Now that Isaiah has been eating solids for a while now I think it’s time to start making him his own food. He’s our fourth baby – I think it’s time I started pureeing veggies. And now that we’ll be starting the GAPS diet (another post), it’s even more crucial. And I’ve finally gotten rid of my last excuse not to.
He’s mostly been eating Earth’s Best organic baby food. I’ve been using some of the excess jars as containers for my ointment recipe. (More on that another time). However, I’d really like to start making my own baby food. For one, I’m overflowing with jars even with all the ointment and two, I make everyone else’s food from scratch at home, why not Isaiah’s?
The problem is I’ve been intimidated by baby food. Don’t laugh. Ok, laugh a little – it’s silly. But I just don’t know why I can’t wrap my head around chop, boil, puree, freeze. Not exactly rocket science.
I used to be really intimidated by soups, too. The whole chopping and boiling thing just tripped me up. Really, stop laughing at me. I finally went for it though and started making soups. Now I’m a soup master. Not really, but I make a pretty good chicken noodle.
But there’s still the freezing part. I had no ice cube trays. I bought one at a thrift store once when Ella was a baby and never used it so I got rid of it. But they were too small anyway. I needed something bigger. But not as big as a canning jar.
Hmmm…
Amazon.com to the rescue. I found Tovolo King Cube Extra Large Silicone Ice Cube Trays
that work perfectly for freezing baby food portions. At least portions that feed older babies like my Z-bug. That kid can eat! Once they’re frozen I can just pop out the cubes and stick them in a freezer bag. Ta da!
So there goes my last excuse. I know I can cook a vegetable. I’m pretty sure I can handle the puree part and now I’ve got a way to freeze it. Now I just need to remember to do it before the sweet potatoes go bad.
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Nina Nelson – who has written 203 posts on Shalom Mama.
Nina Nelson is a freelance writer, mama to four and wife to one. She writes regularly about minimalism, living more sustainably and living more intentionally. She loves reading, snuggling and giggling at miniature horses.
I thought about making baby food but we added it up and figured by the time we bought a variety of all organic produce, it was actually cheeper just to keep buying organic baby food in jars! At least that’s what I tell myself
Kudos to you though! I can’t wait to hear how it goes!