Ryan now eats three meals a day of solid food in addition to nursing/bottlefeeding. I had been giving him a pureed banana here, a mashed avocado there, with a few jars of Earth's Best organic peas and sweet potatoes interspersed, all with a side of organic oatmeal mixed with breastmilk and applesauce. This weekend I decided to buckle down and fill the freezer with a big supply of baby food, so I hit Costco and Whole Foods to load up on organic fruits and veggies. Sommer pointed out that you can buy frozen peaches and mangoes already peeled and chopped, so I headed straight to the freezer aisles. I got 4 POUNDS of organic mango chunks at Costco for $8.39 - that is a deal and a half, and it saved me so much work peeling and chopping!
I bought: frozen peas, peaches, and mangos, plus fresh pears, bananas, and sweet potatoes. WF was out of organic avocados; I'll have to pick up those later this week.
I bought: frozen peas, peaches, and mangos, plus fresh pears, bananas, and sweet potatoes. WF was out of organic avocados; I'll have to pick up those later this week.
I started by steaming the frozen peas, then dumped them in the food processor. I later learned that the blender does a much better job of making a superfine puree.
Unlike his father, Ryan LIKES peas!
The mangoes and peaches needed time to thaw, so I peeled and pureed these beautiful D'Anjou pears.
The thawed peaches were easy to puree and pour into leftover baby food jars my friend Julie shared.
The mango puree went into a regular ice cube tray.
Ryan enjoyed mango and sweet potato for breakfast.
I calculated that, based on the cost of 2.5 and 4 oz jars of Earth's Best organic baby food, I made over $50 worth of baby food for an investment of $29 in food and $5 for ice cube trays - not a bad return on investment for 3 hours of work! It remains to be seen how long all this food will last, what with Ryan's hollow leg and all...
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