The important part of a successful baby shower is the food that is served.  The punch recipes that are chosen for the baby shower should take into account the likes and dislikes of the mother. Talk to the mother try to find out what she likes.

A lot of pregnant women become sensitive to different foods that could make their stomach upset and certainly you wouldn’t want that to happen during the baby shower celebration.

There are a number of punch recipes for a baby shower that are very easy on the stomach. These include fruity punches, fresh fruit deserts, chocolates, fresh soups, sea food canapes, chicken based salads, and a variety of herb sandwiches and rice casseroles.

The fresh thing that you can serve at a baby shower is salads. You can make simple green salads, chicken salad, tuna salad etc. When you decide on the type of salad dressing to use, you should generally avoid using mayonnaise because it could have uncooked eggs as one of its ingredients.

If you’d like to make chicken salad or a fresh herb seafood salad you will need about a teaspoon each of red wine vinegar, sherry wine vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil for each serving. Just add sea salt and ground pepper to taste.

As far as herbs go, you can use chives, parsley, fresh mint, and tarragon.

Whisk the vinegar, olive oil and herbs together.

Add either cooked crabmeat, grilled fish, or cooked chicken to the salad. Coat the seafood or the chicken with the mixture you just whisked together and you and your guests will enjoy a salad that’s perfect for an afternoon shower.

If you’d like to make some potato salad to accompany the chicken or seafood salad then boil about six pounds of new potatoes until they’re fully cooked. Cut them up and add a couple of cloves, some crushed garlic, a handful of basil leaves, some lemon juice, and sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Although mayonnaise is usually added as a dressing you can try replacing it with either yogurt or cream. If you decide to use yogurt then do not add any lemon juice to the mixture.

Chill the potato salad and you will have a wonderful vegetarian accompaniment to whatever else you are serving.

Hosting a baby shower would not be complete without the baby shower punch recipes. Baby shower punch recipes is nothing but a mixture of juice or base punch and a soda or sherbet. Fresh or frozen sliced fruits are added for a new taste. Here are some baby shower punch recipes that will really quench your guests thirst!

1. Strawberry Punch.

To prepare strawberry punch, you need two 8 oz  packages of frozen strawberries, 1 gallon strawberry sherbet and one 3 liter bottle of ginger ale. Pour ginger ale into the punch bowl and add the sherbet and frozen strawberries. Keep aside until strawberries begin to melt. Blend well before serving.

2. Sherbet Punch.

You need a pint of orange sherbet, 2 liter Hawaiian punch and one 2 liter bottle of 7 up. Mix the Hawaiian punch and 7-up and add the orange sherbet. You can serve this sherbet in a punch bowl rather than in a pitcher.

3. Blue Punch.

You need one 64 oz. can blue Hawaiian punch, a pint of vanilla ice cream and one 2 liter bottle of sprite. Mix the Hawaiian punch and the sprite and add ice cream into it.

4. Fizzy Hawaiian Punch.

You need one 2 liter bottle of Hawaiian punch and one 2 liter bottle of sprite. Mix the punch and sprite together and serve with lots of ice.

5. Pink Punch.

You need 1 can of frozen pineapple juice, 1 can of frozen pink lemonade, a 1/2 cup of maraschino cherry syrup and two 2 liter bottle of 7up. Mix all the ingredients and serve instantly. You can also make an ice ring. Pour enough water in the salad mold to conceal the bottom. Put thin lime and lemon slices in between and let the sprigs standing so that stems are up. Pour more water slowly into the mold. Set in the freezer carefully and let it sit until frozen solid.

Hope you have enjoyed the Baby Shower Punch Recipes listed on this site.