3 Steps to Making Your Own Baby Food from Scratch

Don't click away from this post!  You can do it.  Making your own baby food doesn't really take that much time, even for a domestically challenged person like myself! And it is so much healthier-- fresh, no packaging, no preservatives for your new beauty.

1. Grab a copy of Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron.  This book is an extensive guide for making your own baby food, and for healthy eating in general. It is loaded with recipes, nutritional information, month by month baby feeding guidelines and lots more.  My copy is worn and stained with baby food in various stages of creation.  Now that my kids aren't babies anymore, I'm still keeping it for the recipes featuring whole foods and for the play section with homemade craft and art materials.

2.  The short of it?  You simply steam up large batches of organic, hopefully local vegetables, blend them with water, and freeze them in BPA free ice cube trays. 

3.  Then, pop them out and store in a BPA free (they now make biodegradable ones) bag or glass container in the freezer. Then you can heat it on the stovetop or in the microwave (not in plastic!). Remember, heating in the microwave can make foods unevenly hot, which might burn your little one’s mouth, so be careful.

I made many more batches for my first daughter, I must admit. If you buy store- bought baby food, buy a brand that is organic and stored in glass, such as Earth’s Best. Also look for baby food that does not contain additional sugar, food coloring, or other artificial additives.

Readers, what are your tips for making baby food? Help out a new, sleep deprived mama reader out there and share, please!

This is an excerpt from my ebook, Eat Non-Toxic:  a manual for busy parents. Check it out for more ways to avoid BPA and eat healthy with your family.  It's loaded with practical tips for parents looking to lessen their family's exposures to chemicals in feeding, drinking, and storage gear.