| Author |
Parenting & Farm Kids:  Making Baby Food  |
|
|
Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 1:39:41 PM
|
I used to think making baby food was a pain - washing out the blender or food processor each time... yuck! But I bought a hand-held blender ($10) a few months ago and it's SO GREAT! I have a bowl full of food and a bowl full of water. Once I puree the food, I put the blender in the bowl of water and turn it on for a few seconds and then wipe it off with a towel. Easy peasy!
There are a few things I make in bulk, like applesauce or pear sauce but mostly I just puree whatever we're eating.
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
|
BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 1:54:08 PM
|
You are so much less lazy than me! I grew up in an old fashioned German community where mama's chew the food before spitting it back on the spoon and popping it into the babys mouth...yep, that's what I did. None of my little ones objected, but I did get some strange looks.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing. Brenda Ueland
http://quilandneedle.blogspot.com/ |
 |
|
|
Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 2:01:08 PM
|
I have a daycare so I'm not sure how well that would go over with the mommies! :)
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
|
|
myfairlady636
True Blue Farmgirl
226 Posts
Janice
Fort Bridger
WY
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 2:35:51 PM
|
I made my own babyfood, something I tried and loved.. when I had leftovers, I would blend them up and put them in an ice cube tray and freeze them.. Once frozen they pop out and store nicely in ziplock bags, then you can thaw out however many you need, do a bunch at once and save on prep time and clean up.
My Fair Lady Farm Girl Sister # 92
"Our lives have meaning, purpose and direction"
http://millberrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://myfairlady636.etsy.com |
|
|
|
tziporra
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Robin
Seattle
WA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2008 : 8:09:07 PM
|
I once bought a couple of jars of baby food for a trip we went on with my first, but it smelled so bad and was so watery I never did it again. What I never understood was bananas in a jar! You take a ripe banana, mash it with a fork, and voila! Baby food! If the baby won't eat the whole banana, what you have left over is tasty on ice cream too.
I have a food mill, which is nice for applesauce and pearsauce because you don't have to peel or core the apples before boiling them, it all gets sorted out in the mill.
I make rice/amaranth/oat cereal with the spice grinder, although this is considerably more work than commercial baby cereals it's also a teensy fraction of the price.
As far as the lazy factor, my babies ate a lot of bananas and avacodos because those don't have to be cooked. And I always found squash/pumpkin/sweet potato to be a breeze, since the puree you get from whatever you are making works for baby food too. I also hardboiled eggs by the dozen to feed yolks (smushed and mixed with a little liquid) to my toothless crowd. And, of course, yogurt by the gallon!
For all the rest of the vegetables I did the steam-and-blend route (I freeze in ice cube trays too). But I /have/ an immersion blender, so next time around I'll be ready with that (due May 10th!!!!).
Best,
Robin |
|
|
|
Lavendar fields dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
1032 Posts
little monkeys mommy
washington
USA
1032 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2008 : 9:20:33 PM
|
hmmmmm.... robin may have to come visit you and try out the whole baby food thing bought jars of food with the other two and of course wouldnt mind seeing that weee new one of yours and to show you my new weee one
lavendar girl |
|
|
|
tziporra
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Robin
Seattle
WA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2008 : 9:35:04 PM
|
Sounds good to me!
With my second, I kept thinking I should try to arrange some sort of baby food swap in my community -- or a day when all the moms got together and steamed-pureed-froze. It's much more fun when you have other ladies to do your chores with!
Best,
Robin
|
|
|
|
La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2008 : 2:51:09 PM
|
Good for you Peanut - for finding a solution that works for you. I'm a big advocate of homemade baby food even though my DD is a teenager now. I had a portable plastic jobby I got from Toys R Us. It was so easy to use and clean I even took it on vacations with us. And, like you, DD ate what we ate. No special meals. My friends were all stunned that she was not a picky eater, ate almost everything, including most veggies. Now, at 15 she has a really wide range of foods she likes. Not too fond of spicey though, but make it mild and she's ok. She's also very willing to try new foods or new dishes she hasn't had before.
Keep it up and you'll have a healthy kid, making good food choices, that isn't afraid to try something new. |
|
|
| |
Parenting & Farm Kids: Making Baby Food |
|
Making Baby Food
