Baby Food Making Machine

This past month Abby has been slowly being introduced to solids. I'm so grateful because her appetite was getting to the point where I couldn't keep up with pumping. With her I've decided to make her baby food exclusively. I first tried making my own baby food with Josh, however, I really wasn't dedicated to it. Now, I'm a baby food making machine! With all of our kids, their first food has been sweet potatoes. Abby was no different. However, she did not like them! I thought every kid loved sweet potatoes. So, next was banana. Bananas are really easy since you don't have to cook them. Just mash and thin to the consistancy you want and there you go! She liked bananas and applesauce but I was still struggling for a vegatable that she would eat. So I decided to try butternut squash. SCORE! She LOVES it! I still haven't given up on sweet potatoes. I've been working with the consistancy/texture and have been mixing it with fruit to see if she would take it. She's slowly starting to take to it, but not nearly as much as the squash. Today I made peas. We'll see how that goes. It will definitely make her diapers more interesting.

For those of you who have never made baby food. It is really easy and you should give it a try. It's also a lot cheaper! Below are pictures of how I cook butternut squash. Just cut in half, scrape out the seeds, and put it face down in a dish with a little bit of water. Cook at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes (the skin will wrinkle and pucker). Scrape out the meat and but in a blender. Blend and add water to the consistance you want. DONE! I put it in ice cube trays and freeze. Once frozen all you have to do is pop out the cubes and put in a freezer bag.