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Tips For Transitioning Baby To Solids + Our Favorite Homemade Baby Food Recipes!

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Favorite Homemade Baby Food Recipes

Transitioning your baby from breastmilk or formula to solids doesn’t have to be complicated, but often times we overthink it! Don’t stress over when and how to introduce solids. It’s really quite easy. There are a few simple rules you’ll want to keep in mind, but don’t overwhelm yourself with too much research! There is a lot of flexibility here! There is no one right way to do it.

Many parents first introduce their baby to rice cereal at four months old, but I disagree and tend to agree with the more current recommendation to wait until after six months old. There is no need to begin solids too early and it will simplify your daily routine if you wait until closer to six months of age. That being said, Brady hated solids until about ten months old and that was just fine! They really don’t NEED solids until closer to a year old. They will continue to get the bulk of their calorie and nutrition needs from your breastmilk or formula. Introduce them around six months old and if they refuse them, just wait and try again in a few weeks! Don’t stress!

When you begin introducing foods you will want to do one food at a time. Begin with a food and serve it to your baby for four days before introducing a new food. This is to ensure that they are not allergic and if they are allergic to it then you’ll know which food they are reacting to. If you introduced four new foods at a time then you wouldn’t know which food was eliciting the allergic reaction.

I made my kids baby food and I also bought jarred food. Having done it both ways I can definitely say it is SO much less expensive to make your own, plus you get the added benefit of knowing exactly what ingredients are in your child’s food! Don’t worry, making your own is easier than you think! I’m sharing some of my baby’s favorite recipes so you can make your own baby food at home!

How To Freeze Homemade Baby Food

Storing it is easy too. There are two methods I use. The first is to simply put it in ice cube trays and freeze it. Once frozen pop it out into a gallon ziplock bag. Each cube is 1 oz of food.

Infantino Fresh Squeezed Squeeze Station

The second storing option (which I love!) is to use pouches. I use the Infantino Squeeze Station. It’s so easy. Just prepare your baby food and then fill the pouches. Then label them and freeze! Much less expensive than buying pouches and great for on the go too! I throw them in the diaper bag and by the time they thaw they are ready to eat without having to worry about keeping them cold.

Homemade Baby Food Recipes

 Here are some of Brady’s favorite homemade baby food recipes!

Sweet Potato Yogurt Parsnip, Pear & Sweet Potato Puree Fruit & Chickpea Puree Pumpkin Banana Puree

Sarah | Must Have Mom
Easy baby food recipe that tastes like a treat! Your baby won't know he/she is eating veggies!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Baby Food

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup cooked sweet potato diced
  • 1 Cup cantaloupe melon diced
  • 1/4 Cup organic yogurt
  • Dash of powdered ginger
  • 1 sweet potato
  • 1 medium parsnip
  • 1 small pear or apple
  • dash of ground nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp cooked chickpeas
  • 1 pear cored and diced
  • 3/8 Cup apple juice
  • 2 tsp raisins
  • Dash cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp cooked organic pumpkin from a can or fresh
  • 2 tbsp cooked chickpeas
  • 1 ripe banana

Instructions
 

  • Combine melon and sweet potato in a food processor and blend together.
  • Add the yogurt and blend for 30 seconds.
  • Sprinkle with a little powdered ginger (optional) and refrigerate.
  • *Note: I like to fill my pouches with this and it keeps in the fridge all week!
  • Peel the sweet potato and cut into 1 inch chunks.
  • Peel the parsnip and cut into thick slices.
  • Peel the pear/apple, remove the core and chop roughly. If using an apple remove peel.
  • Place the sweet potato and parsnip into a saucepan and add water up to cover the veggies half-way.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for around 10 mins, stirring the ingredients.
  • When the veggies are almost tender, add the chopped pear/apple and simmer for 4 to 5 mins.
  • Drain then transfer the ingredients to a food processor.
  • Add a pinch of nutmeg and blend to a smooth puree.
  • In a small saucepan combine pear, raisins, and apple juice.
  • Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat and simmer gently for 2 minutes.
  • Add the chickpeas and cook for 3 minutes more until the pears are tender.
  • Allow to cool, then transfer to a food processor.
  • Add the cinnamon, then puree until smooth.
  • Puree together and serve!

