Baby food makers? (Purées)

Question

So my 4.5 month old doesn't have long until he's eating other foods! He already lunges at and tries to take whatever I'm eating, and stares at its glory. I'm not really a fan of the pre-made purées and such and would rather like to make my own for him! Anyone have any tips? I'm completely new to this!!

Answer

I work in group homes for people with disabilities so I can literally puree anything haha you can use fruit juice, milk, veggie stock, chicken stock etc to help things puree better. Pees zip up pretty nice. With some veggies like corn or carrots I find I have to add a piece of bread to give the blades something to latch onto. Corn can turn into creamed corn and the skins puree better with bread. For meats like chicken or beef or whatever you can just use stock and they will puree up nice. It's not too hard once you get used to it. Once you know how to do it you'll wonder why people buy pre-made food. I always wondered. You could literally make dinner and just puree up some for your child. And it's easily stored being frozen or whichever. Make sure you get a nice processor that will last. We use a ninja and it works awesome. Best of luck!

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I would spend an hour or so each week steaming and pureeing different fruits, veggies, and roasting meats. Then I'd purée them and freeze in ice cube trays. You can make a lot of servings in a short amount of time. Each cube is a 1 oz. serving. Pinterest has great ideas for combinations and how and when to introduce.

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I just mush up bananas or avacodo with a fork and thin it as needed with formula. Sweet potatoes and carrots I steam first then mash and mix. My lo is only 5 months so isn't ready for much else at this point. I'll sometimes just give her a ripe banana to naw on.

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I made my sons Baby food all from scratch. Mostly just organic fruits and veggies. Don't add anything to it. I never did anyway. I guess that's totally up to you.

If you put them in the freezer, they make for really nice Popsicle things when they're teething. It was a life saver for me lol

Baby food makers? (Purées)

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