Hi ladies!
My 9mo son would much rather have "real" food as opposed to the packaged food and I couldn't be happier....was not the case with daughter! Anyway, I'm looking for recipes/kits that will grow with him. He's a little behind on the more textured things (meaning his still eating more pureed foods), but I want a system/recipe book that will teach me ways to make things we eat for him and have it still be baby food. I hope this makes sense! :)
Any recommendations? (I have the original Magic Bullet and saw a commercial for the BabyBullet. Sure there are accessories out there that I could purchase to go with my existing setup without spending $110!!)
Thanks everyone!
I don't get it! Why can't you just toss the food into the processer & you're done?!!
That's all that needs to be done....take the food you eat & puree it. There's no need to be a short order cook. If you're making spicy food....then just set his aside before you add the seasonings!
I completely agree with Sue H....just mash up or puree on the spot some of what you are having for dinner. Your goal, I would think, is to have him accustomed to your foods and meals anyway? As she said, if you are having a spicy food or something just really not baby friendly..have some back ups....something saved from previous days, or something like organic/low sodium soups you can drain a bit and whip up, or attempt to whip up LESS to get him used to more texture thru this process.
I do home childcare and have made baby food for years. I never make anything fancy...steamed or boiled or baked veggies pureed up...then started doing less mushed, more chunk as we went along...for fruits...same deal. Simple and easy!
For meal items and hot dishes RIGHT before we got to chunks of table foods, I just puree for a few weeks on the spot whatever the other kids are eating and offer some small chunks as well...and keep adding the chunks until that is all they want.
Good luck!
I used cookbooks by Annabel Karmel. They were nice because they gave you examples of what the weekly menu should be at different ages. I checked them out at the library. "SuperFoods: For Babies and Children" was the one I used the most. It is also available at Amazon.com.
I made homemade baby food using the following items:
ice cube trays (regular ones)
blender
spatula/spoon
cooked fruits/veg
Puree the cooked food, adding water if needed to make it "puree-able". Blend till theres no/few lumps. Spoon into ice cube tray & freeze. Put baby food cubes in a freezer bag & use w/in 1 month.
For table foods, if needed, cook foods till soft and then mash up into small amounts and give it to him. That should be fine for him.
