So let’s start with an overview on making baby food. Just a quick look at a few things. I think I’ll elaborate about each one in future posts.
Making Baby Food – When to Start?
One of the most important things is when to start making baby food, or actually when is your baby read for baby food? Well, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommends keeping your baby on breast milk or formula for 6 months. Only then you can start making baby food and introduce it to your baby.
Other signs that indicate it might be a good time to start making baby food is if your baby can hold up his or her head and lost the reflex to push anything besides liquid out of the mouth.
Making Baby Food – The Advantages
When it comes to your baby’s well being and development, food plays a big role. There is no doubt that by making baby food by yourself, you know exactly what goes into your baby’s stomach – fresh produce and only specific ingredients. Have you ever read the labels of those little jars in the supermarket? Making baby food means no added starch or sugar, which means more vitamins and nutrients.
And of course – the money. Making baby food in bulk and usually buying the ingredients as a part of the family’s regular shopping list makes a big difference.
Making Baby Food – Where to Start?
One method of making baby food seems to be very popular, easy and handy. I’m talking about purees, which is usually the first thing you’ll be making for your baby. Either vegetables or fruits, cooking and pureeing them using a food processor is the way to start. Boiling is preferring since it keeps the nutrients, but even if you boil, you can use some of the cooking water when you process the food.
The Making Baby Food Biggest Tip
What was the best tip I encountered while researching making baby food? It was the idea to scoop the puree into ice trays and freeze them. This way you get cubes of approx 1oz of baby food. At the beginning, your baby won’t have more than that anyone. It is easily defrost, it can last for weeks and even a month or two, you can mix and match cubes of different purees. It’s great!
Making Baby Food – What’s Next?
Oh, this was really just a taste of making baby food (got the word play? 
) I wanna get as many guidelines, tips, secrets and good advice on making baby food before actually start doing it. So more to come soon…
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