#SisterhoodUnite
What are YOUR favorite homemade baby food recipes? No time to make your own? No big deal! There are plenty of great baby food options at the store too! As part of the Sisterhood of Motherhood initiative I can’t stress enough how important it is that as moms we support each other instead of judging each other! Every mom has a different set of circumstances and shouldn’t be judged on something as simple as how you choose to feed your baby. I chose to make my baby’s food at home but I also used store bought food on the go. That’s what worked for ME! What works for you will be different!

Share with us the tips and recipes that work best for your baby! What is your baby’s favorite food? At what age did you introduce solids?

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  1. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    February 26, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    I bet that sweet potato yogurt is GOOD. My boys always loved sweet potatoes when they were babies.

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  2. Jeanine says

    February 26, 2015 at 6:46 pm

    How wonderful! I will admit I never made homemade baby food. I did BLW after #2 with the last 4 and it was wonderful. Making baby food would for sure be the only other way to go!

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  3. Kathy says

    February 26, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Great recipes! I never made baby food when my kids were babies. I really wish I would have made them though. A better choice for them for sure.

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  4. Dogvills says

    February 26, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    My kids loved sweet potato as a baby. I used to make my own baby food and freeze it too. It is much healthier and less expensive

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  5. Terri Ramsey Beavers says

    February 27, 2015 at 6:56 am

    Oh wow, thanks for sharing. I’ve never thought to put my homemade baby food into ice trays but it’s a brilliant idea.

    Reply
  6. Donna Ward says

    February 27, 2015 at 10:32 am

    These are some great recipes – I used to feed my little guy homemade baby food – using the baby grinder – but always just made it fresh – so the storage ideas are cool also 🙂

    Reply
  7. Kori says

    February 27, 2015 at 10:37 am

    We didn’t do too much solids when we started transitioning over. Now, she mostly gets table foods but will still nurse from time to time.

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  8. lisa says

    February 27, 2015 at 11:28 am

    I swear our kids went from bottles to solids overnite. They were such good eaters that they needed heartier meals each time!

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  9. Rosey says

    February 27, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    I waited much longer than everyone around me though I should, but phft to ’em. 😉 My son and his wife started very early w/their little one and that was fine too. I think it’s just a matter of preference. 🙂

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  10. Nancy L. says

    February 27, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    My kids used to love sweet potatoes when they were little, but regretfully I didn’t use organic back then. 20 years ago it wasn’t so readily available. Kudos to you for doing such a great job! I’ll share with my cousin who has a baby.

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  11. Margarita Ibbott says

    February 27, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Things have changed since I had my kids. I like the convenience of the pouches but not the plastic waste. I hope you can recycle them. BTW your pictures are awesome.

    Reply
  12. Tammilee Tips says

    February 28, 2015 at 2:17 am

    These are amazing recipes for baby food!! Making baby food seems so much more complicated then this!

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  13. Amby Felix says

    February 28, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    I loved making baby food so much. It’s so much more affordable and super healthy!

    Reply
  14. Mary O'Malley says

    March 1, 2015 at 1:02 am

    These are great homemade baby food recipes. I’ll share these with my friend who has a new baby.

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  15. Notorious Spinks says

    March 1, 2015 at 2:23 am

    This is awesome. I love these recipes. I will have to try them the next time we have a little one around here.

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  16. Beth says

    March 1, 2015 at 12:06 pm

    So colorful! I bet little kids love to eat them because of it!

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  17. Eliz Frank says

    March 1, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    It’s good to read tips that help moms with their little babies; especially new moms. My kids are older and the memory of transitioning is a distance away.

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  18. CourtneyLynne says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Omg this makes me miss my princess being itty bitty!!!! Making baby food was so fun!

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  19. Krystal says

    March 2, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Those little trays were a life saver. I loved making our own food!

    Reply
  20. Camesha says

    March 2, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I had all these plans for homemade baby food when my kids were smaller. I wish I had stuck with it.

    Reply

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