BR - question and no more pics

thatgrrrrl

M has started solids. She's a little iffy on rice cereal.


Question: I plan on making my own baby food - frozen veggies, food processor... How many of you moms have done so with success?

nicoleg1982

Millions have had success.  Billions, even.  Esp. in countries w/o electricity or food processors.  If Carann can do it, anyone can.

Try oatmeal cereal - DD preferred it.

hmonkey

i agree with the oatmeal.  i used a blender and potato masher and baby m is still alive.

and buy a bumkins bib to control mess.

DG1

CUTE!

I did the baby food, too. 

My advice: Don't bother with apples - it's just applesauce, which is available as organic and/or no-sugar-added just about anywhere.

My other advice: Don't bother with the fancy (expensive) baby food makers or storage containers. A food processor, blender, or even hand mixer and cheap ice cube trays work just perfectly. (If stainless steel is an option, go for it. The carrots stained my white hand mixer.)

thatgrrrrl

I figured I'll use my magic bullet and then freeze the food in ice cube trays. Then transfer to labeled freezer bags.

DG1

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[QUOTE]I figured I'll use my magic bullet and then freeze the food in ice cube trays. Then transfer to labeled freezer bags.
Posted by thatgrrrrl[/QUOTE]

that's exactly what we did. I was thrilled to learn that the 99-cent ice cube trays were BPA-free.

In fact, I just dumped some cubes of blueberry puree that had probably been in the freezer for a year. ha.

6fsn

I did it too.  Ditto the oatmeal and DG.  I used an immersiion blender for everything but meat.  My only thought on the bullet is that it may not do high quantity at once.

thatgrrrrl

I'm using the smaller packages of frozen veggies so I'm not looking at 5lbs of purees at once. But duly noted. We also have a standard size food processor.

DG1

We have an older version of this one:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=braun+hand+blender&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=VuF&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&resnum=4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1156&bih=568&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11712607393387862423&sa=X&ei=zcslTujWPMP30gGg4vzzCg&ved=0CHoQ8wIwAA

One tip: put the puree in a ziploc or plastic bag, cut off a corner, and squeeze it into the ice cube trays, like it's an icing piping bag.  A little bit of waste but SO much less mess.

thatgrrrrl

Oooh.. This might be a reason to bring my emmersion blender out of storage!

Good point, DG. I have a piping bag that's never been used. I also have jumbo sized unused syringes.

6fsn

This is what I use...almost daily.  6let is a huge smoothy fan.  I did 5 lbs of peaches last weekend in no time.  I used grinder/chipper part for meats.

http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/kitchendining/brandsforkitchen/cuisinart/electrics/PRD~114198/Cuisinart+Smart+Stick+Hand+Blender.jsp

DG1

See, 6's is better because it's stainless steel.  Baby food stains!

nicoleg1982

I put all sorts of things in my Cuisinart food processor (white plastic parts) and never had any staining issues.

DG1

Really, nico? not even carrots?

nicoleg1982

Not carrots, not tomatoes, not blueberries, not nothing.  No stains.