Before my son started solid food, I was determined that I would make my own. So, I never tried to use any baby food in the jar until last week. (Of course, I forgot how the texture is when my baby sister was little.) I was so surprised that there is so much water in it. When I mentioned it, my mother-in-law said that she thought that I put water into his food, too. But I told her that I only steam the vegetables without adding extra water into his food.
Since my son is so used to my home-made food, it didn't satisfy him that night. He woke up very early in the middle of the night and hungry.
If you are trying to save some money and keep your baby healthy, I hope the following tips help you to make your own baby food.
1) All the vegetables are steamed and one pound per batch
2) Use the regular food processor to pulse ground about 6-8 times before turning it on to low-high speed until the texture looks like smashed potatoes
3) Transfer to sealable container and store in the fridge
4) Makes 9 serving and each serving is about 2 heaping cereal spoons which is about the same size of the stage 1 baby food in the jar
5) Cooking time is as follows:
a) Frozen Crinkle Cut Carrots - 20 minutes
b) Frozen Butternut Squash - 20 minutes
c) Frozen Turnip - 20-25 minutes
d) Fresh Green Beans - 25 minutes
e) Sweet Potatoes (cut into 1/4" slices) - 20 minutes
f) Frozen Green Peas - 5 minutes
g) Frozen Green Peas and Diced Carrots - 20 minutes
Except peas, the good indicator is fork tender. Then, you will know when it is done.
Hope your baby will love what you make.
