Baby Fork
Making own baby food: should I steam the veggies and then mush them w/ fork or puree them?
I wasn’t sure if ppl a) usually steam the veggies (or do you boil) and b) just mush them with a utensil or puree them.
What is the best? Most nutritious? My son is 6 mos old if that makes any difference. Thanks!
I used to use an immersion (stick) blender. You can steam them if you want. I used to take vegetables from a stew and puree that with a stick blender. The immersion blender is the best way to prepare babyfood in the quantities that you will want to make.
Good Luck
Baby Fork
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If you’ve used one, what do you think of a baby food mill vs. a blender?
Just wondering what the benefits of a baby food mill are and how well they work. I don’t have a blender either and wondered if it would be difficult to purée small portions well. What about a wand-type mixer?
I’ve tried mashing veggies with a fork and it’s not fine enough (baby gags and sometimes vomits). I need to mush it up better and would like some advice about the type of equipment to use. He’s currently eating baby food from a jar and I’d like to make it fresh. Thanks!
I’ve never used a food mill, but they have poor reviews on Babiesrus.com and target.com
I use my blender to make baby food. It works wonderfully, but I don’t really make small portions. I have a very facy vitamix blender, but I’m sure an ordinary blender would work great too.
I have baby food freezer containers. I usually make food every week or every other week, put it in the containers (2.5 ounces each serving) and pull out a cube at every feeding. This saves alot of time. I’d probably buy jarred food if I felt like I had to make each meal on demand.
I steam or cook the vegetables/fruit first, then put it in the blender with water. Freezing usually dries up some of the moisture, so I add a little breast milk at meal time.
Good luck making this work for you. Home made baby food is so much better than jarred food and much less expensive too. When I make 14 2.5 ounce portions, it comes out to about 20 cents per portion. I buy pre-cut and peeled organic vegetables at the health food store, it can be even less expensive if you peel and cut the vegetables yoursel.
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