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baby food and a little giveaway.
The entries for this giveaway are now closed. Thank you for participating. I will announce the winner soon!
My kids often ask me if I am going to ever have another baby. I tell them it would be a little difficult right now, considering I am not married. They usually don’t press the issue, or ask too many questions on the subject—thank goodness!
I am in a phase right now, though, where most of my friends are either pregnant again, or have young babies. Some of them have been asking for good baby food recipes, so today I picked some peaches from the tree in my yard and made some baby food out of them.
Recently, the people at Oxo Good Grips asked me if I wanted to review some of their products. I had had my eye on their food mill for ages, and I asked them if they would send me one, and an extra for one of my readers. They did, and I have been using mine for some time now, for everything from homemade popsicles, to desserts soup, to mashed potatoes. I can’t tell you how much I love it. It’s a fantastic product.
My favorite feature is that it has three separate disks, so you can change them out according to how finely you want your food processed.
For this giveaway, I will be sending one lucky reader the amazing food mill and a copy of the book Organically Raised by Annie Daulter. If you would like to enter, please write a comments in the comments section, and confess if you have ever sampled your baby’s baby food, and if so, what your favorite flavor is. Mine is the pear puree. I will accept entries until Thursday night at midnight! So good luck!
And while we’re on the subject of all things baby, I want you all to check out my friend’s etsy site. She makes these incredible handmade bags and little tooth fairy pillows. So if you’re looking for something cute to give a little person in your life, be sure to order something from her. Everything Emily makes is so perfect, right down to the minute details. She is an artist.
Homemade baby food is so easy to make—it really is. All you need is fresh (ideally organic) fruit or vegetables, a stove, and a blender.
You can then just freeze what you make in either glass or plastic containers. Another good way to freeze baby food is to pour the puree into ice cube trays. When they’re frozen, you simply pop them out and store in ziploc bags.
homemade peach baby food
but you can make anything this way: green beans, butternut squash, plums, pears, whatever you can find
about 10 ripe, organic peaches, scrubbed clean, pits removed, and cut in chunks
1/4 cup water
1. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, bring peaches and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the peach flesh is tender.
2. Allow to cool. Pour peaches into a blender, and blend on high until very smooth. Allow to cool completely and freeze. Use caution when defrosting to be sure the puree is of a uniform temperature and cool enough for the baby.
85 Responses to “baby food and a little giveaway.”
Yumm….peaches! Yep, I have sampled my baby’s food because I made it all from scratch. My favorite was a blend of roasted pumpkin and applesauce….my girls always went nuts for it! Pearsauce and Applesauce mixed together was always really good too!
I have tried all the baby foods my children ate….and am waiting to now make some good homemade food for my 4month old granddaughter!
I try my baby’s food ALL THE TIME. It doesn’t seem right to serve your child something that you wouldn’t even think of tasting yourself.
Pureed mangoes are the best!
(And if I win, I have a US address too
I have tried baby food, most noticeably when my nephew, sil, and brother lived with us while my nephew was an infant. I personally don’t have a baby, but I would love to put this food mill to use! Plus, I would feel all prepared when my husband decides we can afford a little one!
Yes, I have tasted baby food! With my fourth baby being 4 months old, I’m looking forward to once again making my own baby food for her! My favorite is apple.I love to cook for my family, one of the best ways to show my love!!!
Oddly, though I do not have a baby, I want to try making homemade baby food. Wonder if it is possibly to can your own…Have not sampled baby food since I was little, but imagine, like all other food, it is better when homemade.
I am unashamed to admit that banana baby food was a staple in my lunches during elementary and middle school. I would eat it very discreetly and tell anyone who asked that it was pudding (they didn’t always believe me.) It’s surprisingly delicious! Hm, I think a trip to the grocery store is in my near future…
My baby just turned 6 months so I have just started adventures in babyfood making. I have only offered him banana and sweet potatoes from scratch and organic apples and pears from a jar since I didn’t think I could get those fruits smooth enough with my hand blender. Home made is definitely tastier than the jar food. Now I am looking forward to trying your peach recipe. Thanks for posting it!
