Homemade Baby Food

First I want to start off by acknowledging how terrible I am with not posting as frequently as I should be. So please forgive me!

However, for those of you who follow me on Instagram may know, I had my first go at making homemade baby food last week... While I was so proud of myself for being Susie homemaker, I thought Honor was about to just dive into what I had prepared her. Well.... I was totally WRONG, lol! 

After introducing her to oatmeal as her first solid food, I kept her on that first for a good few weeks to a month. After doing some research on how to make homemade baby food, I decided to try making greens beans as her first green vegetable. I went on to boil them first ( since I didn't have a steamer), then blended them in a blender along with the water I boiled it in. Now since this was my first time making it, I'd say it turned out ok for the most part, but I wasn't too thrilled with it, and as I mentioned, Honor wasn't too pleased with it either. 

I tried feeding the green beans to her a second time, and this time I added a little bit of puréed pear to it... But that didn't work either. So I pretty much laid off the green beans for the rest of the week. 

A week later, my mom had actually bought me a steamer and food processor since she knew I wasn't too pleased with my other method of making her food. So this week, I was even more excited to make her some more food with my new little appliances! I decided to get her some butternut squash, carrots, and sweet potato to try (NOT all within the same week though. Just preparing for future feedings). First, I just want to say, having a steamer and processor makes life so much easier when you want to make homemade baby food! It made both the squash and carrots EXACTLY how I wanted and pictured... And actually LOOKED like baby food unlike the green beans (which was more choppy looking and less of a purée texture). 

After I finished making her food, I stored them accordingly, leaving out two little jars of the squash for the next two days for feedings. 

Now I'm sure most of you moms know when making homemade baby food, it's important to label them all with expiration dates. This is helpful for the food stored in the fridge as well as the freezer. Now frozen baby food is good for three months from the date made-granted, it is properly stored. Baby food kept in the fridge must be consumed within 72 hours of being made and placed in there. So generally it's best to only set aside what you know you have baby eat right away otherwise just thaw out the next meal over night in the fridge, or submerged in warm water. 

Anywho, with that being said, here are a few videos of Honor trying out my homemade baby food. 

Also, here is the steamer and food processor I used to make the squash and carrots. Both can be found at Walmart...as well as the containers and storing system I used. Links are with the pictures! :) 

Black and Decker Food Processor

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Steamer Pot

(this isn’t the exact one I have, but it is very similar)

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Infantino Fresh Squeezed Station

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Baby Bullet Storage System

(These containers are so cute to me and I LOVE them!!)

Find it Here!

Hope you guys enjoy, and I hope to inspire you to make homemade baby food!

xoxo