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Making your own super baby food is easy
Preparing your own home made infant food will result in you giving your baby some super baby food. It will taste nourishing and be made from newly picked ingredients with no preservatives. Even if you have a hectic timetable you can still make fresh super baby food for your child.
Making super baby food in your own home calls for merely one or two ingredients. You will require an ice cube tray, good quality freezer bags. A blender or baby food grinder is preferable, but you can manage without one if required.
One of the easiest super baby foods that you can prepare is applesauce, simply peel the apples and dice small, cook over low temperature until softened. Test to see if there are no lumps and then pour into the ice cube trays. Freeze and then put separate cubes into a labeled freezer bag.
The next super baby food is bananas. Allow the bananas to go soft, or occasionally you can purchase softened bananas at your grocery store really cheaply. Chop them up and put through the blender. Now the bananas may be somewhat brown. If your child is a bit older you can put in a few drops of lemon juice to prevent this browning, just make sure that they have had either the juice or the bananas previously, as you do not want to introduce two new foods at once. Again freeze them and place into your labeled freezer bag.
To prepare super baby food from vegetables select sweet potatoes to begin with. These are uncomplicated to cook and mash and then puree or blend. Again freeze and label. Other good veggie options for super baby food include regular potatoes, squash, carrots and peas.
Once you thaw out your fresh super baby food it may be a little too thick. If so just add either a small quantity of water or formula to make it the correct consistency. You will probably want to use 3 ice cubes of food at first, using more as your child develops.
As your infant gets older and is prepared to eat meats your blender may not chop or puree the meat enough. This is when it is best to switch to a food processor if feasible. Small food processors are offered at a minimum cost, if money is an issue.
When introducing meats start by using chicken or turkey breast sliced up and pureed These are great super baby food options and are simple to digest.
Before you know it your child will be able to eat portions from your regular family meals. You can easily puree or dice up their portions just before serving. If you need to thin potatoes or carrots out, you can in fact use some of the water which you cooked the food in. Just make sure you allow it to cool down before serving.
If you make the option to dish up healthy super baby food, your baby will all ready be learning how to put together good healthy food decisions. This will help serve to stop any eating or weight concerns later on in life.