I am not really into "processed foods" and prefer to feed my family fresh and healthy meals. We don't really keep much junk food in the house - besides the odd bar of chocolate (my weakness) and bowl of ice cream in the freezer.
So when it came to feeding my babies, I knew I wanted to make their food rather than rely on tins and jars. Don't get me wrong, I keep a couple of the squeezable Organic baby foods in the pantry "In case of Emergency", but generally, my 6 month old boy eats food that I have cooked for him. And my daughter snacks on things like yoghurt, fruit, sultanas, and healthy biscuits. Don't worry, I am not a food Nazi and she does have "sometimes foods", sometimes.
So what does my son usually eat?
Today for breakfast he had some wholegrain baby cereal with some pureed peach.
For lunch - some mashed avocado and banana.
And for dinner, some sweet potato, carrot and apple puree.
This afternoon I cooked up a large batch of food for the freezer. I usually spend about an hour every fortnight making enough food to last him a few weeks. I store them in small BPA-free containers that I have collected from various places over the years!
I steamed some veggies (Sweet potato, carrot, zucchini, broccoli, and pumpkin).
Then cut up and steamed some fruit - pear and apple.
Put different combinations together, for a bit of variety (and so he is not having the same thing every day!)
Gave it a bit of a whirl in the Braun
And then poured it into baby food freezer trays
And some small freezer containers (these ones are the Heinz freezer containers with the soft base for easy removal - and a bargain at only $10 for 4!)
And ended up with quite a variety of different combinations, like: Apple, Pear, and Cinnamon,\; Sweet potato, Carrot, and Apple; Zucchini, Carrot and Pumpkin; etc.
And now the boy has adequate food to last a few weeks. Sometimes I mix the veggies with something else to spice things up - like Organic Quinoa Flakes, or rice cereal.
I love being organised!
