Homemade Baby Food

When Riley was a baby, I made most of her baby food.  I had the time and thought that it was worth the effort.  When Tyler came along, I quickly changed my mind.  I was so busy taking care of two, that I just went with the store bought stuff.  With Will, it was more of the same.  Gavin is now at the age where he is eating baby food, and my sister referred me to www.onceamonthmom.com.  She has a great site dedicated to once a month cooking, but the baby food section is what caught my eye.  I felt a renewed desire to make and freeze Gavin's baby food.  In all honesty, some things are super cheap to make on your own, and some things are the same as store bought.  Today Gavin hung out with me in the kitchen and taste tested as I made the following meals:

Brown Rice and Avocado Mash

                                    

Cannelini Beans and Kale

Cinnamon Butternut Squash and Apples

                                    

Cauliflower, Tomatoes and Carrot

                                    

                                    

Strawberries and Pear

Banana Blueberry Oatmeal

                                    

As I have been taste testing these baby food combinations, I was surprised at how good they all are.  It led me to find similar grown up recipes like :

Quinoa, tomato and avacado salad (you can substitute the quinoa with brown rice)

White bean and Kale salad

Butternut Squash Apple Soup

Mashed Carrots,Cauliflower and Herbs

Strawberry Pear Salad

Oatmeal Banana Blueberry Muffins