Look At Me! I'm Makin' Baby Food!
My baby may not be a champion sleeper, like Monica’s Henry, but my baby’s mama is Martha Friggin Stewart, Okay??
So after yesterday’s post, I decided I was going to concentrate on feeding Fuzz 3 meals of solids today. For breakfast, he had some oatmeal and apple sauce. For lunch he had an egg yolk (mixed with breastmilk) 2 ounces of sweet potatoes from my homemade freezer stash and more apple sauce. For dinner, he had 3 or 4 ounces of this amazing stew I made! He loooved it!! I found the recipe in a book I’ve had for two years but NEVER USED. I’m SO all over this book! This recipe was really easy, and actually good for everyone in the family. Read on to see…
I made it for the three bigger people.
Then, I took a portion of it and pureed in the blender.
Then, I froze the extra in these cute baby cubes.
Ok, so I’m not even close to Martha, I’m like .01% Martha after she hadn’t slept for 8 1/2 months. But she’d be proud, I know she would.
This dish was seriously easy, but I will mention: The book says the prep time is 5 minutes, which is a bit unrealistic considering you have to peel and chop an onion and a sweet potato, cut up chicken, and peel grapes. Anyone who can do that in five minutes is…well…not me. Even if you don’t have to deal with a needy baby, it seems challenging.
I also added spinach because I’m crazy like that. Also, some poultry spices (sage, tarragon, marjoram) made it more flavorful. I used a low salt chicken broth but added some sea salt to the whole thing at the end. The result was straight-up yum and healthy, too. For the big people, we ate it over quinoa.
Can’t wait to make another one! I think I need more freezer cubes.
Who’s with me? Do you make your own baby food? I will still use jars when I’m in a time crunch but this was actually easy and fun!
I’m with you on wanting to make your own baby food. Most jarred stuff is filled with well…fillers and all sorts of other non-nutritious preservatives. I was looking into getting the Baby Bullet for when my 5 month old officially starts solids. They come with cute containers that Martha would be proud of too!
ohh I can’t wait for this stage! I’m so looking forward to making babyfood!
I’m so not a martha! I buy the Gerber foods. However, I might have to look into that book. Maybe there are things in there the almost 4 year old will eat.
Love the AK books
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I made our daughter’s baby food and loved doing it! It was a learning experience just like anything else is when you have your first! I plan on doing it for any future children we have. I loved knowing what she was eating, and not buying a jar of baby food and wondering. Wish more moms would do this! It’s simple, not time consuming either!
A regular ice cube tray holds 12 one ounce cubes.. So if you pour the purée into a tray, let it freeze, then bust out the cubes into a ziploc bag, you don’t need more containers. It is cheaper and easier to store. Just make sure you date and label the bag. This also works for leftover broth, etc.
@Michelle- thanks for the tip!