Jackson's pediatrician gave us the go ahead to start some solids when he turned 4 months and I was so excited to take a stab at making his baby food at home! She gave me a few tips and let me go from there. First she suggested we introduce one new food each week so we could notice any food allergies. Next, she suggested a few foods to start with and a few to shy away from including meats, cheeses, nuts etc. She gave me a soft guideline and I kinda did my thing from there (checking in with her at appointments along the way). Today I'm sharing Jackson's banana and avocado puree from week one. Each week I hope to highlight and share in an entry some baby food successes and failures we've had at 4210!
Okay, so I chose bananas and avocado's first because I'm slectively lazy and they were the easiest not requiring any steaming, cooking or boiling.
Okay, so I chose bananas and avocado's first because I'm slectively lazy and they were the easiest not requiring any steaming, cooking or boiling.
I'm talking super easy here. I blended ripe avocado's and bananas (1:1) with some breast milk in a food processor until smooth.
When it was creamy I pulled out my Infantino Fresh Squeezed Station (which I love) and filled the squeeze packets with the puree'. I think I made about 6 pouches with 2 bananas, 2 avocados and a few ounces of breast milk. I quickly learned to make larger batches of food with each prep. What I love about the pouches is that they store air tight and are disposable. Your avocados stay nice and bright green until your ready to use them. They freeze and refrigerate very nicely.
Side Note: Keep the orange tops. It took me a while to realize that the tops are reusable and can be washed... Wasted a little money there.
I've been using this station for 4 months now and I still love it. I use them more for applesauce and smoothies now but at 9 months my kid holds them and eats from them himself without help. Small mom victories!
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Brittini Rae
Brittini did you take a pic of him enjoying this creation?
ReplyDeleteI wish I had!! I got some footage of him eating prunes tho haha! its absolutely hilarious! I'm looking forward to sharing that post!
ReplyDeleteBritt Britt! First, I'm super excited to see your blog, love the info you're sharing and how your personality is shining through each post. I know this will be a great asset for new and expecting mommies-Love ya! Steph
ReplyDeleteSteph thank you so much!! I was literally just talking about you! I'm going to text you today look out for me!
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Hi Brittini, I came across your blog after it was reposted on a friend's page. My daughter is 3 months old and I love this idea for travel! She's not on solids yet, but I'm sure it will happen soon. I'm definitely going to try this combo!
ReplyDeleteThats wonderful! Thank you so much for reading and commenting. If you have time you have to stop back and let me know how solids go! Every Monday I plan to repost the recipes I tried on Jackson!
DeleteThank you again and I wish you and your daughter the best :-)