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The study is aimed at evaluating the nutritional potential of wastes obtained from local weaning foods. The food wastes were analysed for their proximate and mineral compositions, antioxidant properties and total starch contents using standard methods. The results indicate protein content ranged from 8.60% - 17.89%, crude fibre content 9.40% - 26.03%, and carbohydrates contents ranged from 34.45% - 63.03%. Calcium, magnesium and iron were significantly high in the samples. Guinea corn gruel had the highest in these minerals, calcium (127mg/100g DWB) Mg (57.13mg/100g DWB), and Fe (14.46mg/100g DWB). Antioxidant results showed the total phenol values for the food wastes ranged from (10.44mg/g – 23.27mg/g), FRAP ranged from (0.10mg/g – 3.03mg/g), flavonoid was found to be higher in guinea corn gruel waste (1.56mg/g), the highest value for DPPH was recorded to be 74.97% (guinea corn gruel waste) and 21.33% for yellow corn gruel waste for hydrophilic extract from the food waste while the values obtained from the antioxidant properties of the hydrophobic extracts were, total phenol (0.52mg/g – 6.91mg/g), FRAP (0.27mg/g – 2.42mg/g), flavonoid (0.15mg/g – 2.24mg/g) and DPPH (6.98% - 27.25%). The mean values obtained for the total starch content of the food waste flours ranged from (3.2mg/g – 30.5mg/g). The results obtained revealed that all the food wastes contained high nutritional contents and good antioxidant potentials which are beneficial to human health. With the nutritional contents and good antioxidant properties, these food wastes can be used in the production of animal feeds or as complementary foods. Keywords: Weaning food, wastes, Proximate, minerals, antioxidant, starch.