It's so easy!
I mean of course you need to make sure that the food that you do make for your infant dosen't make his tummy hurt, gassy, or is not a common known allergen. When you go into a store you can see some examples of food that is already made, but think to yourself, that would be so easy to make and SO much cheaper.
So alot of the things that I tried to make and worked out AMAZING are:
Squash (butternut squash in the winter is the most nutrient)
Fresh Grean Beans (these are a hard to blend)
Carrots (also difficult to blend)
Peas (I did frozen but because they contain salt with the frozen peas I just rinsed them off really good, which is something you should do anyway with ALL fruits and veggies that you and your baby eat.)
Zuccini Squash
Just steam the chopped veggies till soft, then put the whole thing (steamed water and all) blend them in a blender. I got a super great one from our wedding 3 years back that I am finally using :). I have come to find out that the food is MUCH brighter and you know exactly what is going into your baby's food.
Also, if you want to make alot at one time, cause most of us mommies don't have the time to make it every meal, so to make ahead of time take one of the ice trays in your freezer or buy new ones just for food making, and put your food in the clean and sanatized trays into the freezer. Takes about nearly a day to be all the way frozen.
After it's completely frozen I usually pop out the food into little baggies to store in your freezer better.
When you are ready to use it, just throw one of the premade cubes in the microwave, til its soft enough to stir. Make sure you check the temperature of your baby food before serving, so that its not too hot for your baby.
Trust me, you'll enjoy the results and if too watery just add baby cereal till it comes to your desired thickness.
Here some others things that I recommend NOT buying baby food in the little premade containers:
Ripe Bananas (If they are soft enough, they are easy to mash with a fork)
No Sugar Added Applesauce in the BIG container (those little baby food containers cost much more than just buying the bulk, I end up eating some of it anyway :))
So there you have it, affordable and easy to make baby food!
Enjoy!
Love,
Jess
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