Homemade Baby Purees

One of the things I have done for all of my children is to make their first baby food purees.  I decided that is was time to start making some for my daughter, so I have spent the last week making her first purees and getting them stashed in the freezer.  She is only taking oatmeal right now and we are in the process of determining if she is even ready for solids yet.  But, I do have plenty of purees to start with when the time is right.

I always thought it would be time consuming to make purees, but it doesn’t take that much of my time and I enjoy making it for them.

So far, I have made sweet potato, carrot and squash puree.  My parents have some fruit trees on their property and have always made our children their apple, pear and peach purees.  These have been in my basement since the fall and I just need to get the fruit into ice cube trays and frozen.

The squash ready to be cooked.
Ready for the freezer.
All of the finished vegetable purees.

Some books for reference that I have used are First Meals and Super Baby Food.  Also, check out Stephanie at Keeper of the Home.  She is doing a series on raising healthy eaters and has a lot of helpful information.

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January 26, 2008 | Filed Under Food & Eating, In the Kitchen, Parenting 

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