How To Make Your Own Baby Food

Written by Andrea on June 3, 2008 | Comments (0)

It's been a while since I have done this, but the recent addition to my extended family has me giving advice about making baby foods.

While I realize the new moms in my family think my ideas are a little crazy sometimes, they also know that I have money in my pocket because I spend carefully. Still, they purchase baby foods at full price and complain that they are broke.

For this reason, I'm grateful to have an audience who is actually looking for these ideas.

What You'll Need

To make baby food, you need food processor or blender. I remember purchasing a food grinder back in the day and found it useless.

You will also need ice cube trays, and zipper-type freezer bags.

How To Do It

Remove the peel or skin from fruits that have a tough skin, such as bananas, peaches, apricots, apples, plums, pears, and kiwi. Then, puree the item in the blender and push the food through a metal strainer to remove lumps and peels.

Vegetables such as carrots, peas, green beans, and sweet potatoes should be steamed or boiled until soft.

Meat (such as beef and chicken) can be made into baby food after it has been thoroughly cooked first. For best results, slow cook the meat until it falls off the bone. Then, put the shredded meat into your food processor and use the Chop or Grind function, while adding water from the cooking pot as you process it. You can add rice cereal to the meat to make it a creamy consistency.

After processing each food, spoon it into an ice tray, and cover with plastic until it is frozen. Then, put the frozen blocks of food into a freezer bag.

BONUS TIP: In addition to making baby food, I also recommend collecting baby food coupons and buying baby food on sale to use when you are on the go, as you may not be able to thaw and warm frozen baby food when you are not home.

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