Making baby food

Re: Making baby food

• MouseMama817 member

  October 2015

  I'm not too familiar with the baby bullet but in addition to a blending apparatus you'll also need a steamer if you don't already have one. I think maybe there are baby food makers that do both?

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• 47923ang member

  October 2015

  I just use my regular food processor. My regular blender would probably work too. I like not having a specific baby food maker, because I can use my food processor for so many other things too. Some foods are soft enough that I just smash them with a fork.
  
  Cheap steamer basket for steaming, and I bake some things.
  
  Regular ice cube trays, quart freezer bags.

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• ahall0358 member

  October 2015

  I got the baby bullet at my baby shower. I haven't used it yet but from what I've heard and read they are amazing!

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• Emilywooddesign member

  October 2015

  I just started making some baby food this afternoon. I also have a baby bullet. I opened the box and decided I'm going to return it. I have a hand held blender that works wonderful and you can whiz the food up in the pot you steamed in- less mess. I personally think the baby bullet is a waste of money.

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• ksimo6 member

  October 2015

  I use our food processor and ice cube trays. Works great. Pinterest has a lot of good instructions on making baby food. We steam and bake most veg and fruit and them purée it. Nothing too fancy.

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• becacote member

  October 2015

  I'm thinking about trying baby led weening. Something worth looking into. There's a ton of info online.

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• AlyLynn07 member

  October 2015

  We used the baby Beaba with DS1 and really liked it. After a few months though, it started to leak a bit. I eventually found black spots in the hot water reservoir used to steam and threw it out. I was cleaning it per the recommendations, but, from what reviews I've read, this seems to be a common problem with any baby food maker that steams that way. Not sure what we will do this time!

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• house86 member

  October 2015

  I'm making all my baby good but the cereal, she started cereal last night loved it... If you make baby food in advance, how long can you freeze it for?

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• YouAreMySunshine15 member

  October 2015

  @house86 here's a helpful site!
  
  https://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/freezepage.htm

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• house86 member

  October 2015

  Thanks!

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• lindsladle15 member

  October 2015

  I really enjoyed the book "Blender Baby Food" for DD, and plan to use it again. PP are right...ice cube trays, quart bags, sharpie, regular blender, freezer.

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• kbbtah member

  October 2015

  My dyslexia (@ 2am) just kicked in. Totally thought this thread was "Baby Making food" and thought: hmmmm...this one ought to be good!

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• MouseMama817 member

  October 2015

  becacote said:

  I'm thinking about trying baby led weening. Something worth looking into. There's a ton of info online.

  DH and I plan on doing this. It seems so much easier, less expensive, and a really great way to cultivate healthy eating habits. Of course I'm not at all saying BLW is the only way to do this, but the people I know who used this approach had huge success with it.

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