Making Your Own Baby Food?

• So... it sounds like a big hassel.
• Like, you must be crazy to the store and not just buy the jars of baby food?
• You must have WAY to much time on your hands to be able to make your baby's food.

Wrong!

I'm not a big *organic food* health nut or anything, I promise!

But, seriously, this is SO much better for your baby, SO much cheaper, and SO EASY!

The reason it's better is because you know the state the food was in before you process it, you know what was added to the mixture, and you know how it was handled thereafter. Read the labels, many have additional preservatives, etc. in addition to the main ingredient and water.

For obvious reasons, its cheaper. Just to give you an idea- I bought a single butternut squash, the most expensive food I've bought at $1/lb. I chopped it, boiled it in water, pureed it in a blender, and froze single servings in ice cube trays. I had so many single servings cubes that it filled an entire gallon freezer bag full, and this alone would feed her for an entire month if not longer. One pkg. of baby food is approx. $1.50 for 2.5 oz. = about 2 feedings. The cost/feeding is $0.75. Now, my butternut squash was $3.57. And did I mention it filled a whole gallon bag full of single-serving cubes... 56 cubes to be exact. So, the cost/feeding is $0.06! That's a savings of 92%!

There is no magic to this.

You can use your leftovers after dinner... potatoes, green beans, corn, fruits, meats, etc.

Babies also love bananas and avacados, which don't require any cooking! Just pop them in the blender with some water and freeze!

So far I've made zucchini, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Months of food for only $6.16!

If you are someone who likes a "guide", then I would recommend buying "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron. There are gently used copies for sale on Amazon.com for under $10. She is somewhat of an organic health nut, but what I was most interested in was her recommendations on when to start certain foods and her recipes. She also has other tips on frugal living with infants, etc.

So there you have it! Hope this helps someone out!