If you are a parent that makes food for your baby at home you are
so far ahead of the masses that are still feeding jarred food to their
babies. Using a baby food maker to make the food allows you to have
absolute control over what your baby eats and this means that they are
eating foods that are free from excess/added sugar, salt, fillers and
other additives that can affect your child adversely over the long run.
You
are using the freshest foods and the best quality produce from your
local market. Of course if you want to go totally organic then making
natural foods for your baby is a breeze, you just go to your local
farmers market or organic grocer and buy your produce. There are times
though when your time might be short and in that case you can use fresh
frozen vegetables and fruits in your baby food machine as it is quite
easy. All you need is a baby food maker that will defrost, steam, blend
and then puree' your fruits and vegetables. You can choose to make just
what you need at the time, or is if time is not an issue at the moment
you can stock up and make a week or two worth of food and store it in
your freezer in plastic covered ice cube trays and then transfer the
cube sized meals in Ziploc bags.
Remember that using a baby food
maker and good quality fruits and vegetables and yes even meats and fish
you will save money! Homemade food for you baby DOES cost less to make
then buying store bought food. Think about this: When you make your own
homemade food for your baby, it is the most natural that you can get and
if you are concerned with the environment think about all the glass
jars that you will not have to recycle! You are actually helping the
environment!
Homemade Baby Food Cooking Tips
Most of the
foods that you will be making will of course need to either be cooked,
baked or steamed. If you are using a baby food maker then when the food
is soft you will put it in the machine and add any water used in the
cooking to blend until puree'd to the consistency you want and then all
of a sudden, presto-chango you have healthy food made at home.
In
order to retain the utmost in nutrients and vitamins in the food you are
preparing for you baby, steaming is the absolute best way to keep the
taste and nutrients in the food. If you don't have a baby food maker
that steams then you can boil the foods that you want to make for your
child, but much of the vital nutrients can get boiled out of the food
this way. Then after boiling you can use a regular counter top blender
to puree the food, but now you are taking two steps and taking up a lot
of room on your counter top with blenders and pots. An all in one baby
food maker is the answer to this problem!
When it comes to
pureeing your food for your baby you can use a food processor just as
you can use a blender, but then again you are taking two steps to
accomplish something you can accomplish in one step. You could also cook
your babies food in any way you want and then use a bowl and a hand
blender, but that can get messy.
Remember you can store larger amounts of prepared foods in ice
cube trays until frozen and then put in Ziploc bags. I like the flexible
ice cube trays for this as it is easier to get the cubes out! Don't
forget that if you do store your homemade baby food in Ziploc bags to
put an expiration date six weeks in advance on the bag. Making homemade
baby food in an all in one baby food maker
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bought stuff and does not have all the additives. The food will be home
made and delicious to eat! To learn more about making baby food at home
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