Before I begin this post I want to say that with my first baby I did not make baby food! I did however, buy organic baby food. This got to be pretty pricey real fast, so when it came time for my second little one to start eating I decided I would give it a go and try to make everything!
I am writing this because making your own baby food is literally SO EASY! I was so scared and intimidated by the ideal of it the first go round, but I am so glad I decided to do it. It barely takes anytime and helps us financially and I know exactly what is going into my infant’s body!
I always keep bananas in the house because this was the first food he tried. The first go round I pureed it, but now I can just mash a banana up and it’s perfect for him. The only thing I need is a spoon/fork and a banana!
Here’s an insight in to the first time I made him green peas. I got some organic steamable peas from Trader Joe’s. They are so great and Trader Joe’s prices are also fabulous! (I wish I would have gotten a picture of the bag but I didn’t think to until I threw it away :-()
I steamed the peas in the microwave for the allotted time on the bag (I believe it was 6 minutes). Once that was done I poured all contents of the bag (including the water) into the blender!
I got a middle of the road blender from Wal mart. All of the baby making food equipment is super expensive and I figured I have a stove and oven to steam/roast why do I need to pay $200 for something when I can do all of that and then just blend it to get it pureed. I chose a Hamilton Beach and it works GREAT!
Here’s a link to the blender I purchased:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hamilton-Beach-Smoothie-10-Speed-Blender/37502056
Once I blended I was all done! I poured one serving into a bowl for him to eat for dinner and used my storage containers that I purchased from babies r us for the rest! The whole process maybe took ten minutes and made enough for nine meals…yes that’s right NINE meals!
Below is a link to the storage containers I purchased! I really like them, but you could also use ice trays, I just prefer for there to be a cover and I can easily just stick the little pod into the microwave.
So there it is! For those who are considering making your own baby food…Give it a try! If you don’t like it or don’t want to make everything you can always make a store run and get some! I think you will find it is incredibly easy though! I’ll try to do some more post about foods I make!
Becoming Four 