Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 Where did you find the babyfood grinder and the book? Kylie doesn't get babyfood yet, however I am really interested in making my own. TIA Alysia > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:41:41 -0600 > >Subject: Re: making own babyfood > >I made my own baby food with Keely, didn't use a grinder though, just my >food processor. It was very easy. I would also take the cubes of food out >after they were frozen and put them in freezer bags to prevent freezer >burn. They should last a few months like that. > >Michele > I wondered if any of you had any experiences with it? DId you like it >or not? > Is it easy to clean? Should I purchase two for convenience? I found >another > on a website in Yahoo I think but all the comments were VERY negative >about > it. > > I purchased a book about super food or something like that so I'm hoping > that'll help me out. The lady I spoke to about it said that she would >just take > any leftover meats they had from dinner and grind them up and then >freeze it > in ice cube trays and defrost as needed. Do any of you know how long >that > can be frozen before its bad? > > > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 Hi Jen, I never used the particular grinder that you are referring to, but quite a few years back I mentioned to my mil that I wanted to try grinding our food for the baby ( michele at the time) and she bought me a mini food processor. That thing is great! It's a moulinex hamilton beach mini food processor. I use it often for lots of other stuff too! Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 I used a blender to make my baby food. It worked great! Food processor would work good too. If you go to walmart you can find those ice cube trays with the lids on them and just make a big batch of like carrots or whatever and pout the fod into the ice cube tray and snap the lid on and put it in the freezer! When your baby is ready to eat just thaw a cube or two of the food and its ready for baby to eat! I sisn this and saved a ton of time! Jodi Mommy to twin girls and Mackenzie 7-11-1999 icq#70190079 Go to picturetrail.com/twinsmegmac to see pics of my girls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 Jen, I used the HappyBaby food grinder for both of my kids. I found some foods, like banana, were easier to just mash with a fork or cut into tiny pieces and let him grab them. When I would make dinner I would just set aside a small portion that wasn't spicy or I would leave the veggies in the steamer just a bit longer for the babies. One thing that can make it easier is to make a big batch of baby food and then put it in ice cube tray and freeze, when the cubes are solid put them in a freezer bag for future use. I would say that you can freeze them as long as any other frozen food product, that has no preservatives. This way you can just take one or two cubes at a time to defrost. I found that it really wasn't that hard to make babyfood and much more economical for me. The organic jarred baby food is really expensive but it barely costs anything extra to just make a little baby food from what you are already eating. I had to be really creative because I didn't give Zaid any wheat, dairy, or eggs until he was a year. We have a strong family history of allergies and I wanted to be very careful with him. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding resources and info making own babyfood Hi all. Since this isnt technically about breastfeeding I asked Wendi and got her permission to post this question. I was originally thinking of making my own babyfood...then a friend said she tried it and it was really hard. So I never thought about it again. Then I was speaking to a friend of my mom's who said its very easy. So I went online and found a baby food grinder like the one she was telling me about. Its actually the same one she used 20 years ago! Its called the Happy babyfood grinder I think. I wondered if any of you had any experiences with it? DId you like it or not? Is it easy to clean? Should I purchase two for convenience? I found another on a website in Yahoo I think but all the comments were VERY negative about it. I purchased a book about super food or something like that so I'm hoping that'll help me out. The lady I spoke to about it said that she would just take any leftover meats they had from dinner and grind them up and then freeze it in ice cube trays and defrost as needed. Do any of you know how long that can be frozen before its bad? TIA for any info. -Jen -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.TheElliotts.org CUR #153 ICQ#875060 I was born Creative, not Patient. Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 I made my own baby food with Keely, didn't use a grinder though, just my food processor. It was very easy. I would also take the cubes of food out after they were frozen and put them in freezer bags to prevent freezer burn. They should last a few months like that. Michele I wondered if any of you had any experiences with it? DId you like it or not? Is it easy to clean? Should I purchase two for convenience? I found another on a website in Yahoo I think but all the comments were VERY negative about it. I purchased a book about super food or something like that so I'm hoping that'll help me out. The lady I spoke to about it said that she would just take any leftover meats they had from dinner and grind them up and then freeze it in ice cube trays and defrost as needed. Do any of you know how long that can be frozen before its bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 >and found a baby food grinder like the one she was telling me about. Its >actually the same one she used 20 years ago! Its called the Happy babyfood >grinder I think. > >I wondered if any of you had any experiences with it? DId you like it or not? >Is it easy to clean? Should I purchase two for convenience? I found another >on a website in Yahoo I think but all the comments were VERY negative about >it. I have the Happy Baby Food grinder and don't really like it. It's good for bananas and that's about it. I have much better luck using a blender. >I purchased a book about super food or something like that so I'm hoping >that'll help me out. If the book is " Super Baby Food " it is the GREATEST BOOK OF ALL TIME!!!! It is so helpful! It's got way more than baby food info. Well worth the money. Love, Mommy to since 10-5-98 and Cameron since 8-10-00 jackpot@... http://users.pld.com/jackpot/cameron.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 > > >I have the Happy Baby Food grinder and don't really like it. It's good for >bananas and that's about it. I have much better luck using a blender. I have an Oskar Jr. food processor and just love it, I just whiz up whatever we are eating, the more you process, the finer it's blended. It's small and washes up easily. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 >Where did you find the babyfood grinder and the book? Kylie doesn't get >babyfood yet, however I am really interested in making my own. I got my grinder at ibaby.com. The book can be found at www.superbabyfood.com or any online bookstore. I recommend checking out the site, though. It sold me on the book! There are sample chapters there, so you can see what you are getting. Love, Mommy to since 10-5-98 and Cameron since 8-10-00 jackpot@... http://users.pld.com/jackpot/cameron.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 We just use regular fruit and veggies. I just cut them up really small where he won't choke on them and can swallow even if he forgets to chew. He doesn't like anything that's mushy at all. Sweet potato, avocado, pears, melons, etc are all very good first foods. Joanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 <> I just used a food processor, and made a bunch of one kind at a time, froze it in ice cube trays, transferred it to ziplock bags, and then thawed it out in the microwave when it was time to eat it! But if you have used jarred babyfood first, they might not like it as much because of the texture...it's totally different (and it tastes better) Basically, to make babyfood, just steam the fruit or veggie (some fruits don't need cooking though) and then blend it up! That's it! It's really easy to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2000 Report Share Posted September 16, 2000 Jen, I used the jars with my first child--it worked great, he ate very little, then he went to table food, end of story. This time I wanted to make my own. The first week I cooked up a nice sweet potato, mashed it, froze it in the ice cube trays, and started serving it. I discovered that my daughter will only eat finger food. I can't feed her with a spoon at all!! LOL. That defrosted sweet potato cube made a big mess all over her high chair when I finally let her eat it herself. I have heard good things about the grinder--I'd say go for it. I have read that the frozen food is good for a month. HTH, Amy Lynn making own babyfood > >Hi all. Since this isnt technically about breastfeeding I asked Wendi and got >her permission to post this question. > >I was originally thinking of making my own babyfood...then a friend said she >tried it and it was really hard. So I never thought about it again. Then I was >speaking to a friend of my mom's who said its very easy. So I went online >and found a baby food grinder like the one she was telling me about. Its >actually the same one she used 20 years ago! Its called the Happy babyfood >grinder I think. > >I wondered if any of you had any experiences with it? DId you like it or not? >Is it easy to clean? Should I purchase two for convenience? I found another >on a website in Yahoo I think but all the comments were VERY negative about >it. > >I purchased a book about super food or something like that so I'm hoping >that'll help me out. The lady I spoke to about it said that she would just take >any leftover meats they had from dinner and grind them up and then freeze it >in ice cube trays and defrost as needed. Do any of you know how long that >can be frozen before its bad? > >TIA for any info. > > >-Jen >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.TheElliotts.org > CUR #153 ICQ#875060 > I was born Creative, not Patient. > >Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! >http://www.lactivist.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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