Fun with Food...

...Baby food that is! Last month Kahlan started eating solid food. She was only four months at the time, but her pediatrician said that because of her serious constipation problems she should start them before the average of 6 months. She also recommended that we home-make her food because the process they use to make baby food in bulk breaks down a lot of the fiber that she needs to help her system and she needs all she can get. Plus, there are many foods that are good for constipation that are not regularly available in store-bought food. So, the adventure began :) We had been planning on store buying her food and starting at 6 months until we met her and learned what her little system is like ;) So, I picked up a couple of cookbooks and found a really great website. Between all these things, the questions I had about solids and the process of making them were answered.

The Baby & Toddler Cookbook and Cooking for Baby:

Wholesomebabyfood.com:

I was a little nervous at first, afraid it would be too time consuming and/or tedious, but it is actually SO easy! I have come to really enjoy making her food and then watching her chow down and enjoy it :) So, I make the food, pour/spoon it into ice cube trays and once they are frozen, dump them into a labeled freezer bag and wa-la! Done! They keep for 3 months in the freezer. then I just take out of the freezer a cube at a time the night before I want to use it and it stays good in the fridge up to 3 days! So far we have tried: Avacado, Blueberries, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Apricots, Mango, Pear & Wheat Bran (which we stir into her food for added fiber). And, so far she has been a rock star eater! She has eaten everything and never refused a certain food. But, she really likes Blueberries, Sweet Potatoes, Apricots & Pears :)


Also, the neat freak in me gets quite a sense of satisfaction out of seeing all the bright colored cubes of food lined up in the freezer!