Homemade Baby Food

Here is something a little different.

I like to make about 70% of my babies food to stretch a dollar and that way I know what's in it. I tried to do as much organic as I can. I use the dirty dozen list, Unless something is on a really good sale then I'll skip the organic for that one time and wash and peel it good. 

I steam, boil, roast and mash fruits and veggies. 

My son is 9 months old so we are branching out a bit. Make sure you look in to what foods are good for your babies age. 

I use Sweet Potatoes a lot because they are so easy to just pop in the oven wrapped in tin foil for 45 min.  

Apples, pears, peas steam well so do

berries and peaches but don't take but a few minutes. Once soft take out. 

You can also steam carrots or roast them, zucchini and any other squash are good to roast too. 

Avocado and bananas just mash raw

Citrus squeeze.

White potatoes, pasta and green beans boil and mash. 

I by boxed rice and oatmeal that way I can mix in at meal time but you could add to prepared food too. 

Combos I like: 

Apples, bananas, pears, berries & carrots Can all be combined together any way you like.

Avocado and banana add a squeeze of orange to help with browning if you want, its ok if it browns though its still good. Careful with too much citrus it can hurt their bellies I learned the hard way. 

Blueberries, pear and spinach 

Carrots, apple, sweet potato- can add a dash of cinnamon if want

Green beans and potatoes

Peas and carrots 

Zucchini, carrots, pasta 

Just play with it and you'll find ways to hide veggies they aren't crazy about and things they like. I started with 1 ingredient at a time to see what he liked then started with combos. 

Storage: 

Freezer safe air tight container, cleaned baby food jars, or even an ice cube tray covered and stored in a freeze bag. 

Stays good in freezer for 3 months in the fridge 2 days.

Have Fun! 

~Mrs. Milly~ 

Disclaimer:

I am not a professional at homemade baby food. The food, process and storage are ways I've found work for me and my child. Use caution when introducing new foods to any baby. Allow three days between before trying new food to be able to deceit any reactions.