Making Homemade Baby Food

Did a great shopping for the week, we ran out of coffee, something we can't live without it here, so we had to get that. Bread was is on sale, 75 cents a loaf, so I got 5 loaves, can't beat that!

Making you Own Baby Food

We have 3 girls, all 4 and under, and by the time the third princesses (Lucy) came along, the thought of spending 70 cents per jar of baby food made me sick. We made a lot of Ellie's (second child) food but mostly after she was able to eat meat, so we just blended what we ate for dinner. Well, this time around we are making ALL of the food. It end up being less than 5 cents an ounce, she eats about 5-6 ounces a meal. A large jar of baby food (5 ounces) around here is about 98 cents, that is about 75% savings! That's saving some major dollars in a month! We also make our own oatmeal for her! These are the kinds of foods we give her (we buy in season for the best savings): -Squashes of all kind -Sweet Potato -Pumpkin -Pears -Apples -Bananas -Peaches -Nectarines -Peas (we use frozen) -Green Beans The list of possibilities goes on and on!! Just remember to not give a baby under 1 years old peanut butter, honey, or citrus fruits.

Prepping the food

-Squashes and pumpkins: cut in half, take out seeds and pulp, put face down on cookie sheet and put in oven for about 20-30 minutes or until you can easily put fork in "meat". Peel off skin. -Fruits with thin skin (i.e. apples, peaches, pears, ect): Bring a pot full of water to boil, than put the fruit in water for a minute. Pull out, and skin will be easy to remove. Cut and remove seeds/core. -Be sure to thaw any frozen vegetables or fruit under warm water before blending.

Blending the food:

To blend our foods we use a cooks food processor. There are many of other types of baby food makers, or you can simply use a food processor. Most fruits depending on thier ripeness, will be easy to blend. But some might require a bit of water to blend easier. I have noticed that peas and green beans need some help.

Storing the food:



We store ours in ice cube trays in the freezer. We simply fill the trays, cover with plastic (or the tray lid if we can find one) and put them in the freezer. When they are frozen, we transfer them to a ziplock freezer bag and mark what they are. Each cube is an ounce. When it is time to feed her, we put about 5-6 cubes in a bowl and microwave for about 1.5 minutes (some people not to do this, due to hot spots. Just be sure to stir well and double check the temp). We also make our own oatmeal, way cheaper than a box of baby cereal. Just be sure your food processor is dry then chop the dry oatmeal up. Just use it like store bought cereal!