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Rec your babyfood freezing/storage containers.
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Re: Rec your babyfood freezing/storage containers.
I used the Beaba ones and they were perfect. I usually transferred the frozen pods into ziploc bags (since I usually made quite a bit of food at one time) and went from there.
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For "out and about" use, I would transfer a frozen pod into a small plastic container and keep it in the fridge (for thawing).
i just used cheapo ice cube trays covered with saran wrap.
i also transfered the cubes out of the trays into ziploc freezer bags.
ditto.
And then when you left the house you would just put a cube or two into a bowl with a lid on it?
I'm wondering if thats more or less work than getting the single serving cups, freezing them and then using the same one to feed her out of. I bet its 6 one, half a dozen the other.
This!
I just used ice cube trays with lids. Once the food had been frozen, I'd put the cubes in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer.
We would just pop a couple of cubes in a toss-n-go container with a lid and that was that.
this
this, but I found ice cube trays with lids at BB&B and I used those.
-The take and toss bowls and lids are great!
i think my issue with the single serving cups is that i liked being able to mix & match foods and freezing in 1oz servings minimizes waste. also, for example one butternut squash makes a TON of food so you'd need at least 20 containers (since they are 2-4oz) to freeze it all without throwing some out.
PSA - Make sure LO actually likes it before you freeze the rest. Abby hated and refused to eat all but 2 of the things I tried to make. She actually preferred jarred foods (uhg!) I ended up with a lot of wasted energy and little cubes I couldn't do much with except toss in spagetti sauce from time to time.
and you've heard me say it before "Baby Led Weaning" is da bomb
True. I bought two packages of them and did my mixing of the flavors before I froze them and just labled them with masking tape. So I did like sweet potato and banana or sweet potato and applesauce.
I tried the ice cube tray thing and could never get just one whole cube to come out at a time. I ended up cracking it wrong and getting like little shards of peas instead of just one nice cube. If I knew how to do that, I would have just done the ice cube tray thing.
These are what I used. They make it really easy to get the cubes out and they fit into the freezer quart size zip locks and lay really flat/stack/etc. for freezing. I love em. https://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-80-12007-Perfect-Silicone-Ice-Cube/dp/B000QIU7X6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306450869&sr=8-1
For daycare, I'd pop out a couple of cubes and put them in a little glass ball jar which could then be microwaved in order to thaw.
Just putting it out there that most of the standard plastic ice cube trays are not BPA free. If you put puree in them when it's still hot, the trays can leech BPA. That's not to say that I didn't use them when I made huge batches and needed more space, but I tried to be sure to let the puree cool before using those
This worked well for us too. Easy peasy.
This exactly.
ETA: Ditto to what MrsMillerTIme said.
I haven't read the others, so if I repeat...sorry.
After making the purees, I put in ice cube trays and froze. I stored the cubes in labeled freezer bags (b/c they look alike after awhile). When I wanted to defrost, I would take out a few cubes and store them in these for up to 2-3 days in the fridge.
this is what we did too.