DIY baby food question - spices??

Paddlefisher

So I'm thinking (way) ahead towards making own baby food.  Two questions:

1. Does anyone put spices in with the food? Why or why not?

2. What is your favorite blender/processor?

Dobie_Mama

I always used spices because the girls ate what we ate. I had a small Cuisinart we used with my first but we did BLWing with the second.

SusieBW

1) Of course!  Do you like your food bland and unseasoned?  I also think it can help avoid kids' getting stuck in an eating rut where they one want to eat a few things all the time - exposure to more flavors and textures and everything from a young age is good.

2) I'm not sure what kind my food processor is, but it's one of those blender/food processor combos.  It worked fine for making DD purees when she was a baby.

bethCT

I usually lurk here but we always added spices.  My twins LOVED cord with fresh dill, and now we add fresh chives to their scrambled eggs.  I use a lot of onion in my cooking, so I used onion powder in my purees.

I used a Cuisinart blender, that is it, nothing fancy.

jlmckenzie

Thanks for asking this question! I've wondered about this as well.

adventureolive

We don't use spices, but we do put in fresh herbs from the garden.

grangerize

We used a lot of spices, too. We did mostly BLW but would add cinnamon and nutmeg to apples or pear sauces. I also always add pepper, garlic, and cayenne to eggs. Basil and curry have also been a hit... I dont think that you need to avoid anything... really only honey until age 1!

tjkdlhb

We did BLW.  She much prefers food with spices/herbs etc though.

Avoid honey and too much salt.

SidraJedi

Avoid salt and honey

My mom just blended up dinner for my baby food and I often got a little red pepper or jalapeno in mine (not too much cause mom didn't like it too spicy). I plan on avoiding that for my DD though b/c of her reflux. I grew up loving spicy flavors!

24karat

I would use cinnamon or curry occasionally for variety. No added salt or honey, as others have said.

I used a Cuisinart immersion blended that I bought off Amazon. It was the most economical ($36) at the time since I knew I'd use it for soups and smoothies too. I absolutely love it!