I never thought I would have such strong feelings or emotions connected to pureed food. I also never thought my husband and I would discuss poop via text during the day. ( me: "i cant evn bgin 2 describe owen's diaper 2 u. brett: "dont") Along with baby, comes change.
I decided that at least to start, I wanted to make Owen's baby food. With the help of a friend who did this last summer and the internet, it was a breeze. I found this website - Wholesome Baby Food: Momtastic -which was a wealth of information. I especially like their chart of foods to give baby for each stage. I downloaded and printed mine and stuck it in Owen's section of the Home Binder.Why did I want to make his food? Who wouldn't want to be up to their elbows in steamers, food processors, and purees? Seriously. I just felt that since I am home and have the time I could at least provide Owen with the best possible food to start. I don't know if I will make all of his baby food, but he is now well stocked for a while. Because I made his food, I know that there are no added ingredients, no chemicals, and that it is as fresh (or was before i froze it) as possible and is all organic.
What I did
For starters, Living Social offered a Whole Foods deal several weeks ago that I bought and recieved $20 worth of roceries for $10. So last week Owen and I headed to Whole Foods and purchased some organic fruits and veggies (and maybe a thing or two for mom and dad). I also purchased some packaged food just to have on hand. Here's what we started with:
Organic carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, apples, pears Earth's Best Rice Cereal and Oatmeal Earth's Best Sweet Potatoes (jar) Sprout - Squash, Peas, Pears |
So when I had several bowls of pureed foods lining the counter, I started filling up ice cube trays with all of the purees. I put them in the freezer over night, then popped them out into their own labeled freezer Ziploc bag.
Now, whenever Owen is ready for some food, I simply pop out a cube and let thaw. If we are in a hurry, I will nuke it in the microwave for a few seconds but I then make sure to stir it well and text to make sure there are no hot spots.
There you have it. I have enough cubes to last him until well after i go back to work since right now he is only eating one cube a day.
1 comment:
Good for you girlie! I feel this is an excellent thing. It's not very hard to accomplish, will provide your child with the very best nutrition, and also prepare them to be very good eaters. Mira probably only had a total of 5 jars of baby food. Have you tasted that stuff? It tastes nothing like what the real food tastes like! Mira was ready for very mushy finger food by 9-10 months, and was eating table food with us at 12mos. The jarred food is very runny and does not provide a very appropriate palate for textures, then creating a feeding issue down the road. I think you'll be surprised at how quickly the pureed stage comes and goes. I know I was! I can honestly say (when people see how well Mira eats really healthy foods and self feeds using silverware) that I contribute her good skills to the fact that I made her baby food! Keep up the good work, Momma!
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