My husband and I cook all the time. He comes from the restaurant biz and I'm a life long baker. Majority of our meals are made from scratch so it naturally made sense to make baby food as well. So far it's turned out really well. And easy - just peel, cut up, boil in some water, run through the Cuisinart and freeze in ice cube trays. That’s it! When it comes time for a meal, we just defrost the veggie pop and ready to go.
The first round was squash. It was very easy. The only thing I would have done differently is to put it thru a fine strainer and mix with more liquid. It was too much for our baby to work through if you know what I mean. Went back, strained it, watered it down and she has no problems now.
Second round was bananas and organic carrots from the store and peas & green beans from the farmers market. The peas were pretty pathetic looking but the insides had lots of fat peas. Bananas were the easiest - just cut up into slices and freeze. She made a crazy face when she tried bananas. I think the texture threw her off. A note about carrots...we heard the conventional grown carrots have alot of nitrates to make them grow big so look for organic carrots. I used baby carrots.
This third round I bought organic from Whole Foods, apples, peas, apricots, peaches and an avocado. The pics are from this round of cooking.
So far she has eaten everything we put in front of her. Don't know if she's just a good eater or if the better tasting stuff appeals to her. I bought jarred carrot baby food to try it out and thought it tasted like tomato soup. The fresh stuff tastes so much better. My favorite so far has been the squash.
The first round was squash. It was very easy. The only thing I would have done differently is to put it thru a fine strainer and mix with more liquid. It was too much for our baby to work through if you know what I mean. Went back, strained it, watered it down and she has no problems now.
Second round was bananas and organic carrots from the store and peas & green beans from the farmers market. The peas were pretty pathetic looking but the insides had lots of fat peas. Bananas were the easiest - just cut up into slices and freeze. She made a crazy face when she tried bananas. I think the texture threw her off. A note about carrots...we heard the conventional grown carrots have alot of nitrates to make them grow big so look for organic carrots. I used baby carrots.
This third round I bought organic from Whole Foods, apples, peas, apricots, peaches and an avocado. The pics are from this round of cooking.
So far she has eaten everything we put in front of her. Don't know if she's just a good eater or if the better tasting stuff appeals to her. I bought jarred carrot baby food to try it out and thought it tasted like tomato soup. The fresh stuff tastes so much better. My favorite so far has been the squash.
Fantastic that you are making your own! Lucky baby :) I love mushy-baby-style food too :D
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