Silas Edition! This post is labeled baby and food. Exactly.
I thought I'd try some puréeing. Surely I can do this. I figure no matter what it tastes like this will be both the best and worst food he has ever had. I read an article that said "Don't serve babies bland food, get them ready for flavors from your everyday cooking." I wonder, "Which is it?" It is impossible to do both. I don't think it is appropriate to start your baby off with blended freezer pizzas.
I did try to add in some spices as the article suggested. I never use spices so I went simple with cinnamon for fruits and garlic for veggies. At the least it will make Silas smell like Christmas and be safe from vampires.
I thought I'd try some puréeing. Surely I can do this. I figure no matter what it tastes like this will be both the best and worst food he has ever had. I read an article that said "Don't serve babies bland food, get them ready for flavors from your everyday cooking." I wonder, "Which is it?" It is impossible to do both. I don't think it is appropriate to start your baby off with blended freezer pizzas.
I did try to add in some spices as the article suggested. I never use spices so I went simple with cinnamon for fruits and garlic for veggies. At the least it will make Silas smell like Christmas and be safe from vampires.
Here's what I made: apples, pears, bananas, green beans, sweet potatoes, avocados, squash, and carrots. So far we have just tried the yams. I think they are going well. If he doesn't like other foods, we may have vast amounts of inedible cuisine up for grabs around here. Let the days of constantly sticky hands, finding crusty food on furniture, and spit baths commence!
Alright mom and chef friends, suggestions? What do your kids like the most? What spices should I branch out to? From my sampling, I think I liked the bananas the best. Et tu, Silas?
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| Our fruit bowl is not used to handling such large amounts of produce. |
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Apples
Wash, peel, cut into chunks, add to boiling waster for 5-7 minutes, blend, cool, freeze.
8 Gala apples made 24 ounces.
Pears
Wash, peel, cut into chunks, add to boiling waster for 5-7 minutes, blend, cool, freeze.
8 Bartlett pears made 36 ounces.
Carrots
Add to boiling water for 10-12 minutes, blend, cool, freeze.
2 small bags of frozen baby carrots made 32 ounces.
Bananas
Peel, blend, freeze.
8 bananas made 32 ounces.
Sweet Potatoes
Wash, pierce, bake at 375 for 45 minutes-1 hour, scoop out filling, blend, cool, freeze.
4 large sweet potatoes made 36 ounces.
Green Beans
Steam, blend, cool, freeze.
Small steamer bag made 12 ounces.
Avocados
Wash, peel, cut into chunks, blend, freeze.
4 avocados made 16 ounces.
Squash
Add to boiling water for 5-7 minutes, blend, cool, freeze.
1 small bag of frozen slices made 8 ounces.
Without bargain shopping the whole thing cost about 25 bucks. Next time...Peas!
Here's what Jamie tried to begin with: http://jensensplusone.blogspot.com/p/baby-food-recipe.html
ReplyDeleteI love your recipes ...I'm excited for that adventure with Lucas :)
Very nice! I'll be returning here when Lucy's appetite expands. Did you use ice trays to freeze stuff?
ReplyDeleteBananas and sweet potatoes are faves here. Carrots are going down ok. He likes peas too if I add a little liquid--milk--and really pulse it, otherwise the little pea skins make him gag--or worse:P Cover frozen peas in water and nuke for maybe a minute--they should still be bright green when done, then pulse them like crazy.I have started both of my kiddos on whole milk yogurt around 7 months of age. (Apparently yogurt is low in lactose, so unless you have a history of milk allergy in your family, it's considered an ok first food.) I make it, and it's pretty easy and turns out thick--and tart-- like Greek yogurt.
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