Squash Puree

Tonight John Warren had squash, and I'm happy to announce that we have our first veggie that he likes! Granted, this is only the second. Carrots did not go over too well last week, but we are moving in the right direction.

I held out the empty spoon and John Warren opened his mouth so I knew that he wanted to eat. I put just enough on the tip of his spoon that he could get a little taste. As I moved the spoon toward his mouth, he opened in anticipation. He cautiously closed his mouth testing the food for the first time. I watched and waited wondering if the avocado fasco would occure again. It took only a moment for him to decide that he liked squash, and he opened he mouth telling me to give him more!

Ingredients you need:

1 organic yellow squash

1 ounce of breast milk

Equipment you need:

a machine the puree (I use the Baby Bullet.)

storage containers

a steamer

Directions:

Wash and cut your squash into thin slices.

Place in the steamer and steam until soft.

Let the squash cool and then mix with the milk and puree.

Pour into storage containers and freeze and/or serve immediately!

Peach Puree and Brown Rice Cereal

Tonight I opened my Baby Bullet and had fun experimenting with a couple of foods. Warren picked some fresh peaches from my Papaw's tree (now that's organic), and I cut and peeled them and threw them in the bullet with 1/4 of a cup of water. Pureed for about 30 seconds and BAM delicious baby food! John Warren did get one little lick of this, and I think he loved it! :) Ha!

I also made brown rice cereal, which is what John Warren will eat for probably about three weeks before adding fruits and vegetables. I had some brown rice, so I put 1/2 a cup in the Baby Bullet cup with the milling blade, and it chopped the rice into a fine powder. I cooked the powder covered over a low heat with 4 cups of water for 20 minutes. I stirred it occasionally (mostly because I was curious as to how this would look). When it was finished, it cooled a bit, and then I tasted it. I was quite surprised to find that it was not bad at all. There was not much of a taste to it. All three of us--Warren, John Warren, and myself--had a little taste. I'm not so sure how the little one felt about the cereal...

I am so pumped about making John Warren's baby food. I really believe that this Baby Bullet is going to be a wonderful purchase for only 51 bucks at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I want to make John Warren's baby food because I believe that this is what is best for my baby, but at the same time, I'm wondering just how much money I'm going to save...

I can't wait to blog more about my homemade baby food!