When Ladybug was beginning to eat solids, I somehow decided I was going to make her baby food (maybe I was inspired by a mommy blogger out there somewhere? I can’t remember exactly!) I made Ladybug’s baby food, and once I realized how easy and cheap it was, I never looked back! I made Stinkbug’s food, and now I’m making baby food again for little Doodlebug.
My favorite resource for baby-food-making is Wholesome Baby Food. There is a wealth of information and tons of great recipes for making your baby’s food. (When I looked over there this week, I’ve noticed they’ve added a ton of new stuff since the first time I made homemade baby food in 2007!)
Basic Tips to Making Baby Food:
- Some fruits and veggies don’t need to be cooked to be made into baby food– like banana and avocado.
- You can bake, boil, or steam fruits and veggies before pureeing. (The Wholesome Baby Food website gives tips for preparing each fruit and veggie.)
- A food processor or a blender will work to make your purees.
- Freeze the baby food in ice-cube trays. After frozen, transfer to a labeled Ziploc bag in the freezer. (Each cube is about one ounce of baby food.)
- If your baby doesn’t seem to like a food when you first introduce it, don’t stop trying!
- When baby starts eating solid food, you can also try giving her a sippy cup to figure out. (It will probably take a while to get the hang of it!)
- Once baby is a crawler (7-11 months), you can introduce finger foods. Cooked peas, banana chunks, avocado pieces, etc. At first baby may get really frustrated as he learns to use the pincer grasp to pick up these things, but he will get it with time and practice!
- Keep some wipes or a wet rag handy to clean up the mess– and there will be plenty of mess!
- Have fun! Enjoy introducing your baby to a wide range of foods, spices and flavors!
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I just made a bunch of baby food for Landon. It was easy and cheap!
So glad you’re making baby food! It is so fun (and so cheap!)