how do i make home made baby food?

Question

i buy the organic baby food at the store but i kind of would like to know how to make some of it on my own like carrots green beans, sweet potatoes...stuff like that. what are foods that are good for making, and how do i make them? how much do i make and how long will they save?

Answer 1

this website helped me LOTS! Good luck!



http://wholesomebabyfood.com/

Answer 2

Introduce one vegetable at a time starting with the dirty white potato first (least allergenic), wash it, peel it really thick, cut it up into big cubes, rinse it, boil/steam it, drain it, pure it, feed it. Don't be shy to use the natural juices to mix into the pureer (make it waterish at first - similar to the consistency on the packet of baby rice cereal which you should have introduced first before veges) - you can also use boiled water too. Introducing foods is just a trial run - formula breastmilk are still their main source so dont worry



Do that for a week and start with the next vegetable



Dont do them all together or baby may react and then you wont know which one it was.



Next is Swede (done the same as white potato)

Celery (no pealing necessary)

Green Beans (cut off the ends)

Choko (peel it)

Pear (peel it)



thats the order for best food tolerance



carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin and apple come much later. Would you believe after Meat and wheat which are around the 8 month mark. I'd personally delay wheat for as long as possible

Answer 3

You can steam any vegetable or fruit and then puree it with a little of the water you steamed it with until you like the consistency. The older the baby, the thicker you want the food. You can put the food in ice cube trays in freezer bags to store. When you need some just pop out a cube and warm it up in the microwave. One cube is about one tablespoon.

Answer 4

Making baby food is pretty easy. Just cook whatever veggie you want to cook and put it in blender or food processor until it's at the desired consistancy. Then pour the food into ice cube trays and place in freezer. When they are frozen you can place the cubes in ziploc bags and take out as you need them. You can even mix and match, like peas and carrots.



When baby gets more things introduced into his diet you can still make his food the same way! Whatever you had for sunday dinner can go in a blender and then the ice cube tray. Just mark everything clearly.



Good luck!

Answer 5

homemade baby food is super easy to make. it helps a lot if you have a mini food processor but i'm sure a blender would work. things like bananasavocadoss,black beans, mangoes,and anything with that kind of consistency are so easy you just mash with a fork. a great baby food cookbook is "So Easy baby food" by Joan Ahlers&Cheryl Tallman, so easy, and has nutrition info. and things you can add such as spices. if your baby is a good eater just be creative, just be careful if there's allergies in the family.

Answer 6

You take what you're eating and you offer it up to baby. There are a lot of ideas floating around out there about how to make "baby food," but there's just no need for a 6+mo baby to have something special done to his or her food. Use common sense and whatever's in season.



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Answer 7

Okay:



Pumpkin Puree Baby Food Recipe (6-8 months)



1 sugar pumpkin

water

cinnamon, nutmeg (optional - sprinkle into the cooking water or when you puree/mash)



Pumpkin is best when baked though you may peel, cube and steam it! Bake a pumpkin exactly as you would bake a winter (Acorn, Butternut etc.) squash! Pumpkin is afterall a squash!



1. Halve the pumpkin, de-seed

2. Place halves face down in a baking pan with approx 1-2 inches of water



Baby's Yummy Avocado Fruit Salad



3 or 4 ripe avocados

3 or 4 ripe bananas

3 or 4 Pears (steamed)

A couple of dollops Yogurt (for 8 months +)



Directions:

Peel, deseed and slice fruits as needed

Place in a blender or food processor and puree until desired texture is achieved

Add a couple of dollops of Yogurt if desired



*Use diced fruits as a Baby Finger Food snack for older infants and toddlers - drizzle the Plain Yogurt over the fruits



Squash Baby Food Recipes -

Squash & Rice "Soup" 6 months+



1 cup cooked mashed butternut squash (works well with pumpkin too!)

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup cooked brown rice

dollop whole milk yogurt



Mash squash with the water in a food processor or blender and slowly mix in the brown rice.

Process to a consistency that your baby enjoys and can handle then stir in the yogurt



Butternut Squash Baby Food Recipes - Baked Acorn Squash Bowls



1 acorn or butternut squash

2 tablespoons applesauce

handful of raisins

cinnamon (as you prefer)

ginger (as you prefer)

nutmeg (as you prefer)



Cut acorn or butternut squash in half, scoop out seeds

Wipe insides with butter or olive oil and add raisins and applesauce



Add 2 inches of water to a baking pan

Place halves face up with shell down in a pan

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 40 minutes or until the “shell/skin” puckers and halves feel soft.



Serve as is in the shell to older toddlers (our kids LOVE this in the shell!) or scoop out the meat and mash then serve.





3. Bake between 375-425 F for approximately 40 minutes to 1 hour

Skin should be "puckery" and/or wrinkled and pumpkin should feel soft when pressed

4, Scrape out the pumpkin "meat" and then mash or puree as needed for your baby!



Boiling/Steaming Sweet Potatoes for Baby Food:



1. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into small chunks

2. Place chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover potato

3. "Steam" boil until tender, be sure to check on the water level.

4. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the sweet potatoes if desired.



How To Make A Baby Food Purée



1. Start by cooking the vegetable/fruit either by steaming, baking, microwaving or boiling.



Steaming maintains the most nutrients. Steaming, baking and boiling all allow for big batches of foods to be made at one time.



Microwave if you have a small appliance or for when you plan to puree only a full ice tray of food. Many parents prefer to not use a microwave; we suggest that you steam or bake as the preferred cooking method! Read all about the various Cooking Methods and Baby Food.



2. Take the vegetable/fruit and remove them into the machine you have decided to use for pureeing.



3. Set aside the liquid that the vegetable/fruits were cooked in. This will be the liquid you add to make the puree. (do not use reserved water from carrots or other high nitrate veggies for a baby under 7 months old! Read more about Nitrates ) You may also thin with Formula, Breast Milk or Plain Water.



Hope I helped! Good luck!



Happy parenting,

BabyGirl18

Answer 8

if the fruit or vegetable isnt soft, you steam it, and then you stick it in a food processor. thats it.