Your baby is now a few months old and you are thinking about introducing solid food into their diet. This can be a tricky time, as there are so many brands offering processed food. But which one is the best? Well the answer is none of them. You can make healthy, tasty and affordable baby meals at home!
An important factor is the quality and freshness of the ingredients. If you have a local grocer that stocks loose vegetables and fruit, then pay them a visit to see what’s on offer. Loose produce is best because :-
• It is cheaper than prepackaged
• You can buy whatever quantity you need
• You can check the freshness and quality before you buy
Back at home and it’s time to prepare the ingredients for cooking. Make sure you clean off any dirt, and rinsing with water will remove any traces of nasty tasting pesticide.
You can steam or boil your fresh produce, but don’t cook for too long as this will remove all the naturally occurring nutrients that are good for baby.
When cooked, it’s time to process the vegetables or fruit into a puree that is suitable for baby to eat. A fine puree for younger babies and something with a little more texture for older ones. A great tool for this is a baby food grinder, or baby food processor. This device takes the effort out of grinding food and allows you to prepare large batches for freezing, to be used another day.
As baby grows, experiment with different vegetables and other ingredients such as beans, rice, cheese, chicken and fish. All of these ingredients can be blended, in fact many people grind the family meal for baby so that everyone gets to eat together!
Very soon you will see the many benefits of home cooking for baby (health, happiness, convenience and cost), and no longer will you need to worry about what ingredients go in to your baby meals.
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