Okay, so recently I’ve decided to start making my own baby food. It’s generally easier on the wallet, and healthier for baby! I looked all over the internet for recipes to make, but for some reason I have had a hard time finding anything. (If you have any good recipes, please share them with me!) Here is one good site I did find. But, I have to say that I am very proud of how what I made came out. Plus, baby loves it! And it was a lot easier than I initially thought it would be, and a thousand times more rewarding than popping the lid off a can that was filled who knows when!

So, here is the simple method I used:

I was blessed with a baby food processor for a shower gift when my daughter was born, but I only used it once or twice with her. I decided to give it a real shot this time around with my son. The one I have is by DEX. I really like it! It’s super easy to use, and works great. The only thing I still need is a strainer. When I made corn and peas, poor baby Titus gagged on them.

1. I got together the food I was going to prepare:

Apples, Bananas, Frozen Strawberries (test for allergies first!), Frozen Blueberries, Mango

Squash, Carrots, Frozen Peas, Frozen Corn, Frozen Broccoli Florets, Frozen Green Beans

2. First I washed all of the fresh fruit/veggies. I peeled the skin off what needed to be peeled. Cut up what needed to be cut. Then I just steamed the fresh fruits and veggies (all together), boiled the frozen veggies as directed, and thawed the frozen fruits.

3. When everything was tender and cooled, I added each item to the food processor as I wanted them (mixed or plain), and added a little purified baby water. A little mixing and it’s done!

4. Next, I filled my ice cube trays with the different foods, and froze them. Once they were frozen I separated the fruits from the veggies and put them into little freezer bags.

**Here is a little tip I learned the hard way… see the empty ice cube sections?? That’s where I broke the tray trying to get the frozen food cube out with a butter knife. My suggestion, buy a good quality ice cube tray, or those made specifically for baby food. I had a hard time getting the frozen cubes out of the tray, and ended up cracking a bunch!

This is what I made:

Squash

Carrots

Green Beans

Peas (not so good without strainer)

Corn (also needed straining)

Broccoli

Mixed Veggies (squash, broccoli, carrots)

Applesauce

Bananas (I added a little 100% OJ)

Banana Apple

Apple Strawberry

Apple Strawberry Blueberry

Strawberry Banana

Mango

These came out great (other than corn and peas) and baby Titus gobbled them down! I was so proud of myself, and glad that he enjoyed the fruits of my labor!

Next I tried to make chicken. I cooked a plain piece of boneless, skinless chicken breast in the crockpot until tender. Once it was cooled I put pieces into the food processor and added a little water. It blended up nicely. I sat down to feed it to baby, and this was his reaction:

YUCK!! Okay, the chicken… not so great. I’m gonna work on that one. For now, I’m still buying his meat from the store.

So, if I can do this, you can. It’s really easier than you think. And believe me, you will feel so good about what your baby is eating because you will know exactly what is in it. And, you will save your family lots of MONEY!! Yay!

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