tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163336662723748216.post7955775633498300645..comments2023-10-08T07:48:45.744-04:00Comments on A Mother's Earth: Homemade Baby FoodTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501868803284154498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163336662723748216.post-70589559391069847962009-08-11T00:02:18.329-04:002009-08-11T00:02:18.329-04:00I didn't know you had a blog, I just found it....I didn't know you had a blog, I just found it. I made baby food too, when E was young, I was worried mainly about allergies to milk, and started looking at commercially available (meaning affordable, not organic by a long stretch) baby food jars and found that nearly everything, even for very small babies, had nonfat milk powder in it!!! (isn't there a reason we don't give children cow's milk until they're one year old ?). The rest had added sugar and was watered down to make it the right consistency. I actually got mad about it. Plus, I have a pretty significant garden, so I busted out the food processor and strainer and went to town. Used the ice cube method as well, they traveled to daycare easily and you know they are still cold and fresh until they get served. And by making it myself, I got to give him much more variety in his diet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379222848686937340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163336662723748216.post-57073182189048624662009-08-08T14:38:55.537-04:002009-08-08T14:38:55.537-04:00I used to make my sons baby food (when he was so l...I used to make my sons baby food (when he was so little!) and even made his own cereal using oven toasted whole grains ground in a coffee grinder (uniquely used for this purpose!) and storing in a ziplock bag in the freezer.<br /><br />Several tbsp of cereal mixed with some boiling water (let set to the right consistency), sometimes sweetened with fruit puree or yogurt and he was good!<br /><br />Good on you for your efforts and happy eating!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744154319637277411noreply@blogger.com