I had a friend that used to bring banana baby food with her when we would go skiing! I always thought she was a little nuts, but that is what she liked and it was easy to pack. I have a cute little guy that would love, love, love some homemade baby food! Thanks for sharing the love!
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I once made a blend of peach, mango, and banana puree for my son. True confession: it was such a great combination that I ended up making a second batch for myself.
I am so inspired! This looks delicious and nutritious. Thanks for always knowing what I want to know about before I realize I want to know about it.
You would think after 5 kids I would have tried a lot of baby food! I confess I didn’t buy alot of it- especially the disgusting green kinds. The only ones I every bought were applesauce, pear, squash, and custard–pear being my favorite also. I would just give them soft stuff we were eating, sure would be nice to whirl up something marvelous. We are now adopting an infant so we’re not done with the babyfood thing yet!
Absolutely have tired my babies foods. Anything made of fruit is a hit.
I have a seven month old boy, and we’re together delving into the world of homemade baby food. I definitely taste it before I give it to him, and so far my favorite is our mix of banana and avocado. He’s really into the oatmeal
I too have sampled everything. Love anything apples!
I tried baby food a couple of years ago (just out of curiosity) and regretted it. Bu this peach baby food you made makes me want to give it another chance!
My baby is 6 months, so we just started trying baby foods. I thought it was only fair to try them along with baby to see what his food tasted like and decided right then and there that I need to make my own. Most of the fruit flavors are fine, but the veggies…..ewww, no wonder he makes a sour face with every bite!
Food grinder would be sooo helpful, thanks for the chance to win, and for the peach recipe, it just so happens i have some in my fridge.
I have tried it all, I wouldn’t feed them anything that I wasn’t will to eat. I loved all of the fruit combinations ….
who hasn’t tried baby food?!? mmm…peaches
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What a fun giveaway! I am out of the baby stage, but it would be fun to make for my friends baby.
I made all 4 of my kids homemade baby food. Putting it into the ice cube trays is the best. The bananas were my favorite
Awesome! I’m about to start solids and would love to win! I make it all at home from scratch, so a food mill would be great!
My favorite is pureed prunes.
We have twins and started out buying baby food, but making it has been SO much cheaper! So far, we’ve done mostly only vegetables… I can choke down a taste of carrots (something about extra smushy veggies turns me off), but I definitely prefer pears if they have to go in my mouth!
I confess I’ve tasted the turkey flavored baby food that we used to feed our bulimic cat. (Not a favorite.) My baby is about a month away from starting real food and I’m excited to use (and taste) some of these great recipes!
I have tried all the baby food I gave to my boys. After all, if I wouldn’t eat it why would they? My favorites, were a blueberry and a wild rice turkey, as were the boys. I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with number 3 and would really like to make my own food this time around.
I make a point to try everything my 7mo daughter eats. She hasn’t gotten to the meats yet, but I think I like the apples and blueberries the best, she prefers pears.
Peaches ironically my married name as well!
Plum is YUM.
(The butternut squash is good mixed in backed goods also.)
If I make my daughter anything with butternut squash, I am happy to eat her leftovers!
I don’t have my own children, but my brother is 12 years my junior and when he was a baby- I tried his baby food, I was 12 and curious! I liked the banana =)
Neat giveaway! I have tried plenty of the kids’ fruit babyfoods. After being made and put in the freezer, the are a handy addition when I make a smoothie in the morning (the best being the mango puree). A foodmill would be perfect for our kitchen.
Thanks!
Although I don’t have kids of my own (yet), I do relate to your recent post. It seems as if this is the year to get pregnant! With my husbands line of work, I encounter many families with new additions and – I will honestly say – it’s quite difficult to not want one myself! … With that said, I haven’t really tried baby food (unless you consider what I was fed as a baby) and so I’m unsure of my “favorite” kind. However, the food mill looks like it would definitely come in handy. I’m always interested in trying something new…mmm…spiced applesauce sounds amazing!
I don’t think I’ve ever tried my kids baby food. The canned stuff just doesn’t look very tasty. My youngest is 5 months old though so I’ll be starting the feeding process all over again. Being able to make it myself would be wonderful.
That looks so cool. I wish I had made baby food for my kids when they were younger. My sister would love this.
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