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February 2011 Moms
Home Made baby food
So I'm a full time SAHM now, and we are having twins. We were financially set and ready for one baby, but we were blessed with 2. Which we can still be okay with , we just wont be able to save as much as we would like. So I'm looking into ways to dave money ....
and honestly homemade baby food is looking like a GREAT option. It's on average 88% cheaper, and without added sugar and preservatives that you find in the jar food. The thought of making baby food for DS never crossed my mind but now I simply don't know what. It seems simple. ( but we shall see
1.) Cut up the fruits and veggies ( take out cores and seeds if there are any)
2.) Boil ( if necessary, not needed with soft foods)
3.) Put in the food processor
4.) Divide into ice cube trays
5.) Freeze trays
6.) Pop out of trays and put into labeled freezer bags ( Carrots, peaches, apples, )
7.) take out what you want and thaw
- this way you would only have to make food once a month and freeze it
it lasts 1-3 months in the freezer
you can make so many varieties of foods and flavors, even adding all natural fruit juice to spice things up
then when they are ready for solid foods, you can just process what you are having for dinner before you spice it .
what do you ladies think? Am i over simplifying this? Or will it be as easy as it sounds?
There are tons of recipes on line too for when adding meats and such ... I cant wait to give it a try, i wish we had a deep freezer now, so i could make some now and it would last longer .
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Re: Home Made baby food
Yeah I made DS's and it was easy enough. I only bought for when we were feeding him on the go. And for green beans...I could never get green beans smooth enough.
My main recommendation for making your own baby food is wholesomebabyfood.com There's really everything you need to know there. I definitely didn't need a deep freeze, though. I just made a batch at a time which made me able to give him more variety.
A possibility was born the day you were born and will live as long as you live.
I was really surprised at how easy it seems to be, and then i thought, well we wouldn't eat pre-made. processed food every day every meal for the rest of the family, why would we want the babies to ?
It's just not something i ever though of before.
I would have to make a large batch and freeze it though, i wouldn't have the time or energy to make it every couple of days.
Oh right...twins.
I was surprised by how much some foods made, though. A squash easily got me 2 trays that I froze and put in a ziploc that lasted for a LONG time. A 3 lb bag of apples made a ton. There are shortcuts, too! I would buy cut up & peeled organic butternut squash, because peeling squash SUCKS. There are also foods that you can puree easily and feed right away like bananas and avocado.
A possibility was born the day you were born and will live as long as you live.
Hi Skylarv - I think your plan sounds great, and I was already planning on doing the exact same thing -- so I guess we'll have to share recipes! I bought this amazing book called "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron, and it has everything you need to know in it: feeding schedules, tips, recipes, etc. Here's the link to it on Better World Books (an amazing online bookstore -- free shipping in the US no matter what the total, and all profits go to literacy charities) for less than $8:
Super Baby Food
Good luck!
I ditto the "Super Baby Food" recommendation. It was helpful and I actually made my own cereal too, bought whole grains and ground them myself to make the cereal.
I will do it this time around too, I highly recommend it. Even as a working mom I made the time to do it every few weekends. It sounds silly but honestly it was something I was really proud of, I felt kind of out of control and pulled in a million different directions as a working mom and at least I knew he was getting good quality healthy food all the time.
I can't wait to make baby food for this baby! It was so much fun! I even made all ds's meats too. Lots of ground turkey and chicken all froze well.
I loved looking at all the beautiful colors lined up in my freezer!
It was a HUGE mess in the kitchen but so worth it.
www.wholesomebabyfood.com was my bible!
I will never understand why the sell banana baby food. Just mash up a nana people!!!
It was super easy to defrost a meal too. I wish it was that quick to still cook ds's food. haha
I did this with DS. It is so easy and healthy. I love buying fresh veggies/fruits from the farmers market so I know they are locally grown. I also only get my chicken/beef from a local farm that does not use steroids/hormones and has grass-fed cattle. It is very disgusting the scary things that are put into food nowadays.
Congrats on making such a great choice for your little one!
I made some of DD's food and all of DS's food. I did it once a week and had enough for a week or so. It was my Saturday activity, that way I only had to mess up the kitchen once. Squashes were the messiest, but they were a favorite to eat. Once we introduced meats, and they ate more of the same foods we were eating, I just blended a little of our dinner food the night I cooked it and gave that to DS for dinner. Though if you go that route, you may want to hold the salt until after you prepare your LOs food.
You can do either, but it is recommended to let it thaw on its own , ie in the fridge or in the open... the microwave can create hot spots in the food