Help to Feed My Baby

Hi P.,
Get the book, Super Baby Food, available at most bookstores. I used this to make both of my children's food. It's wonderful. All you need is a steamer and blender. You can take one afternoon a month and make all of her food for the entire month using the food cube method. Hope this helps, Good luck!

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/

buy organic frozen veggies- they are just as healthy as freash & they last longer: peas, green beans, broccoli, mixed veggies (corn/peas/green beans)

beans are great finger foods too

raviolis & tortellinis- there are so so many kinds to try- not just cheese ones- these give pasta & 'something else' all at once :-)

fishsticks- but a healthy type from wholefoods/wild oats, etc
here's a Safe Fish Chart (you might med to copy & paste the site if it doesn't work by clicking on it):

http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/quicklist-d...

fruit
I haven't tried this yet but people rave about the freeze-dried fruit & veggies from www.justtomatoes.com

look in the refrigerated section at publix- the 'healthy' organic section- there are 'broccoli nuggets' and 'spinach nuggets'

Amy's frozen spinach/feta squares (look at the ingredients-they're not bad!)
also Spinach Munchies and vegetable Munchies (made by Man's wealth I think it is- also frozen)

also Amy's brand macaroni & cheese- it's in a purple box- these products are all good- organic bunnies- there's cheddar bunnies & whole wheat bunnies or just buy kashi brand TLC crackers

cheese- it's more expensive to buy pre-cut- you can cut it yourself- Publix sells little 'blocks' of organic cheese- mild cheddar or monterey jack

scrambled eggs (eggs any way you want!)

make quesedillas w/ cheese & veggies
also grilled cheese (use olive oil or even avocado oil to cook/fry, as these have 'good' fat)

avocado is incredible healthy

Hi, my son is 11 months old and I've used the book...Super Baby Food. It's great and gives you ideas how to batch cook at the beginning of month, puree and freeze in ice cube trays, etc. You wind up spending an hour or two in the beginning of the month and just seconds throughout. You just pull out a cube from the freezer and defrost in the microwave or place in the refrige the night before. It gives a meal planner too so you can make sure you're covering all the food groups during the day. I made copies of the chart and check it off throughout the day. This helps if other people are feeding him too. I use only organic for him (usually from Whole Foods). My son has the most healthy, balanced diet and he's been on this diet since 6 months. He hasn't had any meat yet but the book teaches you how to make protein combinations which are better for them and more easily digested than meat. An example would be brown rice mixed with tofu, or brown rice mixed with lentils. Potatoes mixed with cheese. I actually grind the brown rice up into dust and keep in a jar in the fridge and every other day boil for 10 min. My son only has 2 teeth so far so I do still give him a smooth to lightly chunky meal. He spits it out if not. It also gives you recipes for when they're toddlers so you're not too late to start. My sister in law uses this book and her daughter is 4 now and considers raw veggies yummy snacks. It does make a difference with how they fight off colds too. I can't tell you how much I LOVE this book. Oh, and if I'm going out for the day to the mall or play date or something I do use organic baby food in the jars to make it easy. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions.

Hi P.,
I don't know of a website or book, but you should be able to feed her anything. My daughter is 14 months old, and she eats everything. When we first introduced solids (at 6 months) we just cut it into Cheerio sized pieces for her and put it on her tray. In the past month or so, she's gotten to the point where she wants to use her teeth to bite off pieces (she she demands bigger chunks) and she uses a spoon if one's needed.
We usually give her whatever we're having. Variety is the spice of life. She loves all things vegetable (spinach, brocolli, cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, ect). We usually steam her veggies or use the frozen kind. The frozen kind we just heat up in the microwave. Fruit is a big hit too. Most things (melons, peaches, soft fruits) can just be cubed and she'll eat them. Those with a little more texture, (apples, pears) I give her pieces that are too big to fit it all in her mouth, and she just chews on it. She also enjoys most meats, and she likes carbs too.
Also, remember that you don't want to go extremely healthy- babies need more fat in their diets than we do. Just pick healthy things for you to eat, and give her the same stuff you're having. She'll enjoy the same variety you do, and feeding herself will let her work on her fine motor skills too.
Good luck, and have fun with it!

I know exactly what you're going through. My husband and I are vegetarian. Once my daughter was old enough to start baby food, I tried making her food myself. I want to know exactly what I was giving her. My time is also very limiter, we both work full-time. It didn't work. I spent so much time preparing these items and she wouldn't have anything to do with it. Maybe I just didn't have good recipes. I did find some really good organic babyfood that she would eat. I wish you luck.

FIRST MEALS, by Annabel Karmel, it is about $20.00 amd I think it's the best book for baby and toddler meals. I still use it, my baby girl is 3 years old and sometimes I make the meals for the hole family. I LOVE IT!!!!!

Hi I am J., I have an 11 year old and am pregnant with my second child due in June. I take care of my 15 month old niece, and she has been on solid regular food for some time now. She eats what we eat. I just make sure it is cut up small. She can feed herself mostly. She still get some jar food, if I am pressed for time. And of course I have to feed her mashed potatoes myself. But for the most part she does it her self. I don't recomend corn at all though. Corn does nasty things to her and the end result is a pretty gross diaper. Good luck.

Get the Everything Baby & Toddler Cookbook- it is fantastic!! It has super simple, quick and healthy meal and snack recipes for kids. Chapters are broken down by age so foods are age appropriate based on pediatrician recommendations. This is a GREAT resource to keep in the kitchen.

She's 12 months old. She can eat what ever you do! Just feed her what ever you're making for yourself. Just make sure it's cut small enough for her to gum if she doesn't have her back teeth yet. My daughter started eating table food at 9 months and gave up all mashed foods by 11 months.

hello. I can't remember the website, but we just googled homemade baby food and all kinds of things came up. For starters, its a lot easier than people think. I boiled apples, pears, carrots on Saturday, pureed them, then froze them in icecube trays so all you need a couple to defrost at a time. We also made squash and zucchini boiled chicken, purreed that, cubed it too. A real easy one is cooking a sweet potato, all you do is spoon feed her from the natural potato--my daughter loved that. You can puree just about anything: fish, chicken, ground beef (Emma didn't like beef), I used cous cous too, messy, but she liked it. It was common for me to have several things boiling on the stove at a time for the week ahead...or a micro'd peas, mashed them.
Hope this helps and good luck. Its cheaper and healthier.

super baby food is a great book-- and start every day with oatmeal--switch it up wt cream of rice or wheat once or twice a week but youll do no better service to your daughter than giving her oatmeal every day.

super baby food is the best book by far.