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How can I stop fruit turning brown when making baby food?
Posted by: Baby Food Grinder / Category: baby food questionsI want to make food for my baby, but peaches and pears etc. always turn brown what can I do to stop it? I want to freeze them. Can I use the powder stuff you use when canning these fruits? Is that safe?
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7 Responses to “How can I stop fruit turning brown when making baby food?”
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August 21st, 2009 at 10:13 am
Add a few drops of lemon juice to the fruit.
This will stop it going brown.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:42 am
a bit of lime or lemon juice can stop them going brown!!!!i use it all the time at work in my resturant on things like apples and avacado :>
August 21st, 2009 at 11:59 am
Add a little bit of lemon juice to a bowl of water and douse the fruit into it immediately after cutting. The fruit turning brown is a result of oxidization which can be postponed by exposing the flesh to citric acid. Works on just about anything that turns brown after cutting.
Do not feed the canning “powder” to your baby.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I know we want the best for our babies but why would you want to go through all that when there are great natural baby foods out there. I would not use any type of canning preservative. You never know how your baby will react to it. Sometimes you can add lemon to keep foods from turning brown. I did my own veggies but left the fruits to the experts.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I never had a problem with peaches or pears turning….just get them in freeze asap after cooking and mashing. If you have a problem you could try lemon juice first and if that does not work then the fruit fresh.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I made all my baby’s food and made pears and peaches and froze it and it never turned brown. I never added anything. If I added bananas it would brown but I just mixed it up and it was fine!
Even if it were to brown a little it’s not a big deal, it won’t harm your baby.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I to just started to make my own baby food. To all those who may think the “natural” baby food is natural. Your wrong. Next time your at the store look at the lable. I’m going to give you the name of the website I use it is Perfect it has recipes on ALL baby food (all placed in age bracket’s) It tells you how to properly store them and thaw them. Seriously check it out. http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com Good Luck it’s very rewarding.