Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Hey everyone, Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate the help! Hugs Krissie xx x xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I really liked Super Baby Foods by Ruth Yaron. There's even recipes for the kiddos (and family recipes too). It helped me through the 'what do I feed/make for him now?' stage. She has suggestions what to try and when. What freezes well, how to freeze it (in ice cube trays, and then pop out and store in zip top bags or other containers - that's what worked for us). They had it at our library, I checked it out and then ended up buying it because I really loved it. I still use some of the recipes for us, and my son is 6 now. Missie On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:49 AM, krissie_ciccone<the_candy_perfume_girl wrote: > > > Hey everyone, > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 > month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from > a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for > vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. > However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my > own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only > made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I > was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. > Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some > web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really > appreciate the help! > > Hugs > > Krissie > > xx x xx > > -- http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ ~~~~~(m-.-)m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Until a year, solids are for the experience of eating them, not nutrition. I used a mini food processor and a hand food mill (for travel). avocado, baked sweet potato, cooked beans, etc. are all good early foods. Be sure to avoid the allergy trigger foods. This is not a complete list: before age 1, no soy, dairy, wheat, citrus, egg white, strawberries; before age 2 no honey, chocolate, nuts. The best book on feeding babies, toddlers and their families is called Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. You should be able to find it at your local library. There is some great information on the website: www.superbabyfood.com ________________________________ krissie_ciccone <the_candy_perfume_girl Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:49:15 AM Baby food ideas Hey everyone, Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate the help! Hugs Krissie xx x xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I also liked Super Baby Foods. There is also a great chart of introducing foods in one of Dreena Burton's book....Vive le Vegan I think. Our first foods were avocado, banana, and sweet potatoes. All of our food I just cooked at home and mashed up. Boring is good for now! It's just about flavor and texture. Your little one thinks the flavor of a plain veggie or fruit is amazing - she hasn't been trained yet to think it needs salt or anything. We bought a manual baby food grinder at Babies R Us for around $10. You just put whatever veggies you have cooked in there and crank away so that two-bit is eating essentially what everyone else is. We didn't start using that until around 10 months or so because it doesn't get things really smooth. Janelle robin koloms wrote: > > > Until a year, solids are for the experience of eating them, not nutrition. > > I used a mini food processor and a hand food mill (for travel). > avocado, baked sweet potato, cooked beans, etc. are all good early foods. > > Be sure to avoid the allergy trigger foods. This is not a complete > list: before age 1, no soy, dairy, wheat, citrus, egg white, > strawberries; before age 2 no honey, chocolate, nuts. > The best book on feeding babies, toddlers and their families is called > Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. You should be able to find it at your > local library. There is some great information on the website: > www.superbabyfood.com > > ________________________________ > krissie_ciccone <the_candy_perfume_girl > <the_candy_perfume_girl%40>> > <%40> > Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:49:15 AM > Baby food ideas > > > Hey everyone, > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have > a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby > food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with > suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the > organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to > start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as > well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, > carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had > any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I > can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? > You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate > the help! > > Hugs > > Krissie > > xx x xx > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Ditto on the super baby food book. Love IT. Unita Walburn Mulberry Island Station Homestead Berefoot Books Stall Holder visit my site @ www.mybarefootbooks.com/UnitaWalburn ________________________________ Missie <mszzzi Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:15:11 AM Re: Baby food ideas I really liked Super Baby Foods by Ruth Yaron. There's even recipes for the kiddos (and family recipes too). It helped me through the 'what do I feed/make for him now?' stage. She has suggestions what to try and when. What freezes well, how to freeze it (in ice cube trays, and then pop out and store in zip top bags or other containers - that's what worked for us). They had it at our library, I checked it out and then ended up buying it because I really loved it. I still use some of the recipes for us, and my son is 6 now. Missie On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:49 AM, krissie_ciccone<the_candy_perfume_ girl > wrote: > > > Hey everyone, > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 > month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from > a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for > vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. > However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my > own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only > made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I > was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. > Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some > web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really > appreciate the help! > > Hugs > > Krissie > > xx x xx > > -- http://mszzzi. zoomshare. com http://www.flickr. com/photos/ mszzzi/ ~~~~~(m-.