Baby Foods D.I.Y

Food needs to be cooked sufficiently (until it's soft enough) so that it can be easily pureed or blend.

If food is dry after pureeing add one of the following:

• a little liquid from the vegetable
• breast milk
• formula milk
• boiled water
• or fruit juice

Don’t add salt or sugar to any baby food ( you can add a little bit after baby 6 months)

Prepare vegetables by peeling and cutting into small pieces. Cook in as little water as possible, steaming is best. Then put into the food processor or blender.( I usually steam)

To prepare fruits for cooking, peel and chop into small pieces then steam and put through a food processor or blender.

Meat can be introduced in the form of saltless gravy, or juices added to baby’s vegetables and pureed together.

Cut meat into small pieces and place in a little boiling water. Simmer until cooked, then puree.

Freeze what you don’t use in meal-size portions. Ice cream trays work well for freezing. Once frozen, put frozen lumps into a freezer bag.( i am using freezer container)

Freezing Baby Food

Baby food cubes can keep in frozen for maximum of 3 month.
In the refrigerator, it is recommended that fresh pureed homemade baby food be stored no longer than 48 hours. This limit ensures that bacteria growth in the puree is kept to a minimum and that the food does not take on the "taste of the fridge". This "rule" applies for veggies, fruits, meats etc.

Zucchini puree cubes

Pumpkin, Tomato & Spinach Soup Porridge - 南瓜,番茄和菠菜汤粥

2 scoops rice + 1.5 scoops brown rice + 1.5 scoops millet

Pumpkin puree

2 Chery tomatoes

300ml Spinach Soup

Cook:

1. Clean the mixed rice for few times.

2. Soak the mixed rice in water for around 1 hour and rinse.

3. Cut the Chery tomatoes into small cubes.

3. Cook the rice with spinach soup and add in tomatoes using slow cooker for 3 hour.

4. Pour in pumpkin puree into the porridge and cook for another 15 min.

5. Server.

Apple & Sweet Potato Porridge - 苹果和红薯粥

2 scoops rice + 1.5 scoops + 1.5 scoops brown rice

Apple puree

Sweet Potato puree

Potato, Tomato & Zucchini Porridge - 马铃薯, 番茄 和西葫芦粥

Cook:

1. Clean the mixed rice* for few times.

2. Soak the mixed rice in water for around 1 hour.

3. Cook the rice, zucchini, tomato and potato for 3 hour using slow cooker.

4. Blend the porridge (optional)

* 2 scoops rice + 1.5 scoops millet + 1.5 scoops brown rice

Potato & Zucchini Porridge - 马铃薯和西葫芦粥

2 scoops rice + 1.5 scoops millet + 1.5 scoops brown rice

1/4 of zucchini cut in small cubes

1 small baby potato cut in cube

Cook:

1. Clean the mixed rice for few times.

2. Soak the mixed rice in water for around 1 hour.

3. Cook the rice, zucchini and potato for 3 hour using slow cooker.

4. Blend the porridge (optional)

Yummy!! :)

Tomatoes & Carrot Porridge - 西红柿和胡萝卜粥

2 scoops millet + 1.5scoops rice + 1.5 scoops brown rice

300ml water

carrot puree

2 Chery tomatoes

Cook:

1. Clean the mixed rice for few times.

2. Soak the mixed rice in water for around 1 hour.

3. Cut the Chery tomatoes into small cubes.

4. Cook the rice and tomatoes for 3 hour using slow cooker.

5. Pour the carrot puree into the porridge and cook for another 15 mins.