How Do I Make Baby Food????

I never bought a book but just went with www.wholesomebabyfood.com
My friend likes her book, Super Baby foods

I bought a kit called Fresh Start Baby. It came with two ice cube trays with covers, plus a workbook and detailed instruction s on how to buy, cook, and prepare the food (with recipe variations). I've also looked at Mommy Made. I originally bought 2 covered ice cube trays from Kidco, plus a baby food processor. I've actually found it to be quite simple and economical.

There is a great book by Annabel Karmel, "Top 100 Baby Purees". I am really enjoying it. It's inexpensive and the recipes are super easy. I also enjoy that the author discusses both breast- and formula feeding, food allergies/intolerances, and appropriate recipes for wherever you are in the solids process.

Buy the book - you won't regret it! So many ideas, well, 100 of them!

alot of times i bought frozen veggies of all kinds from peas to zuccini make sure its low in salt
i over cooked them put them in the blender or food processor save the water to add to get it to a good consistancy then i put it in ice cube trays covered with saran wrap and froze once froze i transferred to ziploc labeled with name and date 1 cube is like stage 1 2 cubes for stage 2 work great for traveling for the day put a cube or 2 in a plastic container and it will thaw out on its own and warm it up at a friends house even the mall has a micro in the family bathroom
i feel thats why my daughter eats veggies today
rememeber to try and introduce a new food after several days looking for food allergies

I don't have any recipes. I just wanted to let you know that when my daughter was starting to eat I bought a food mill from KidCo. It is around $13 and you should be able to get is from a place like target or babiesrus. When we would eat dinner, we could put our table food in the 'food mill' and puree the food. I have a large food processor, but the food mill is perfect for making meals out of what is already on the table. Here is a link to see what the product is:

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId...

I never got too crazy, but I did always feed my son home-made food. For one-time or small batches, I used a Kid-Co food mill. If I wanted to make things in bulk, I used the blender. For veggies I just cooked them as usual then then pureed them until they were a reasonable consistancy - then frozen in ice cube trays.

I also made oatmeal (no pureeing necessary), rice etc. You will want to use the "baby" versions of this until your girl is at least 6 months old since they can't digest grains well before that age.

As my son got a little older - 8+ months - I just put a few servings of whatever we had for dinner through the KidCo food mill. He LOVED this, since it was generally a lot more spiced than the "baby food" I made. He had refried beans, lasagne, pasta with asparagus, etc this way. As he got older I started leaving bigger chunks.

I use things that bake well- apples, pears, squash, yams, etc. Put on the center rack of oven @ 325 for 15-20 minutes. When you take it out you can just scrape it into a dish using the edge of a spoon or mash w/ a fork into a smooth consistency. Serve up a nice meal and pack up the leftovers for later. Cheaper than bottles of food too.

I would just google.com for some recipes. The book Super Baby Foods is a really good source. I'd be happy to sell you my copy if you'd like. Good luck! Oh, as far as storing, using ice cube trays and then wrapping and ziplocing works well.

I steam or boil the veggies in nursery water until soft, then blend them, adding some of the water that you cooked them with back in until you get the consistency you want. Use the same water because nutrients from the food leaches out into the water during cooking. You can freeze it in ice tray cubes and transfer to freezer bags when frozen, or store in babyfood jars. For bananas, just mash with fork and add some water. You don't need to cook pears, just blend, no water needed. For apples, cook in pot with little water until soft, then blend. Hope this helps.

there is a book out there that i used called super baby food, you can find it at any book store, in the baby section, i loved making food for my oldest and plan on doing it again for my baby now(1 month old) if you have any questions feel free to contact me email ____@____.com

I bought Super Baby Foods and I like it, it recommends when to introduce foods, etc. But I didn't do her whole plan or make the porrige which sounded disgusting to me or any of that. I would recommend searching the web if you don't want to buy the book, or just look it over in the bookstore, if you have some time : )

However, basically you steam or boil most fruits and vegetables and then put them in a food processor or blender to puree them. You can freeze leftovers in ice cube trays and then move them into freezer bags. If you use a straw to suck the air out of the bags the food will last longer and not get freezer burn. When first introducing foods you may have to add some water to get them thinner (basically try to get them to the consistency of the jarred 1st baby foods).

I ditto the book, Super Baby Foods. By the way it is super easy.