If you make your own baby food...

Re: If you make your own baby food...

• luvmyducks member

  April 2012

  I have with pears and they don't brown--at least mine didn't.

   

  
  

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• Loading the player...
• memali26 member

  April 2012

  I've done pears, and they do brown some. You can try to avoid it by adding a few drops of lemon juice to the puree. It works with apples and bananas, too, but I haven't tried it with avocado.

  Mama to two sweet girls
  DD1 Feb 2010
  DD2 Sept 2011
  
  
  

  Report0 Reply
• ClickMama

  April 2012

  I cook my pears for 2-3 minutes. They don't brown if you do this. 

  3 failed IUIs, 1 successful IVF

  Report0 Reply
• globalwife

  April 2012

  I cook pears, too, freeze them, and never had a problem.

  

  Report0 Reply
• WillisReincarnated

  April 2012

  I've never had a problem with pears.

  I don't think avocados defrost as nicely, so I usually just do those fresh.  They don't really require pureeing anyway, just some mashing. 

  

  Report0 Reply
• babyAutumn member

  April 2012

  Neither turned brown.  I just froze the pears as is and added 1 tsp of lemon juice to the avocado to keep it from browning.

  

  Report0 Reply
• jupiterthecat member

  April 2012

  With the pears, once I did it with lemon juice and it didn't brown at all, and then I made another batch and forgot the lemon juice, and it did brown, but was still OK to eat.  With avocado, I just freeze them in slices-- I've read that this works better than pureeing and then freezing.  

  Report0 Reply
• SoxFan777 member

  April 2012

  globalwife:

  I cook pears, too, freeze them, and never had a problem.

  Me too... look great to me!  Just like the apples I do...

  TTCAL Siggy Challenge: "He's my favorite.  His birthday is the same as mine almost"

   

  Missing my little one lost at 9 weeks on 2.24.13. brokenhearted but not broken... 

  d&c 5/21/13... Still Healing, Still Standing... 

  MMC discovered 10/2/2013, TWINS... d&c 10/7/2013.  I still miss you, little ones. 
  

  Surgery December 2013 to remove a 10+cm fibroid... Open myomectomy. Benched for 3-9 months... 
  Will TTC summer Summer 2014 we hope!

  Dear God, Since I couldn't hold my little one in my lap and tell him about you, could you hold him in your lap and tell him about me? 

  PgAL and PAL always welcome...
  

  Report0 Reply
• sewpinkgal

  April 2012

  I cook the pears, puree and freeze - no browning. In fact, I think the cubes look really pretty and refreshing. 

  

  Report0 Reply
• chicmom71

  May 2012

  Hi,

  I use the Baby Brezza to store and defrost avocado or pears puree. They don't brown because it's stored in an airtight container and ready you can defrost in the same container that you stored it in.
  
  

  Report0 Reply
• MrsT2008 member

  May 2012

  RedheadBaker:

  My pear puree did not brown, but the bananas did. 

  But even if both do - they're still fine. Doesn't affect the taste or anything.  

  ditto.

  banana and avocado will brown when frozen/thawed - it's just what happens.  nothing is wrong with it though and you can serve it still.

  AVT - 12.2.11
  
  
  LCT - 5.15.14 ~ 9lbs, 22.5 inches
  
  

  Report0 Reply