How to Make your Own Baby Food

I received a baby food maker as a baby shower gift when I was pregnant with Brody and I was certain that I would make all his baby food for the first 6+ months.  Let's just say I made one batch of sweet potatoes, forgot to peel off the skin, he hated them and I never made another batch!  They made those easy baby food pouches that you could pick up at the store and he loved them, so that's what we did. 

I swore when I was pregnant with my second that I was going to give it another try.  I'm so glad that I did.  I actually started having fun with it and she was enjoying what I was making.  It became a very rewarding experience.  I'm not going to go into the details of how much money this saves you compared to buying baby food, but I promise you it saves a lot.  

These baby cookers are definitely not mandatory because you can cook your own food and then throw it in a blender to puree; but I will say, I love having the steamer and blender in one to make mine.  Just register for one!

So this is all you need to do:

1. Pick your fruits and vegetables and chop them up. 

2. Steam one vegetable at a time in your cooker.

3. Puree steamed food.

4. Place pureed food in ice trays or baby food trays (I shared my favorites at the end of this post.)

5. Place Trays in Freezer.

6. Once frozen, place each one in a zip lock bag and label with name and date.

When I first started making the baby food, I used to mix together a few flavors before I froze them, but I decided I much prefer to freeze all the foods separately and then I can pick and choose what I want to feed her for each meal.

:: Favorite Foods to Puree :: 

Sweet Potatoes

Butternut Squash

Corn (I mostly use canned corn)

Carrots

Cauliflower

Broccoli 

Green Beans

Lentils

Black Eyed Peas

Peas (frozen)

Spinach (fresh)

Kale (fresh)

Avocado

Apple

Blueberries

Pineapple

Watermelon

Strawberries

Mango

:: Favorite Baby Food Combinations :: 

Banana/Avocado/Oatmeal

Spinach/Pineapple/Coconut Water

Blueberries/Kale/Banana

Sweet Potato/Corn/Apple

Squash/Green Beans/Cauliflower

Lentils/Sweet Potatoes/Kale

Squash/Zucchini/Apple

Peas/Squash/Quinoa

Sweet Potatoes/Corn/Broccoli

:: Favorite Baby Food Items :: 

Boon Baby Spoons //  Silicon Ice Trays //  OXO Baby Freezer Cubes  // Beaba Baby Cooker // Beaba Silicon Multiportion Tray with Lid // Reusable Food Pouch // Infantino Squeeze Station 

Suction Baby Food Bowls // Suction Sectioned Plate // Silicon Bibs // Skip Hop Plate and Bowl Set // Baby food silicon place mat and Bowl in One (square) // Silicon Place mat and plate (round)

I hope this helps you guys!  I wanted to share this because I felt it was a pretty intimidating process at first for some reason, but it can really be easy and enjoyable.  Your baby will let you know if they don't like a certain food or food combination.  Just try a new version the next time.


What are your favorite combinations of baby food??

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