Baby Food

I learned how to make homemade baby food at a mom's group I attend.  I was super excited to try it out.  The first thing I did was sweet potatoes.  

I bought 2 sweet potatoes at the store for under $2. 

The first step was to peel and chop them.

Then, as you see below, boil them until they're soft.  3 is to puree, which I used a food processor for.  {A blender supposedly works as well.}

Step 4- blend and blend {or process and process?} until it's as smooth as you can get it.  Add water from the pot you boiled the food in to get it the right thickness for your babies' age.  The younger they are, the thinner it should be.  Also, you keep the water you boiled it in to use because that water has vitamins in it from the boiled food. 

Step 5 & 6- scoop out and pour into containers.  I used washed baby food containers and ice cube trays.   After doing both, I prefer the ice cube trays.  After they freeze, you put them all in a freezer ziploc bag.  Then you can get as little or many cubes out at a time.  The little baby food containers can be hard find in the freezer and get lost. 

Step 7- label your bag {if you used one} with what it is and the date.

For less than $2, I made a TON more baby food than you could buy with $2. 

It wasn't hard and I actually enjoyed doing it.  I can't wait to try a new vegetable... maybe carrots next!