Calling all Young mothers

twooliver

My granddaughter is in need of your help. This is an attempt to break the toxic eating cycle! My daughter-n-law is wanting to make her own baby food and wants to know if there are any good books out there she can reference????

Also...any books out there teaching babies sign language???

Thanks so much mommies!!!

Nawny

Bootzey

Boil and mash. Simple as that. Mix in some breast milk for extra nourishment

Andi_Mo

The website wholesomebabyfood.com and also deceptively delicious for when they are older. I have a 4 and 2 year old so used these. Good luck

catcrazy

I have only used pre-made baby foods on a couple of occasions when i've been out longer than intended and even then the foods didnt go down well.

Just mash or food process her own food. Avoid adding salt while cooking.

Search ebay for makaton, its the sign language most often taught to very young babies

laurenk182004

I used to bake or steam carrots, sweet potatoes, peas..anything really, cool it, then use my food processor to get it good and mashed. She can use ice cube trays to freeze it, then pop them out and store in zip lock bags in the freezer, taking out 1-2 cubes at a time, keeping everything fresh. I was lucky to have a great set of tiny tupperware, and that worked awesome for keeping the refrigerated stuff in.

twooliver

Thanks everyone!! Great ideas!

callipygianchronicle

I used wholesomebbyfood.com, also. I would make food in batches and froze it in a silicone ice cube tray, and kept the cubes of frozen purees in ziplock bags. A friend sent me an immersion blender (stick blender) and it was great for baby food. i made everything from pureed prunes and pears to soft-cooked orzo mixed with pureed butternut squash, or even mashed back beans with sweet potato. After a couple of months my daughter was ready to move on, and I started simply pureeing whatever we were eating for dinner with a little extra broth or cooked frozen vegetables.

tmogs

I never brought can or boxed food for my son. When i went to the store to get ideas on what to feed him i just looked at the combination of baby food (i.e. banana's and apples, prunes and whatever, etc etc) and i puree the fresh fruit or vegetables (cooked of course) when i got home in my food processor.

I would then put the puree food in ice cubes trays in the freezer. Once frozen then put in freezer safe bag and label with date (i cant remember for sure but i think frozen baby food is good for 3 months). Also if i remember right 1 ice cube is about 1 ounce of food so it's easy to control of the amount you feed them or how much they eat. The food cubes also makes it easer to mix different foods, just choose your cubes and pop in the microwave for about 10 seconds. ;-)


It's easy she can do it :-)

Karleyyy

I puree baby food with a handheld blender. I just take my vegetables and puree them... tell her to look up teaching sign language to babies on google and youtube.

tmogs

Ooo yea I forgot my son learned alot of the basic sign language from baby Einstein learning to sign DVD and there's also a series of DVDs called signing time where she sing kids songs and signs them out lol I'm always singing the songs myself lol

WildcatMom82

Another option, if she is interested, is Baby Led Weaning. It's a different method of introducing foods, waiting until 6 months at least and starting with soft table foods. There is a book by Gill Rapley out that's growing rather popular and I find it fascinating. It gives the babies a chance to be exposed to a variety of foods, flavors, and textures at a younger age and, in theory, promotes early learning of satiation since the baby is feeding itself and controlling how much they eat. We've had great success with it so far, my 11 month old eats everything we offer and my husband and I are eating so much healthier now. She literally eats the same meals we make for ourselves and loves it.