Making Homemade Baby Food

I have made about 90% of my children's babyfood. I love to do it for so many reasons. It saves lots of money and I like being able to use food that I have selected and prepared rather than food that was processed months ago and stored in plastic containers. It also helps babies to be a part of the family table as early as possible, which is a huge step in preventing "short order cooking" and picky eating in general. When the rest of the family has grilled chicken, broccoli and roasted potatoes, we put it in the babyfood grinder and that is what Holland dines on as well. It is also a great way to use up leftovers- just grind or blend it up, mix with some liquid as needed, pop into ice cube trays and freeze. Here are a few pictures that illustrate the process.

Making Pears for Baby


Find some nice ripe pears
Peel them, cut into chunks and place in a pot with about 1/2" of water in the bottom. Cover and simmer 5-10 minutes or until very soft.
Put into your blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add extra liquid if needed. Pour into ice cube trays, freeze until solid.



Once frozen, pop out of trays and store in freezer bags. When you are ready to use, just unthaw in the counter or in the microwave (just be sure to stir well to avoid hot spots).


Roasted Potatoes and Carrots for Baby

We had roast the other night and used our babyfood grinder to grind up the meat, carrots and potatoes for Holland. We stirred in a little gravy to smooth it out and watched her gobble it up with glee. You can buy a babyfood grinder at many specialty baby stores. Here is one they sell at Target: http://www.kidco.com/main.taf?erube_fh=kidco&kidco.submit.feedingproducts=1&kidco.step=1&kidco.bc=fd

The next day, I ground up the leftover potatoes and carrots:




The last, and perhaps most crucial step of the whole process, is finding a cute baby to feed. Luckily, I have one that lives with me. :)

There are lots of great sites out there with more information on making your own baby food. One that I really like is: www.wholesomebabyfood.com

Bon Appetit!

Comments

  1. JulieOctober 27, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    She is a cutie!!!!

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  2. UnknownNovember 16, 2010 at 3:01 AM

    Could you use a food processor or blender to grind up the meat/carrots/potatoes?

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  3. FishmomNovember 20, 2010 at 8:09 PM

    Sure you could- it would just be a lot smoother- which might be a very desirable thing. The baby food mill is handy because you can just have it at the table with you while you eat, or travel with it, take it to a restaurant, etc.

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