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Anyone make baby food without a steamer?

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How difficult is it? I am wanting to start with veggies and I am going to borrow a steamer from inlaws but wont see them for over a week. I really dont want to start with a fruit but I am not sure how to make the food without a steamer. I am off to wholesome baby

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  • RumbleLinaRumbleLina member
    I have not done beans or peas yet but I just baked the squash and sweet potatoes. Wholesomebaby will tell you different ways to make the baby food and also which way saves more nutrient and is easier.
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  • expecting-n-txexpecting-n-tx
    Thanks! I think Im going to make sweet potatoes for dinner tonight anyway so I will probably start there.
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  • Wufroggy79Wufroggy79 member
    Look for a few foods that you can bake instead, like squash. 
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  • mjlewis101mjlewis101

    I was told if you boil them in a minimal amount of water and use that water to puree, it's ok. The issue is nutrients leaking out, but they get leeched into the water, so if you're adding it back in anyhow, technically it should be ok! The exception is carrots, because the water will contain higher than recommended nitrates, so you'll want to dump that and use fresh water for making the puree.

    You can always go to the dollar store and get a metal steamer basket that goes inside a reg pot!

    GL

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  • daenikoffredaenikoffre member
    What do you mean by "a steamer"? I just use a steamer basket in a regular pot with a few inches of boiling water. You can ghetto it up and just stab some holes in a pie pan.
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  • thatgrrrrlthatgrrrrl
    Glass bowl, paper towel (or plastic wrap), little bit of water, whatever you want to steam, and microwave it.
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  • changingnameschangingnames member
    Just cook the veggies. If u have a steam basket then obviously you van steam them in a pot. Otherwise bake boil or sautee in evo. U don't need anything fancy. Bake a yam, squash, or mash an avocado.
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  • Wufroggy79Wufroggy79 member

    imagethatgrrrrl:
    Glass bowl, paper towel (or plastic wrap), little bit of water, whatever you want to steam, and microwave it.

    I'd be careful about microwaving.  It can take the nutrients out of the food you're making.  See wholesomebabyfood.com.  They don't recommend it as a cooking method either.

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