My son loves to eat! I decided to start making my own baby food for a couple different reasons. First, for the financial benefits because baby food can be very expensive!! Second, I want to know what is going into his little belly and if I am making it, I know just the ingredients!
I purchased a "Magic Bullet" food processor. I love this thing! It can puree just about anything and is very quick! It comes with a small and large container so I can choose which is better according to the amount of food I need to make. (It also comes with cups you can mix up drinks in for smoothies for Mommy & Daddy!) My son can eat about half a can of veggies at a time, so this is definitely saving us some money because it is about twice the amount of food as in a baby food jar at the store.
Here's what I do:
First I get the amount of food that I want to chop up and put it in the cup. For veggies, I add a little water, but fruit doesn't need any. Then I hook it up and in about 10 seconds, I have nice and smooth food for baby!
If I have extra food left over or if I am making a large batch of it, I would pour it into an ice cube tray and put it in the freezer. Once it was frozen, I would take it out and put it in a labeled zip-lock bag for another meal. For my son, he would usually eat about 2-4 cubes for his portions (like I said, he is a big eater!).
The processor can also chop up food into smaller pieces which came in helpful as my son transitioned from "liquid" food to small pieces. He is now eating regular table food, but I plan on using this again for my next baby when the time comes. This machine can even puree meat which was helpful when we were introducing it to my son. I highly recommend this product if you are interested in making your own baby food!
The picture below shows how I made a serving of green beans before, after, and eating.
This is so great!! Love it! I will have to remember that when Max has a brother/sister some day! hehe.
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