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Homemade Baby Food
If you haven't already figured it out, babies are expensive!
Making your own baby food is an easy and cheap alternative to pre-packaged store bought baby food and
will help to give your baby a great start in life.
Most fruits and vegetables are made the same way: wash, peel, core, slice (or simply buy frozen),
microwave, puree, pour into ice-cube trays or the
Fresh Baby So Easy Baby Food/Breast Milk Trays
which prevent freezer burn and keep freezer odors out of your baby's food, freeze for 8-10 hours and transfer to freezer bags until ready to serve.
To serve, simply defrost one or more single-serving cubes and feed.
Baby Food by Age
| Age to Introduce | Food |
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| 6 months | Acorn Squash, Apples, Bananas, Butternut Squash, Green Peas, Pears, Sweet Potatoes |
| 6-8 months | Apricots, Avocados, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums, Pumpkin, Tofu, Yellow Squash, Zucchini |
| 8-10 months | Asparagus, Black Beans, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Garbanzo Beans, Green Beans, Mangos,Papayas, Pinto Beans, Snow Peas, White Beans, White Potatoes |
| 10-12 months | Beets, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Corn, Dates, Eggplant, Pineapple |
| over 12 months | Almonds, Blueberries, Flax Seed, Pecans, Raspberries Sesame Seeds, Strawberries, Walnuts |
Baby Food Recipes
Acorn Squash or Butternut Squash
- Quantity | 1 large or 2 medium acorn squash or 1 medium to large butternut squash. Short on time? Use 2 or 3 10-ounce frozen packages.
- Prep | Wash, cut in half, spoon out seeds and cut into 8 sections.
- Cook | Put pieces in microwave safe dish with 2 tablespoons of water and cover with plastic wrap.
- Cook | Microwave for 10 minutes then let stand in microwave for 5 minutes. Squash is done when it can be pierced easily with a fork.
- Remove Skin | Spoon out squash meat using spoon and fork.
- Puree | Put meat in blender. Add 1/2 cup water. Puree. Add more water if needed to smooth out texture.
- Freeze | Pour into ice cube trays, cover and freeze for 8 hours. Transfer to freezer bags and return to freezer.
- Makes | 2 -4 trays (24-48 1-ounce servings)
| Apples |
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- Quantity | 6 medium golden delicious apples.
- Prep | Wash, peel, core and cut into 1 inch slices.
- Cook | Put pieces in microwave safe dish, cover, microwave for 5 minutes then let stand in microwave for 5 minutes. Repeat until the apples can be pierced easily with a fork.
- Puree | Put pieces and cooking juices in blender. Puree to smooth out texture.
- Freeze | Pour into ice cube trays, cover and freeze for 8 hours. Transfer to freezer bags and return to freezer.
- Makes | 2 trays (24 1-ounce servings)
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| Pears |
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- Quantity | 6 Bartlett or Anjou pears.
- Prep | Wash, half, spoon out core, remove skin and cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Cook | Put pieces in microwave safe dish, cover, microwave for 5 minutes then let stand in microwave for 5 minutes. Repeat until the pears can be pierced easily with a fork.
- Puree | Put pieces and cooking juices in blender. Puree to smooth out texture.
- Freeze | Pour into ice cube trays, cover and freeze for 8 hours. Transfer to freezer bags and return to freezer.
- Makes | 2-3 trays (24-36 1-ounce servings)
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| Sweet Potatoes |
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- Quantity | 2-3 medium or large sweet potatoes.
- Prep | Wash, peel and chop into 1 inch cubes.
- Cook | Put pieces in microwave safe dish with 2 tablespoons of water, cover, microwave for 10 minutes then let stand for 5 minutes. Repeat until the pears can be pierced easily with a fork.
- Puree | Put pieces and cooking juices in blender. Add 1/4 cup water. Puree. Add more water if needed to smooth out texture.
- Freeze | Pour into ice cube trays, cover and freeze for 8 hours. Transfer to freezer bags and return to freezer.
- Makes | 2 trays (24 1-ounce servings)
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