Baby Food

Making baby food is something to be proud of. You may ask, why make food if you can buy it already made on the shelf, and taking care of a baby is a lot of work anyway, why add more to that lengthy list? Well we shouldn’t think of making food as adding more to our already busy schedule, it should be part of our daily schedule.

At one point people made their food and that was that, but today with tempting packaged foods it is real easy to buy and feed mouths. One main problem with packaged foods is the idea of the expiration date. Let’s say you made a great big meal for Holiday and you have lots of meat, veggies, and dessert. Of course you never finish this big meal and it soon becomes “leftovers.” These leftovers stay in the fridge for some days as people pick at it here and there, but what happens to those remnants sticking to the edges of bowls and dishes; they get tossed, they “expire.” So really when it comes to packaged food with expiration dates think of its container as really really good Tupperware. If you had that fancy Tupperware containing a meal from last years Holiday would you still eat it even if its “expiration date” isn’t until next week? I mean technically you could eat it, right? But something inside you starts thinking, “I don’t want this rubbish! I deserve a fresh cooked meal not this old… uhhh what is this anyway? Sheppard’s pie?” Something deep down in us, internally, subconsciously; animalistically you want the freshest most delicious food. We crave real food! Real food as in we know where it comes from and we are rewarded by its deliciousness!

Babies too love the real deal when it comes to food. Making baby food isn’t complicated. It’s a matter of deciding what vegetable, fruit, or fun combination you want, washing it, peeling/cutting it, blending/puree it, and voila baby food! 

Zooey eating fresh! 

Whenever I feed Zooey the fresh stuff she goes wild in comparison to prepackaged baby food. In fact, she even laughs while eating it. When buying fresh fruits and vegetables look for those that come from your very own backyard, are organic, in season, and/or comes from a farmers market.

Of course if you are in a bind, use packaged. Although if you do, try to buy organic. 

Here’s a quick meal example!

Example dish:

1 banana

1 plum (peeled and seeded)

Small handful of blueberries

Splash of nursery water

Prep, puree, and enjoy! 

What’s your favorite baby food recipe?