The best part of making your own baby food; coming up with new and fun recipes! Here are a couple that my daughter just loves! Make sure to boil all hard foods to make them soft for pureeing. To make the puree thinner, use the water you boiled with or use your breast milk. With any recipe, feel free to sneak in beets or spinach. I do!
Sweet Potato "Pie"
Use any amount of sweet potatoes you want. Boil them to get them soft then put them in the bullet. Add a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Puree. Enjoy! Simple as that!
Apple Dessert
Boil slices of apples and steal cut oats. Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. If your little one is just starting solids, I would puree it. If not, leave it chunky.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Boil potatoes, your choice of chicken, and green beans. Add in a little spice like chili powder to add a boost flavor. Puree all three items in the bullet. Of course, you can change out green beans for maybe peas.
Just Carrots
Simple as that, just boil and puree carrots.
Butternut Squash
Boil the squash, add a little apple juice in the bullet and puree.
Sweet Addict
Boil, pears, apples, and peaches. Add any spices and puree.
Go Bananas
Puree bananas.
Tropical Paradise
Boil kiwi, peaches. Puree and add bananas
Biscuits and Gravy, without the biscuits :P
Make a gravy of your choice and add little bits a meat such as ground beef or sausage. Great for breakfast
Here are some great fruits to use together. Add them to yogurt or steal cut oats, or puree them just as it. Another great idea with fruits, bake them! Great for finger foods:
Peachy Sweet Potatoes
Apples and Carrots
Blueberry, Apple, and Pears
Pears and Bananas
Bananas and Blueberries
Avocado, Peaches and Cream Cheese
Apples and Pears
Peaches and Bananas
Bananas, Blueberries and Pears
Apples and Plums
Blueberries and Apples
Pears, Peaches and Apples
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Homemade Baby Food Making
When it comes time to introduce your little one to solids, you have a couple choices. One being store bought, processed, canned baby food or made from love, fresh ingredients, homemade food. For our family, I chose to make her baby food. Number one, it saves money. Just like breast feeding and cloth diapering. Number two, you know whats in the food and how it was made, with love of course. And number three, well I can't think of number three for now. But making your little one's food is super easy now. You can either purchase a Baby Bullet or just use a normal food processor. The only difference between the two is that the Baby Bullet comes with freezer safe jars and silicone thingy, recipe book, and looks cute. I got one as a gift and love it. I did have to purchase more freezer safe containers to store her food in. I just got the Glad single serving cups. They work perfect because they are the right amount of food for her.
Storing
Storing your newly created baby food can be a hassle. I make a lot of food at once so I am only making food once a month. However, I have noticed that my daughter is picky and doesn't like the food when it's frozen for too long so now I am making food every other week. That is fine with me because I enjoy creating new and exciting flavors for her. Anyway, to store your food, you want to get a freezer safe container. You can store food in the fridge up to 3 days and 30 days in the freezer. To defrost food, either defrost using the fridge or warm it up using hot water. Always test the food before giving it to your little one.
4 Day Wait Rule
One very important rule to remember when giving any new food to your little one, wait 4 days. This is because your baby could have a bad reaction to a new food. It is best to try new foods during the day in the week so that if a bad reaction happens, you are able to run to the hospital. Here is a list of foods to stay away from until your little one hits a certain age:
Honey: May cause botulism - After 1 year
Peanut Butter- After 1-2 years
Nuts: Choking hazard - After 1-2 years
Citrus or Acid Foods: May cause rash or digestive problems- After 1 year
Raw Strawberries, Raspberries, and Blackberries- After 1 year
Corn- After 1 year
Egg Whites- After 1 year
Whole Milk as a drink- After 1 year
Wheat- After 9-10 months or 1 year
Grapes: Choking hazard- 10 months or 1 year
Shellfish/Crustaceans- After 1-2 years
Please, always ask your little ones pediatrician if you have any questions. Don't mess around with your little ones health.
Storing
Storing your newly created baby food can be a hassle. I make a lot of food at once so I am only making food once a month. However, I have noticed that my daughter is picky and doesn't like the food when it's frozen for too long so now I am making food every other week. That is fine with me because I enjoy creating new and exciting flavors for her. Anyway, to store your food, you want to get a freezer safe container. You can store food in the fridge up to 3 days and 30 days in the freezer. To defrost food, either defrost using the fridge or warm it up using hot water. Always test the food before giving it to your little one.
4 Day Wait Rule
One very important rule to remember when giving any new food to your little one, wait 4 days. This is because your baby could have a bad reaction to a new food. It is best to try new foods during the day in the week so that if a bad reaction happens, you are able to run to the hospital. Here is a list of foods to stay away from until your little one hits a certain age:
Honey: May cause botulism - After 1 year
Peanut Butter- After 1-2 years
Nuts: Choking hazard - After 1-2 years
Citrus or Acid Foods: May cause rash or digestive problems- After 1 year
Raw Strawberries, Raspberries, and Blackberries- After 1 year
Corn- After 1 year
Egg Whites- After 1 year
Whole Milk as a drink- After 1 year
Wheat- After 9-10 months or 1 year
Grapes: Choking hazard- 10 months or 1 year
Shellfish/Crustaceans- After 1-2 years
Please, always ask your little ones pediatrician if you have any questions. Don't mess around with your little ones health.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)