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desertjean

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A friends baby just started real food. As a young mom many moons ago, I simply tossed whatever we were having in the processor and that was his dinner. Since he's now over 6 feet tall, I figure I must have done it right smileys/smile.gif

The friend wants to make her own baby food, but is concerned about just tossing their meals in the processor. I checked at Amazon and B&N for a cookbook, but the variety of info is just that, a variety. Anyone know of a T&T cookbook for baby food?

 
Hi dj...

I found the cookbooks to be mostly common sense, and with allergies and such, you are better off to keep it as simple as possible.
I made all of baby food from scratch. All I did was to follow the doc's list of foods for the appropriate age. I would take the vegetable or fruit and simmer it with water and puree it. Then I would freeze it in an ice cube tray and store in zip-loc bags.
Now, I would make the effort to buy organic veggies and fruit and do the same. It was inexpensive and healthy, and my kids love veggies. I used to take my first born to the market with me, and allow him to pick out a treat. We were on a very limited budget, and he would always pick artichokes. Part of me would sigh, and part of me would smile, as I paid the $2+ price, depending on the season.
It is definitely worth the effort.

 
I would try the library first before buying one - a lot of the books have very basic info

like pureeing fruits and veggies, etc. A lot of them have suggestions about using ingredients that are inappropriate for certain ages as well, so tell the mom to be aware of that when reading. I was amazed at the amounts of eggs, citrus and nuts used in recipes for the under one year old set.

Additionally, I would strongly suggest feeding the child from the family table as appropriate as much as possible. That way they learn the tastes they will be sharing with everyone else, and it makes less work for mom or dad. I used to set aside the components of dinner before spicing them or adding things that were inappropriate, then run them through a food mill.

Here is an inexpensive one that works very well with most foods:

http://www.happybabyproducts.com/kidcofoodmill.html

 
Thanks, everyone!

This is a great help. Putting the baby food mill with an easy to understand book will be perfect. I hadn't thought of including the mill, and it makes great sense. (I can remember having to check his food carefully after the food processor would get done for any left over lumps.)

I just hate the thought of anyone spending all that money on little glass jars!

 
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