S/o reusable pouches

Re: S/o reusable pouches

• Cricket81 member

  February 2014

  Following. I feel like I am getting boring with what I'm feeding him.

  

  

  
  

  
  

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• BC&LM member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  Here are all the puree combos we have done so far. We haven't done all of them in pouches, though. We freeze in cubes and then put the cubes in the pouches as needed, so I couldn't tell you which have been in pouches and which haven't.
  
  -avocado and butternut squash
  -avocado and banana
  -turkey and apples
  -apples, sweet potatoes, and chicken
  -green beans, carrots, and cinnamon
  -blueberries and pears
  -apple and sweet potatoes
  -blueberries and bananas
  -carrots and sweet potatoes
  -pork, brown lentils, and apples
  -carrots, sweet potatoes, and pork
  -yogurt and banana
  -carrots and broccoli
  -apples, kale, chickpeas, and chicken
  -apples, kale, and chickpeas
  -parsnips, butternut squash, and kale
  -apple, kale, and kiwi
  -apple, beets, chickpeas, kale
  -eggplant, cheddar cheese, and parsnips
  
  I think that's all of them.
  
  ETA: This week we will probably be doing the following:
  
  -cherries, peaches, and amaranth
  -apples, zucchini, squash, and kale
  -avocado, apples, and kale

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• kelly422 member

  February 2014

  @BC&LM Awesome, thank you! I have most of those things already in freezer cubes so just grabbed a few extra things at the store!

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• needanustart member

  February 2014

  Question for pouch makers, do you put proteins in the mix? Like lentils or meat in the purée before freezing? I have just been doing veggie and fruit and adding the protein before serving but it would be easier if I could just send the whole pouch to daycare...
  Sorry to high jack!

  

   

  

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• BC&LM member

  February 2014

  calikat80 said:

  Question for pouch makers, do you put proteins in the mix? Like lentils or meat in the purée before freezing? I have just been doing veggie and fruit and adding the protein before serving but it would be easier if I could just send the whole pouch to daycare...
  Sorry to high jack!

  We freeze purees with lentils in them no problem. I had read that puréed meat gets kind of gritty in the freezer, so we make the puree without the meat and just add the meat fresh, so I'm no help there.

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• BC&LM member

  February 2014

  WorkinIt said:

  Good golly!!! I give you major props! I have nowhere near the energy and brain capacity to do all that!! Plain frozen food cubes and store bought pouches for my LO! No one tell him that he's getting the raw end of the deal!

  It's a team effort. I do most of the meal planning, but my husband does the actual prep and making. He has the harder job in my opinion!

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• t loves r member

  February 2014

  calikat80 said:

  Question for pouch makers, do you put proteins in the mix? Like lentils or meat in the purée before freezing? I have just been doing veggie and fruit and adding the protein before serving but it would be easier if I could just send the whole pouch to daycare...
  Sorry to high jack!

  We freeze lentils mixed with purées. I freeze meat separate from the purées and add it to the purées when it's dinner time.
  
  OP--my pediatrician recommended The Healthy Baby Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel. The pediatrician used the recipes and meal plan when her kiddos where infants. I love the book and it's helped me make a variety of foods for LO. And they taste really good! I sneak a few bites when I am making it I put it in the good processor and then in food pouches no problem

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• bexbarker member

  February 2014

  Have any of you tried adding Greek yogurt to purees? I got a free sample of a pear, zucchini, kale, and yogurt pouch, all mixed together, and I want to try adding yogurt to my homemade purees. If you've done it, how much yogurt do you add? Does it freeze okay?

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• BC&LM member

  February 2014

  bexbarker said:

  Have any of you tried adding Greek yogurt to purees? I got a free sample of a pear, zucchini, kale, and yogurt pouch, all mixed together, and I want to try adding yogurt to my homemade purees. If you've done it, how much yogurt do you add? Does it freeze okay?

  Sort of. We regularly mix freshly puréed banana with plain yogurt (organic but not Greek). We also have added a spoonful or two of a puree to a 1/4 cup of yogurt. But we have never done yogurt as an ingredient in a puree we have frozen.

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