that. To answer the question above, it merely requires common sense (which also goes to show common sense isn't so 'common' after all).
Obviously, it's a matter of preference. Previously cooked puree doesn't require boiling a second time as I'd assume that the act of boiling is to kill off bacteria. The underlying assumption is that the food cube had been prepared in a hyigenic manner to begin with. In fact, submitting a food item to high heat may reduce its Vitamin C. Secondly, if you've got a wailing baby crying murder, heating a food until it boils means a longer waiting time for the food to be cooled again = more wailing from the said baby.
And as for thawing, it's also logical to say that the act of boiling would mean that at some point in time the food is thawed before its temperature rises until its boiling point. Again, if you've got a wailing baby and the frozen cube is taken directly from the freezer and put into the microwave, it would also mean that the cube is thawed then subsequently reheated, if the definition of 'thaw' is that it's no longer in a frozen state.
Now, if you take 'thaw' to mean the act of putting the frozen cube in the fridge to thaw for a couple of hours before consumption, likewise, yes, the food will be thawed before it finally reaches the mouth of your baby. But that isn't a necessary step. And I should just say this because common sense is obviously lacking in some - if you choose to nuke the food, it must be mixed up well so that there isn't a hot spot that might burn a baby. Gosh, some people just need all the dots to be so close together.
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