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Making Baby Food at Home..??
Asked by T.K. from Seattle
on January 25, 2009
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I have heard that it is fairly easy to make baby food at home and then freeze for when needed. I am willing to try it, especially since I would know exactly what would...
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- wholesomebabyfood.com is a good resource for age-appropriate foods and recipes, as are the books The Petite Appetite by Lisa Barnes and First Foods by Annabelle Karmel...
- Hello T., There is an AWESOME book out there call "Super Baby Food" and it walked me (holding my hand) all the way through making my own baby food. It is a fabulou...
- When I made baby food I used a steamer and steam the veggies to get them cooked to be able to mush. I used the Magic Bullet (but could used a blender with puree mode)...
Making Baby Food
Asked by T.S. from Chicago
on February 19, 2008
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I would like to make baby food. My DD is 4 1/2 months old and would like to get started. Does anyone have advice or any good recipes?
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- I see others recommended the Super Baby Food book. I wanted to add that I absolutely love it and still think it's a great resource with 7 & 9 yo.
- I made (and am making!) all of my daughter's food. It's super easy - a couple times a month I'd steam a bunch of vegetables, make some meat dishes, puree them in a foo...
- Check out the book "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron. It is FULL of recipes and healthy kid food ideas. The best thing I got from it was the way to make your own rice ce...
Make Your Own Baby Food
Asked by K.B. from New York
on October 12, 2008
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HI All!
I'm interested in making my own baby food for my 7 mos old daughter and forgo much of the jarred stuff from the store. I'm looking to save some money and pr...
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- I made my own most of the time. I mashed whatever it was and froze it in ice cube trays and bagged it. Just defrost. No need to heat. Raw fruits are great, just mas...
- My mother in law gave me a great book called...cooking for baby ...I think you can find it at williams -sonoma...and what you have is all that you need. We have start...
- Hi K.! Making baby food is so much easier and cheaper than most people think! It is great that you want to do it! There are some great baby food cookbooks out there to...
Need Baby Food Recipies
Asked by T.H. from Topeka
on May 31, 2008
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I would love it if some of you mom's had some baby food recipies. My daughter is 9 months & doesn't have any teeth yet. She does eat some table food, like mashed pot...
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- Great book "Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 quick and easy meals for a healthy and happy baby" by Annabel Karmel. It is inexpensive and you might be able to find it at 1/2 p...
- Both of my girls loved pureed bananas. I'd freeze them in individual serving containers and add formula or milk and rice cereal.
- I take the store bought baby food vegetables (carrots, squash, peas, and green beans) and put them all in a blender with a whole banana and some yogurt. If it doesn't...
Making Own Baby Food
Asked by D.L. from Fort Collins
on April 13, 2008
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I have decided to try making my own baby food this time around. I have had success with acorn squash, butternut squash, and pears. The apples, green beans, and sweet...
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- I made a lot of my own also, for the most part I just made sure that some of the things I was making for my husband and me were things that my son could eat when I ble...
- Hi there, I just wanted to tell you about a book I recently found at the library on this same subject. I have an 8 month old daughter :) The book is called Blender B...
- I found that the foods that don't blend smoothly will blend fine if you mix them with a food that works well for you. The kids don't seem to mind. Obviously you have...
Transitioning to "Adult Food"
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on January 16, 2009
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My daughter is 10 months old. She is still eating 100% baby food. However, I have occasionally given her a banana to share with me or a small piece of chicken (very ti...
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- she can eat soft finger foods - so you can cut up little pieces of bread with butter, bananas cut up are fine, mashed potatoes - finger food in general, pasta, strawbe...
- She is probably ready to try some new foods if she can do the stage 3 foods with the chunks in it. I started Lilly off with stuff like mac and cheese, and cereals like...
- By 11 mo, my kids were eating table food. Whatever we had they had...cut small...none of my kids had teeth..just not too small or they can't pick it up
Making Baby Food
Asked by C.S. from Killeen
on October 3, 2010
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Hi mamas,
I want to make my baby food for my daughter. I have some time as she is only 6 weeks. Are there any good recipe books or websites?
Thank you,
Chris
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- first off, congratulations on your baby, and congrats on wanting to make your own baby food; I'm amazed how many moms settle for 2nd best jarred food. I don't have any...
- There is a great book called Baby's First Meals by Annabel Karmel. It gives instructions on making ones own baby food and also nutritious and appealing food for toddl...
- Awesome Decision. We got the baby food mill and a little food processor. And we made all his food, and now he is an awesome eater. We got the baby steps products. Th...
Making Baby Food
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on February 29, 2008
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Hello mommies! I was wondering if any of you made your baby food. My little love is about 6 months and were are starting solids. Please share any tips, ideas, or rec...
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- Hi J. My son was born 9/17 and I actually got the OK from his doctor to start him on solid at 5 months. I started him in peas 1st (he was so so on this) and than carr...
- HI J.. I made a lot of my sons food at first, he's now 16 months. The easiest is squash. Just bake some organic squash according to directions and put in a food proces...
- go to wholesomebabyfood.com
Any Feedback on Fresh Food Feeders
Asked by K.B. from Detroit
on March 23, 2009
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I keep seeing these mesh things that you stick food in for your baby - is it just another thing to buy or is there merit to these?
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- I really liked these.... i would put bananas and other fruits inside and would know that he wouldnt get a big chunk.. its also good if your child is teething .. by usi...
- I had one of these and loved it! I could give my kids so much more variety of fruits because they could just mush it up with their gums and then suck the juice out. Th...
- Reminds me of a neighbor I used to have who poured various kinds of baby food into a bottle with a nipple that she'd cut the hole open on, and her baby "drank" this yu...
Food for a 1Yr Old
Asked by C.M. from Phoenix
on August 9, 2006
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I'm looking for some ideas to feed my 11 month old other the same old jar food all the time. Things that he wont choke on.
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- C., Gerber and a few other baby food comapnies make Stages foods, sold in your grocery store. Wal-mart carries a good selection most of the time. They are made so you...
- I recommend going to a La Leche League meeting or contacting a local LLL leader (www.lalecheleague.org and click on groups/affiliates to find meeting times or leader n...
- My daughter loved black beans. I would give them to her straight from the can, though you could mash them a little with a fork if you were worried. They make a great...