-)m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 This is a great site to get you started on making your own baby food, http://wholesomebabyfood.com/ ~Kim , " krissie_ciccone " <the_candy_perfume_girl wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate the help! > > Hugs > > Krissie > > xx x xx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 You've got to get " Super Baby Food " by Ruth Yaron. This book was such a blessing to me when I was trying to figure out what to feed my babies. My kids are 3 and 21 months now and I still go back to this book for ideas. She does not condone feeding kids meat which I like (but she does briefly touch on it for those that want to feed their kids meat). The book is also nice because she tells you what grain or veggie/fruit to try each month of their age. Couldn't recommend it enough. http://www.amazon.com/Super-Baby-Food-Ruth-Yaron/dp/0965260313/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF\ 8 & s=books & qid=1250790277 & sr=8-1 I fed my kids grains for breakfast (usually brown rice or oatmeal) with mashed fruits (banana, pears, apples, etc), for lunch I'd give them mashed veggies (peas, carrots, green beans, avocado, sweet potato, etc) then I'd give them yogurt and more veggie and fruits for dinner. Good luck! --- On Thu, 8/20/09, krissie_ciccone <the_candy_perfume_girl wrote: krissie_ciccone <the_candy_perfume_girl Baby food ideas Thursday, August 20, 2009, 7:49 AM Hey everyone, Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate the help! Hugs Krissie xx x xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Oh sorry, I didn't read everyone's responses to see that Super Baby Food book is already being recommended! I guess you got your answer! This book is the best! --- On Thu, 8/20/09, Janelle Stewart <morningacademy wrote: Janelle Stewart <morningacademy Re: Baby food ideas Thursday, August 20, 2009, 10:01 AM I also liked Super Baby Foods. There is also a great chart of introducing foods in one of Dreena Burton's book....Vive le Vegan I think. Our first foods were avocado, banana, and sweet potatoes. All of our food I just cooked at home and mashed up. Boring is good for now! It's just about flavor and texture. Your little one thinks the flavor of a plain veggie or fruit is amazing - she hasn't been trained yet to think it needs salt or anything. We bought a manual baby food grinder at Babies R Us for around $10. You just put whatever veggies you have cooked in there and crank away so that two-bit is eating essentially what everyone else is. We didn't start using that until around 10 months or so because it doesn't get things really smooth. Janelle robin koloms wrote: > > > Until a year, solids are for the experience of eating them, not nutrition. > > I used a mini food processor and a hand food mill (for travel). > avocado, baked sweet potato, cooked beans, etc. are all good early foods. > > Be sure to avoid the allergy trigger foods. This is not a complete > list: before age 1, no soy, dairy, wheat, citrus, egg white, > strawberries; before age 2 no honey, chocolate, nuts. > The best book on feeding babies, toddlers and their families is called > Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. You should be able to find it at your > local library. There is some great information on the website: > www.superbabyfood. com > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > krissie_ciccone <the_candy_perfume_ girl > <the_ candy_perfume_ girl%40. com>> > @gro ups.com <% 40. com> > Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:49:15 AM > Baby food ideas > > > Hey everyone, > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have > a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby > food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with > suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the > organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to > start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as > well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, > carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had > any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I > can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? > You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate > the help! > > Hugs > > Krissie > > xx x xx > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 That wholesome baby food site is GREAT! It's got recipies, suggestions and great articles. , " kimguest1 " <kimguest1 wrote: > > This is a great site to get you started on making your own baby food, > > http://wholesomebabyfood.com/ > > ~Kim > > > , " krissie_ciccone " <the_candy_perfume_girl@> wrote: > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate the help! > > > > Hugs > > > > Krissie > > > > xx x xx > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Hey Everyone, Thanks to everyone for the advice on baby food You guys really helped me out! Unfortunately the library here doesn't stock Ruth Yarons " Super Baby Food " , but it is available from Amazon on import, so I think I'll buy it ASAP, as all the reviews you all gave it seem fab. Also I checked out the website some of you recommended " wholesome baby food site " and found it really informative and healthy. I am glad to say I have so many great ideas for my little one now. Thanks again Ladies Hugs Krissie , " karatheavonlady " <karader wrote: > > That wholesome baby food site is GREAT! It's got recipies, suggestions and great articles. > > > , " kimguest1 " <kimguest1@> wrote: > > > > This is a great site to get you started on making your own baby food, > > > > http://wholesomebabyfood.com/ > > > > ~Kim > > > > > > , " krissie_ciccone " <the_candy_perfume_girl@> wrote: > > > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > > > Was just wondering if I could ask some advice about baby food. I have a 7 month old little girl and up to this point I have been using baby food from a jar. They have some good ones out here at the moment with suitable for vegetarian signs on them and I have been using mostly the organic ones. However, now she is a little older and I really want to start making up my own food for her, preferably that I can freeze as well. But so far I've only made boring meals for her like potato, carrots and a few mashed fruits. I was just wondering if anyone had any inspiration they could send my way lol. Any recipe ideas that I can incorporate into family meals as well? Or some web sites maybe? You girls always give such great advice, so i would really appreciate the help! > > > > > > Hugs > > > > > > Krissie > > > > > > xx x xx > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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