making baby food
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Posted: Jul/14/2007 5:04 AM PST
I was told that you can take frozen veggies and grind them up in a food processor for baby food. Is it that easy? Or are there some other things I need to do to them? Do I cook them before or after? 
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Posted: Jul/20/2007 12:53 PM PST
I have 3 kids past the baby food stage and have never purchased baby food. I cooked the veggies, then ground them up in the blender. I did not discard the water in which they were boiled. I never read a recipe, so don't have a specific amount of water used - just what was needed to blend properly. I did not use salt or other seasonings at first - not until their stomachs were more ready to handle other things. |
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Posted: Aug/10/2007 9:14 AM PST
I did the same thing with my kids grind it up and would freeze it in ice cube trays then pop them out into a ziplock when I need one or two I would get them out to thaw, kids loved it, did the same with homemade stew and soups for them. The icecube size seemed to be just right for a meal, them they could have several different kinds a day, |
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Posted: Aug/10/2007 2:13 PM PST
I remember doing that with my kids, too. I never salted or sugared things so they wouldn't acquire that taste for things. They're in their 20's and moderate about it's usage if they do at all. I don't use much salt in cooking at all either. If you plan on keeping the food for awhile freezing would probably be safest. My friend did bananas once and couldn't figure out why they turned black and exploded in her cupboard. When I asked her how long she cooked them for she gave me the deer in the headlights look. (And she went to college many years!) lol Anyways, freeze them in ice cube trays and pop those frozen portions out into ziplock bags. Very handy. I do that with soup stock, too. |
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Posted: Aug/17/2007 7:00 AM PST
That is a great idea thanks 
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Posted: Sep/14/2007 1:02 PM PST
what would you have to do extra or different, if anything, for fruit? |
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Posted: Sep/15/2007 6:18 AM PST
Nothing different for fruit that I know I just cook and freezed it for them. |
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Posted: Sep/15/2007 9:44 AM PST
If it was something like applesauce that you might spice for yourself I'd either eliminate it or go very lightly. If a baby doesn't got get accustomed to a sugar/salt flavor they won't be so apt to use so much later on. At least, that's how it worked with my own kids. |
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Posted: Oct/17/2007 7:11 PM PST
I've done pretty much the same thing that the others have described. I did get a batch of butternut squash too thin, so I just mix in a little rice cereal when he eats that. My little guy is 8 months old and he is getting to where he eats off my plate. I'm amazed at how much he likes. I was about to go off on a whole new momma talking about her baby tangent, but I'll stop. |
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Posted: May/22/2008 1:13 PM PST
My wife did the same thing. She would cook the veggs down run them through the processor and freeze them in ice cube trays. Once the kids started eating meat...same thing. She would buy a good steak, cook it and then run it through the processor. Saved some money and we felt the kids were getting better foods. |
