Food Grinder: Toddler
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Baby Food Mill: Electric or Manual?????
Asked by S.K. from Los Angeles
on February 22, 2010
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Trying to decide if I should get an electric or manual baby food mill. I plan on making all my own baby food but right now my son is only 7 months and is eating only j...
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- I am a not a fan of buying anything I will only use for a short time, (a year or less) so I would use the quiznart. I made my own baby food also, (I used our Vita-Mix ...
- I made all of my sons food, too. I never used anything fancier than a blender. I did get a separate coffee grinder for grinding flax seed to put into food, though. ...
- Make food in batches with food processor or blender, then pour in to ice cube trays. Freeze then store in zip bags. Defrost as needed.
Anyone with Experience Using a FOOD MILL for Making Stage 1 Baby Food??
Asked by J.G. from San Francisco
on July 7, 2008
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Has anyone had success in making stage 1 consistency baby food with a food mill? If so, what brand/model food mill did you use? How did you prepare the food prior to...
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- J., I used a hand blender and a bowl. I would steam the veggies and blend them in a bowl or simmer pears or apples in apple juice and blended them right in the pot...
- Carrots are a hard one to prepare at home- it took me a couple tries to get it right. First I steamed them until they pierce easily with a toothpick them puree with a ...
- Hi I'm a mother of 3 and I too thought it would help if I made my own baby food. What I thought was very helpfull was the "Ultimate Chopper" http://www.asseenontv.co...
Food for a 1 Year Old!
Asked by L.G. from Roanoke
on September 2, 2009
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My son is almost 1 year old, and still doesn't have much interest in any babyfood... Occassionally I can get him to eat some french fries or some type of cereal... any...
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- My second son had no interest in baby food at 6 mo, 9,10 mo, etc. Finally at a year I just starting feeding him whatever I was eating (in small pieces). Turns out he...
- Hi L., Get yourself a copy of the Super Baby Food book, the cover is mostly purple, its GREAT and has tons of good ideas of what works and what is best for babes. ...
- Some kids take to food later than otehrs. My oldest loved solids at 6 months. My second didn't open her mouth for me until she was almost 9 months. I would n't wo...
Food Grinders
Asked by E.G. from Daytona Beach
on July 10, 2008
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I was thinking about using a food grinder for my baby now 3 months old when she is old enough to eat baby food, what brand is best and what are the pros and cons of us...
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- YAH for you! I did this with my 2nd and plan to do it with my 3rd. The pros, in my opinion, outway the cons. You're not making waste be buying the jars, your saving...
- You can just get a blender but if youhave the money get a vita mix................the food value is much better with your own food and not canned foods of any kind.......
- I dont have any advice on a grinder but I can tell you that our first son hated baby food from the start. I started feeding him whatever I made us for dinner, I just ...
Apple Orchard/Cider Mill
Asked by R.H. from Detroit
on September 8, 2008
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Hello everyone.
I'm looking for a good U-Pick Apple Orchard/Cider Mill in the Howell area. I'm willing to to drive 30 minutes or so, but I don't want to drive hour...
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- R., The best Orchard and Cider Mill with a very nice variety of U-Pick fruits is Spicers, at Clyde Rd. just east of US 23 in Hartland. I was just there last weeken...
- Spicers on Clyde road off of Us 23 is a terrific orchard and pretty close to Howell. :-)
- I'd try Spicer's or the one in South Lyon (can't remember the name of it but it is a GREAT one...name starts with "E") It's right off 96, about a mile or so. Very co...
Kitchen Aid Meat Grinder Attachments
Asked by A.D. from Sacramento
on November 2, 2008
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Has anyone purchased and or used the meat grinder attachment for a kitchen Aid mixer? I currently have a kitchen aid and am thinking about purchasing the meat grinder...
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- I have the meat grinder attachment. I have to tell you my kitchenaid is probably 20 years old but it still looks the same as the ones they sell now so I don't know wh...
- The meat grinder attachment for the Kitchen Aid mixer works great. I've used mine for years to grind my own beef (that way I know exactly what's in there!). It is st...
- Funny you should ask this -- I actually DO have a meat grinding attachment for my KitchenAid, and I would not recommend it. The unit causes the KitchenAid to overheat ...
Feeding Infants Table Food Before 1 Year
Asked by A.G. from Mansfield
on November 20, 2010
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My pediatrician told me not to feed my daughter, now 8-months-old, table food. Especially not dairy. But from what I read in the parenting magazines and books, I shoul...
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- it's fine to let your baby eat table food before one years old but it shouldn't be the main source of nutrition. That should still be breast milk or formula. But it's ...
- I wonder if your pediatrician has a reason that is specific to your daughter's situation.
- Both my kids refused pureed baby foods sometime between 9 and 12 months and just ate whatever cut up table food they could manage. I held off on choking hazards (hot ...
7 Month Old Food
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on March 15, 2011
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Do you feed your 7 month old table food? My son likes both table food and his baby food and we have been giving him both. Does any one else give their 7 month old ta...
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- I give it to her in little bits, just like you, never leaving her alone either...so you're good!
- i do give my son table food. hes 7 and a half months and he loves it. im also still breastfeeding him and i see that he eats the baby food first before i let him try w...
- Yes! We absolutely fed table food, we just made sure that anything that went onto baby's plate was cut small, cooked longer, or mashed up so that he could manage it. ...
Food Ideas for a 1 Year Old
Asked by M.J. from Seattle
on January 31, 2008
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I have a girl who just turned one and she won't eat baby food anymore. I'm struggling to find foods to give her that are soft enough and will give her the right balan...
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- Eggs are great protein and lots of good vitamins, oatmeal and of course cheerios are fun. Mine loved a scrambled egg in the morning. They can use their fingers and ...
- Try putting the foods you eat through a blender a little bit. (ie. Spaghetti, beans & cheese w/rice, steamed veggies w/broth and tofu). Fresh applesauce with bananas....
- Try rice, avocados, applesauce, yogurt, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes. also good if cooked pretty soft and cut small are broccoli, cauliflower. zuccini. Pureed soup...
20 Month Old Son Still on Baby Food
Asked by K.B. from Boston
on January 16, 2008
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I am having a hard time getting my son to eat regular food. He will only eat baby food, although he can eat cookies, cereal, and crackers. I've tried several times t...
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- You might try getting a food mill (Kidco makes one that's available at Babies-R-Us for around $15). Use it to grind up "grown up" table food to a baby-food-like textur...
- K., Maybe your son doesn't like table food because it has so much more flavor than the jar stuff. Since they cook baby food so much to keep it good in the jars it al...
- He may be teething? My son becomes fussy if a tooth is coming in, he will only eat yogurt or baby fruit. Keep trying though, I've always heard it takes a number of...
