The Ins and Outs of Homemade Baby Food

Posted on 12/14/2012 by

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Baby food pureeWhen I told folks I was going to make my own homemade baby food..they laughed. “Yeah, we will see how much time you have for that after the baby comes…” Mind over matter people! This was back in 2010, when my now 3-year-old son, Caston, was ready to begin solids.  He NEVER ate any jarred baby food and now I’m on my second little bundle of joy, Cora, and she’s just started on solids.

Well, come on over to my house and see the bags of baby food I’ve made over the past couple weeks – in a very short amount of time I might add. Only the best for Cora!

I choose fresh vegetables mostly (again another reason I love my job).  Foods that I can’t find locally, I choose the frozen counterparts.  I started buying a lot of products at the farmers market in August and started making Cora’s food and just placed the prepared food in the deep freeze.
Why local food for my baby?  I look at it this way…why wouldn’t I want my baby to have the freshest most nutritious food? Plus, have you smelled some of that jarred baby food- YUCK! I wouldn’t eat it, now will I make my kids.

I made sweet pea puree the other day and looked at how brightly colored the peas were. The jarred stuff looks like a brown-green color and I’ve never known a baby to like peas. Well, mine does! It’s hher favorite thus far.

I’m also making sure Cora has an adventurous palate by incorporating things like avocado, salmon, pumpkin, butternut squash and even kale. I think kids are picky eaters bc they aren’t shown how fun food is!  Caston is an incredible eater and love fruits and vegetables…I think in part to all tasty and diverse foods he was introduced to at an early age.

Plus, making your baby’s homemade food is not only healthier and tastier-you save money! Trust me on this and read this.

If you are interested in making your own baby food check out these resources.  These were sources that I have used in the past and still look back at from time to time.
Cookbook: So Fresh
Once a week I take about an hour and make a couple batches of baby food and freeze the food in ice cube trays and some freezer cups. At lunch and dinner I just pull out different bags of food and thaw it in the microwave.  Simple as that.  And when I’m on the go, I place a couple cubes in travel cups and put them in a insulated lunch box.

I whole-heartily believe this is the best food for your baby….no preservatives and additives- just fresh and healthy food!  Give it a shot, you will be so happy you did this for your baby!  Recipes to come…

Category: Baby Food

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