Today I am going to be a guest on a Charlotte morning show! The producer asked me to come discuss making homemade baby food. Hopefully I will be able to share some information, without embarrassing myself! Since I will be chatting all about the subject on the show, I thought I’d share more tips and recipes for how to make homemade baby food squeeze pouches and purées. I made the baby food for both of our boys, and taking the time to do so was something I never regretted.
UPDATE: Here is the link to the TV clip!
Making their baby food saved us money, and it allowed me to know exactly which foods they were eating. Even if you decide to just make it a few times, I would encourage you to try! If your baby is between 6 months and a year old, these purées can be so helpful. And the squeeze pouches can be used when your child is older than a year as well.
I have two posts from the past year with more helpful info about making baby food:
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Homemade Baby Food Purées for 6-9 Months
- This post has the method to make plenty of different flavor varieties.
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Homemade Baby Squeeze Pouches
I wanted to share some updates and more pictures of the process. Plus I wrote out two more recipes, one for Berry Peach Oatmeal puree, and one for Butternut Squash Spinach puree.
The main item you’ll need to make baby food squeeze pouches is this Infantino Squeeze Station and a box of extra squeeze pouches.
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- 2 cups water
- 1 cup rolled oats
- pinch salt
- 1 cup frozen peaches
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- up to 1/2 cup filtered water if needed
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- Bring two cups of water to a boil. Add a pinch of water. Stir in one cup of rolled oats, and reduce to a simmer.
- Cook the oats over low heat for 15 minutes, or until the water has absorbed and the oats are cooked.
- Add the frozen fruit to a blender. Add the cooked oats to a blender. Add part of the filtered water to the blender.
- Blend until puréed and very smooth. Add more water if needed.
- Once blended, the oatmeal purée can be frozen in ice cube trays, to later be spoon-fed to your baby, or it can be put into squeeze pouches.
- For spoon-fed purées, which are best for younger babies, spoon some of the mixture into ice cube trays. Once cooled to room temperature, wrap very tightly with saran wrap. I do multiple layers of wrap.
- Once fully frozen, remove the cubes of baby food from the ice cube trays. Label quart-size freezer Ziploc bags with the type of food and the date. Add the cubes to the bags and store in the freezer, laying down flat if possible.
- Thaw one or two cubes at a time until the purée is at room temperature.
- To make a squeeze pouch, set up the squeeze station. Spoon some of the purée into each of the canisters to fill the squeeze pouches. See the pictures for the steps.
- Store the squeeze pouches upright in a container in the freezer. Thaw overnight, or in a room temperature bowl of water.
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- Steam the butternut squash and water for 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the butternut squash, the water it was steamed in, and the spinach to a blender.
- Blend until very smooth. While blending, the steamed squash will wilt the spinach.
- Once blended, the butternut squash purée can be frozen in ice cube trays, to later be spoon-fed to your baby, or it can be put into squeeze pouches.
- For spoon-fed purées, which are best for younger babies, spoon some of the mixture into ice cube trays. Once cooled to room temperature, wrap very tightly with saran wrap. I do multiple layers of wrap.
- Once fully frozen, remove the cubes of baby food from the ice cube trays. Label quart-size freezer Ziploc bags with the type of food and the date. Add the cubes to the bags and store in the freezer, laying down flat if possible.
- Thaw one or two cubes at a time until the purée is at room temperature.
- To make a squeeze pouch, set up the squeeze station. Spoon some of the purée into each of the canisters to fill the squeeze pouches. See the pictures for the steps.
- Store the squeeze pouches upright in a container in the freezer. Thaw overnight, or in a room temperature bowl of water.
If you have any questions about baby food, feel free to ask me in the comments. I know that making your own baby food can seem intimidating, but it really is quite straightforward. And having a freezer full of food to feed a crying, hungry baby is a great way to help ease the stress of parenthood!
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