Making Baby Food

For all those new mommies or mommies who were just wondering about making baby food. I will tell you that it's not the easiest thing to do unless you have the correct tools for this. Making your own baby food will not necessarily save you a ton of money; however if you want to know what's in your child's food this is the way to go! So who's with me?!

Let's go!

Items you  need:
-Great processor of some sort. I'll tell you right now that if you can afford to get one of the processors specifically made for baby food, I'd spend the money. I bought a mini food processor and it doesn't make the texture smooth enough for Gavin. Here are some brands to try and where to find them:
   -Baby Bullet-Your local Bed, Bath and Beyond- Buy, Buy, Baby-or online. (Hint you can use your 20% off coupon at BBB!!
   -Beaba Baby food Cooker-online and at Williams Sonoma (this one is quite pricey and I tried pulling    it apart and putting it back together in the store, it was a little tricky.)
   -Honestly you can just google baby food makers and come up with a huge list of them!!
 -Great fresh foods on the approved list for each stage. Remember not all foods have to be organic,        items that have a thick skin don't need to be organic, only the thinner skinned fruits and veggies.
  -Ice cube trays or some other type of storage for the food.
  -Baby food recipe books or some recipes you've googled online!
  ARE YOU READY TO MAKE SOME BABY FOOD?!

So I've purchased the Baby Bullet at Bed Bath and Beyond for 52.00 with the 20% off coupon you get in the mail! I will post pics and a review after I use it tomorrow. If you're not willing to spend the money and you just have a mini food processor you can still make some of the foods. A mini food processor works fine if you're making avocado, strawberries (please watch out because they are on the allergy list), very soft steamed carrots, bananas, or any other soft fruit.

Stay tuned for another post on some great foods to start out with your little one and some pics of some food I've made with fresh fruit and veggies using the Baby Bullet and my mini food processor. So get ready to gather your products and lets make some baby food!

Happy Reading!
LGMM