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Homemade baby food question
I am going to make some sweet potatoe and squash this weekend. We have done rice and introduced some natural applesauce so figured I better get to the veggies... was there a certain squash variety you normally went with (acorn, butternut). Also for those who amde their own babyfood what kids of fruits did you do. I looked at wholesomebaby's site and it seems that some fruits froze better than others. I only did a couple when Blake was little and wanted to do a few more this time around...I don't plan to introduce anymore fruits to Kenendy right now but with fruit still in season I wanted to make some and freeze it to use in a few months
Re: Homemade baby food question
We always used butternut squash b/c it was what my parents grew. I think acorn would be fine though too.
For fruit, we did apples, peaches, banana (fresh, not frozen), mango, pears. We didn't introduce many others until he was eating finger foods.
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I used both acorn and butternut. Butternut yeilds more per squash if that matters to you. Acorn are really hallow in the middle.
I used a ton of mango when they were little, but they really didn't care for it plain. Mango has a pretty strong flavor (and purees up very thin), so I always mixed it with yogurt or applesause when serving.
I bought frozen yellow squash and used it. Sweet potatoes are really easy. Just bake them up and puree them.
I've done apples, you just boil them. Pears I just bought canned that is no sugar and 100% juice. Peaches I bought frozen. Bananas I do fresh.
Also when you get to meats, you can buy ground turkey and chicken at Target. Brown it and puree it. I add water to thin it, and I also add some prunes since rice seems to make Mason constipated.
Actually, most things I bought frozen and then steamed them.