babyfood, the low-down:
pretty much i gleaned most of my info from rookie cookie in all her foodie wisdom. she also has a couple of links at the end of her post on baby food to other blogs and websites with even more information. super helpful. you can find her post HERE.
my tips:
1. it's really not hard at all, in fact, it's easy! and cheap! trust me, if i can do it, you can probably do it better
2. invest in a steamer basket, they're under $10 at target yo
3. if you don't have a food processor {mine is a mini one} a blender works just fine
4. i like to buy the big bags of veggies at costco {carrots, green beans}. when you can, use frozen instead of canned veggies like peas, corn, etc., nutritionally it's just better.
5. when pureeing, the less texture the better, steam things like peas and carrots longer to make them softer and easier to blend.
6. you will need to add some kind of liquid as you go, be it breast milk, water, or formula. personally when i puree stuff i just add a little bit of water to get the kind of texture i'm looking for.
7. after you portion the pureed food out into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap {making sure the plastic touches right down on the food} and freeze until solid, then put into bags. rookie says it's good for about 3 months in the freezer. i do what she suggests and just pop out a few cubes into bowls and set on the counter. if they're still a little frozen when the nub is ready to eat i just pop it into the microwave on the defrost setting for a few seconds {like 8}. if you need to add liquid or cereal to thin or thicken it then go ahead. works with fruits and veggies alike. tomorrow i'm attempting pears.
8. if you have left overs no big deal! throw them back into the fridge and use tomorrow.
seriously easy you guys, no preservatives, not proceessed, better for your little peanut overall. if you've got the time i say give it a go! i've only been doing this for a few weeks and am no expert but if you've got any other questions send me an email. kallikverb@gmail.com
happy babyfooding!
pretty much i gleaned most of my info from rookie cookie in all her foodie wisdom. she also has a couple of links at the end of her post on baby food to other blogs and websites with even more information. super helpful. you can find her post HERE.
my tips:
1. it's really not hard at all, in fact, it's easy! and cheap! trust me, if i can do it, you can probably do it better
2. invest in a steamer basket, they're under $10 at target yo
3. if you don't have a food processor {mine is a mini one} a blender works just fine
4. i like to buy the big bags of veggies at costco {carrots, green beans}. when you can, use frozen instead of canned veggies like peas, corn, etc., nutritionally it's just better.
5. when pureeing, the less texture the better, steam things like peas and carrots longer to make them softer and easier to blend.
6. you will need to add some kind of liquid as you go, be it breast milk, water, or formula. personally when i puree stuff i just add a little bit of water to get the kind of texture i'm looking for.
7. after you portion the pureed food out into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap {making sure the plastic touches right down on the food} and freeze until solid, then put into bags. rookie says it's good for about 3 months in the freezer. i do what she suggests and just pop out a few cubes into bowls and set on the counter. if they're still a little frozen when the nub is ready to eat i just pop it into the microwave on the defrost setting for a few seconds {like 8}. if you need to add liquid or cereal to thin or thicken it then go ahead. works with fruits and veggies alike. tomorrow i'm attempting pears.
8. if you have left overs no big deal! throw them back into the fridge and use tomorrow.
seriously easy you guys, no preservatives, not proceessed, better for your little peanut overall. if you've got the time i say give it a go! i've only been doing this for a few weeks and am no expert but if you've got any other questions send me an email. kallikverb@gmail.com
happy babyfooding!
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Oh good! I was going to ask you how you did your food! THanks!
you use water? A good mother would just stand over the food processor and squeeze her boobies.
That is probably the nastiest way i could imagine eating vegetables. Thanks for ruining my appetite with the breast milk part.
I'm for sure trying this (w/o above said milk). I want my kid eating everything and thinking vegetables are candy for as long as I can before introducing processed sugar.
My chocoholism started young with my dad feeding my pudding at 6 months.
johnathan j.
you would have to find my blog on THIS post of all posts
see, this is the sort of activity that makes me want to have
a(nother) baby - so I could make food.
But I was double knotted after 5, SO if anyone wants me to do this for them, lemme know. I'm all over it.
I did my own baby food and loved doing it. yeah it was time consuming at first but once I had my system down it wasn't bad at all.
My method/routine is a bit similar with my own little ways I do things added here and there...basically just find a method/way that you can do and keep at it.
Thats awesome Kalli! I never made Reed's baby food, but perhaps I will give it a shot with our next! And by the way, I noticed on the side of your blog that you have lost 11.2 pounds total! HELLO!! That's AMAZING!!! Let's be honest here, that's not easy! Way to go!
maybe next time i will learn from your awesomeness...if there is a next time. :)
I will attempt...
Thanks for the tutorial.
La Yen-lol.
Look at you Martha! I'm very impressed. I'm going to follow your advice next time, because baby food sucks to buy.
Well well well, look at you. Making your own baby food? What's next, spinning your own yarn?
I second La Yen. Whenever people talk about thinning baby food out with breast milk, I think of it in those terms. Terrible.
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