Anyone do this? Is it difficult? Time consuming? I am thinking about doing this, since it seems much more healthy and possibly cheaper.
Any advice or books to look into would be appreciated. Thanks!
Kris
michele31
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I do this...in the beginning I made 80% of her food. Now I make 50%. I found it to be easy and not time consuming at all. I used the Super Baby Food Book. I did save a lot of money doing this also.
Kris
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Michele, would you recommend it? Now that you are down to 50% does that mean the other 50% is from jar food? Or is she on to table food now? I am pretty clueless with the whole feeding part of being a mommy. Thanks!
BermudaBride
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Don't stress it. It's much easier than you think. I was confussed at first also, but when you do it it's not as hard as you thought. The Super Baby Food book is good. The author is very organic & she can be a bit out there for my taste. It does have a good guide on all the foods & when you can give them. I do buy the organic fruits & veggies from Whole Foods. Basicaly I do it all the same way. Peel, chop & steam. When it's done I throw it all in a food processor add some of the water from steaming to sthin it out. Then just freeze it. If you have any questions just FM Good Luck!
michele31
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No...I love the book and making Molly's food. I am down because some of the fruits are out of season...and I never made her berries. I would buy Blueberry Apple or Plum Apple. She also eats a lot more food now and for variety I buy some too. With working full time and getting busy with the holidays I don't always have time to make such a large variety of foods for her. Molly is not a big fan of real table food yet. She has no teeth, if you can believe that, so that could be part of that.
I make Cantaloupe, pears, squash of all kinds, puree lentils, chicken soup in the processor, avocado (her favorite), sweet pototoes and lots more. But when I travel I bring jar foods since I cannot keep the cubes frozen in the car long enough. And I don't make my own yogurt to save a few bucks. I buy Stonyfield organic ones for her.
(Read all baby food labels too. Some have SUGAR added and IMO there is no reason for that).
Kris
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Yes, the sugar and sodium is what really concerns me, which is why I am going to try to make my own food. I will look into the book and try it. I'll let you know how it goes.
Kate
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I've only made a couple batches of bananas, carrots and sweet potatoes so far, but its real easy and I enjoy doing it.
I have that super baby food book, it has some good recipes.
BabyonBoard
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any other good books to reccomend? I would like to try this to.
What else do i need to do this? a food processor i imagine and jars. any good sites to buy jars and other neccesities from
TIA
BermudaBride
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A lot of people use the ice cube method. Also I One step ahead has a covered tray that's portioned out. I use Glad ware mini rounds. They feeze well & you can defrost & they travel well & you have a small bowl.
