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Easy tips: How to Make Homemade Baby Food

posted on October 15, 20183 Comments

Is your little one ready for food? These tips and tricks to start making your own food at home may help you get started.

Looking for some homemade baby food recipes? This post is a great starter! You can save so much money making your own food, plus you know exactly what you're feeding your baby. via @DashOfEvans

As a busy mom of 4, I absolutely love a semi-homemade approach to making baby food. When I first start making baby food, once or twice a week I try 2-3 different varieties for Liam to eat. Nothing crazy complicated and it saves tons of money.

If you’ve never made your own baby food before, all the information can be overwhelming. There are so many gadgets and so-called essentials sold on the market that you don’t really need. Everything you need is probably already in your pantry.

Looking for some homemade baby food recipes? This post is a great starter! You can save so much money making your own food, plus you know exactly what you're feeding your baby. via @DashOfEvansSome useful items:

1. A chopper or blender. We adore our Ninja chopper because it can make smoothies AND chop up foods. Two in one!

2. Fork or masher. Yup, most of the foods can me mashed with a fork.

3. Storage containers. We really love small, wide mouth mason jars (like these Ball jars) with reusable lids.

I really love that almost anything you could want is available in the freezer section now. It’s quite different than when I was first making food for my twins almost 9 years ago. My favorite frozen items to buy are peas, green beans, butternut squash, peas & carrots, broccoli, and vegetable medleys with quinoa.

To make the food, simply steam the frozen veggies in their bags or on the stove. I always recommend using filtered water when making baby food, just to be on the safe side. For carrots, I buy a bag of organic baby carrots, steam them with 1 cup of water, and blend. So simple!

Looking for some homemade baby food recipes? This post is a great starter! You can save so much money making your own food, plus you know exactly what you're feeding your baby. via @DashOfEvansLiam’s first 5 foods:

  1. Mashed bananas

  2. Peas

  3. Avocado

  4. Unsweetened applesauce

  5. Carrots

When you’re purchasing foods, sometimes when you stray away from the baby food aisle, you can save TONS of money. Here in Michigan, a small container (6 ounces) of baby food applesauce averages around $1, where a large container of unsweetened in the regular aisle runs around $2. Also consider canned fruit in its own juices or no sugar added to blend for food. I love to shop at Aldi for tons of deals.

Easy homemade ideas for toddlers to eat featuring Stonyfield yogurt! via @DashOfEvansNow that Liam is a toddler, he eats most of the foods we have at the dinner table, but I still like to make some items especially for him: sweet potato bites, mini muffins or apple slices with cinnamon. Here’s a great post I wrote on Babycenter for yogurt mix-ins!

Once your little one gets older, be sure to check out this video on the Infantino Squeeze Station. We are loving it right now!

Do you have any baby food making tips or favorites?

Looking for some homemade baby food recipes? This post is a great starter! You can save so much money making your own food, plus you know exactly what you're feeding your baby. via @DashOfEvans

Parts of this post were written by me for Babycenter.com. Links included are affiliate links, for which a small portion of purchases made are returned back to Dash of Evans.

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  1. Nayem says

    July 26, 2019 at 1:38 pm

    Hi Ashleigh,
    You said very well. It was nice to know about your experience and choice. Good luck to you and your kids.
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  2. Parentlism says

    November 3, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    Making your own baby food is easier than you might think and less expensive than buying prepackaged baby food. It’s also convenient because you can use fresh produce, grains, and meat that you have on hand. Best of all, you know exactly what you’re feeding your baby
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  3. Moya says

    September 15, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    Love this amazing homemade baby food idea. Amazing reading for me. Thank for sharing this valuable article.
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Ashleigh Evans, founder of the blog Dash of Evans and also InBooze cocktail kits. As a mom of 4, she likes to create easy meals, using a little help from the store.

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Also check out my new line of cocktail kits, InBooze, which uses dehydrated produce to infuse your booze.

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