Making your own baby food is REALLY easy, simple and cheap. It beats spending money on commercial processed baby foods that can be expensive and limited in nutrients. Two pears pureed like this is enough to last Blake a week (he usually has one serve of fruit per day) at a cost of less than $1.

Catherine McCord has just released a new video over at weelicious.com, offering some introductory tips on how to start feeding food to your baby.  The video covers topics such as what food to start with, how to blend the food until it’s smooth enough, and what to do with baby rice.  There’s also a bit about getting babies used to cutlery – it’s never too early to get your little one familiar with the feel of a spoon.

All in all, a pretty useful video.  Check it out here.

If you like what you see with the puree demonstration, then visit our baby food grinder comparison page to get some great info on available grinders.

Jessica Chorley found great success making homemade baby food for her own child. After she was lucky enough to be introduced to making homemade baby purees, she knew she was onto something truly remarkable.

Using fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, and yogurt provides a great variety of nutrients.

The best part is a majority of the recipes can be frozen making them cost- efficient, time-efficient, and healthier than foods with preservatives. Puree for Baby is a co… More >>

Puree for Baby: Over 101 Healthy Recipes for Making Homemade Baby Food

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We’re rapidly approaching the end of fall, but there are still some great vegetables that are in season: carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato and turnip.  All of these veggies make great meals for baby, and are full of essential nutrients and fiber. Cook by steam, boil or bake. Then mash or puree them to the desired consistency.  Add some of the water from cooking to thin the puree if necessary.  No need to add any seasoning – these veggies have a lovely flavor all on their own.  You could even mix and match, perhaps blend some sweet potato with pumpkin, just to bring baby a little variety.

My twins are only 4 months old, so I still have time before they are on solids (we are not even on cereal yet), but I am a planner!

I am intending to make our own baby food (probably not all of it but at least some of it). My mom got us a cookbook and kit with trays to freeze the baby food for Christmas.

My question is what do you use to puree? Some people say a blender, others say a food processor will work and still others say that a food mill is a must.

So what do you recommend or use to puree your baby food?

Thanks in advance!

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