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.