First I had to buy a food processor. Most people have these but somehow my house did not. A quick search on amazon turned up a $25 one with 5 star ratings. Once that came I chose my recipe. I picked apples for her first food. Her doctor said to alternate a fruit, veggie, then meat, and to keep with one food for 5 days to watch out for allergies.
I took two red delicious apples (green or yellow might be too tart for babies), peeled, cored and chopped them. I added about two tablespoons of water into a a saucepan, and threw the apples in. I covered the pan and turned the heat on low for about 10 minutes. Then I put the apples into the food processor and pulsed for about a minute. Once it's pureed completely, it's done!
I spooned out one serving for that day, then put the rest in a silcone sided, BPA free tray. This tray is neat because each square is exactly an ounce, which is how much a baby should have at each seating. I put it in a freezer bag and froze them. It made 6 servings, so she has a week's worth of food! I think I will do carrots next, then chicken.
I am happy to say she loved it! Here are some pics:
Pretty awesome, Jen! I read about this about a year ago and wondered why I didn't do that when the kids were little. I did mash up bananas for Rachel instead of buying the stuff in a jar. Back then, doctors didn't warn parents as much about introducing foods slowly, one at a time for a period of time. I do remember reading something about food allergies, and taking everything away and start slow to establish the culprit. I think I started out both kids with pablum.
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