The title to this entry is one of the best compliments I could have received from my husband who walked into the kitchen this past Sunday thinking his wife was making something delish, only to find that the food being prepared was not for him but for his son. Yep, with Easton turning 18 weeks this past Sunday and a pediatrician who recommends starting solids between 4 and 6 months to prevent food allergies (a conclusion brought by the latest studies in pediatrics that suggests not waiting until 6 months of age to introduce solid foods) this Momma decided to get in the kitchen and see what she could come up with. I knew I wanted to try to make Easton's baby food so with the advice & encouragement of some friends on how "easy" it would be I decided to try it. After steaming, processing, and then spooning into freezer trays frozen sweet peas, broccoli and cauliflower, I was able to make Easton 24 servings of veggies that we can hopefully begin introducing into his diet in the next week or so. After making the first batch of baby food, my conclusion is that it is fairly simple and cost efficient. We did the math and 24 servings of veggies made at home equaled out to about 8 cents (or less) a serving compared to 89 cents per jar of baby food if we had bought the prepared baby food jars at Walmart.
About to steam the frozen sweet peas
The dark green squares are peas and the light green squares are the broccoli/cauliflower combo
Easton's first experience with rice cereal from a spoon
"I'm not sure about this, Momma"
P.S.When telling Mumsey (my mom) about my accomplishment in the kitchen she posed the question any southern lady would think to ask, "Did you add butter to the broccoli?"
