Making Homemade Baby Food

I wish someone would have shown me how to make homemade baby food 18 years ago when my daughters where young. I'm glad I have the chance to do this for my new little one.

Thank you Marianne for coming over and showing me how cheap, easy and fun it is to make homemade baby food for my son.

Please refer to this website HERE for  more tips and guidelines.

Here is what I made:

Apples, Prunes, Bannanas

Green Beans, Broccoli, Spinach, Mixed Veggies, Carrots, Pears, Avocado and more Bananas. I bought most of these items at Sam's Club. This spring I'm hoping to start a garden and shop my local Farmer's Market for some yummy veggies.

Here's what I used: Ice trays, knife and cutting board, blender/Magic Bullet, foil and freezer bags. Those are sweet potatos. For any potato/squash type veggie that is done in the oven, wrap in foil and bake until tender


A pot for boiling or steaming. I steamed most the veggies and boiled most the fruit. You can steam or boil all, just use which ever method works best for you.


Before I started I made sure I sterilized all the ice trays and washed all the fruits and vegetables. Counters and hands all washed and clean.


I cut up the apples and pears and boiled them until they were soft. I left the skins on, it's my favorite part and the most nutritious. I also saved the 'juice' from the fruit for my son.


I steamed the prunes. I put water in the bottom of this pot, put on a lid and steamed until the prunes were soft to the touch. He loves prunes and they really help him poo when he's having a little trouble.

I steamed grean beans, carrots and spinach. I saved all the water from the bottom of the pan to be added when blending and  for veggie juice for my son.







I don't have a standard size blender but my magic bullet worked very well. I added a little water then pureed. You can adjust the amount of water you use to your child's needs. My son doesn't have teeth yet so I used a little more water to make softer food. I didn't add water to the bannanas, pears or avocado because these foods are already soft.  Some veggies and fruits need more/less water. You will be able to tell as you blend if you need more or less water.




My magic bullet blended all the foods so smooth.


Once you have blended to the texture you like, fill the ice trays. and cover with plastic wrap. Then freeze over night,

I had a little left over so I filled a couple jars for the next days feedings and put in the frig. DO NOT freeze in glass jars.


The next day I put all the cubes in freezer bags, labeled and dated. These keep for 3 months in the freezer and 6 months in a deep freezer. More info on freezing guidelines HERE

Here is my son's dinner....applesauce, sweet potatoes and cereal. I try to take out a day's feeding ahead of time to save me from heating in the microwave.

I spend about $30 on this food and 2 hours in the kitchen. I made months worth of fresh food for pennies. I love that I know my son is eating foods with nothing extra added but lots of LOVE. I might start eating this way too for nice portion contral meals..........





                                      BEFORE

Before I couldn't get my son to feed the store bought stuff.  He would rather eat the packaging.


                                        AFTER

Now as you see....he can't get enough of the homemade stuff..and LICKS the bowl.

Again if you have questions that weren't addressed in this post or for more info on tips and topics about making baby food. Please refer to this website:

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/