One of the best time saving techniques to use when making your own baby food is to use a baby food processor. The beauty of this method is that you can start with plain fruit or veggies, and experiment later with different recipes to add variety to baby mealtimes.
When preparing fruit, you can will need to cook hard fruits until soft before pureeing (soft fruits can be processed without cooking). Always make sure that all remains of pips and skin are discarded before giving to baby.
Popular veggies to puree for baby are butternut squash, parsnips, beans, carrots and sweet potato. All will need to be cooked before blending, and there is no need to add any seasoning as the natural flavours are strong enough for baby.
Once pureed, fruits and veggies can be stored in the refrigerator for around 2 days, or frozen for up to 5 months. Use ice cube trays to freeze individual portions which can be defrosted and warmed up on demand.
Using a baby food processor doesn’t need to be difficult, and providing fresh and healthy meals for your baby is both rewarding and economical.
We finally pulled the food processor out of the box to make some baby food! Brian cooked some carrots & pureed them for Jack & we’ve tried a couple of times over the last couple of days to feed him a few bites here & there. Today, he really seemed to enjoy them!
We thought she’d be overjoyed with some new food…this might take a while to get used to! This is Noel’s very first try of any solid food…these are carrots I boiled and mashed up with a Baby Food Mill.
What age did you start your baby on 1st stage baby food? My son is almost (in a few days) 5 months old (I know its a little early but he eats so much formula, I thought I might try and see how he takes it, and maybe supplement a bottle or two with the baby food) and I’ve started giving it to him, and he was doing really well until I gave him carrots. I think that may have constipated him. So when did you start feeding your baby the 1st stage baby foods, and what foods did they like or dislike, or had negative reactions to?
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