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Specifically, baby zuchinni? My son loves this stuff (by gerber, stage 1) and it's getting harder and harder to find. I went to three different wal-marts yesterday they didn't have any. If this gets discontinued, I'm in big trouble and need to be prepared. I've tried steaming it and using a ricer to mash it, it was really messy and turned out pretty gross. Anybody with experience making baby food, I need your help!
Answer
http://www.recipesource.com/special-diets/babyfood/
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/baby/baby.html
for zucchini related:
Ingredients
1/2 cup (125 ml) uncooked Uncle Ben's brown rice
1 cup (250 ml) water
1 lb (440 g) of tender meat (filet mignon, lamb, or veal)
1 tsp. (5 ml) olive oil
2 cups (500 ml) water
3/4 cup (200ml) onion chopped fine (approx. 1/2 of 1 med onion)
3/4 cup (200ml) carrots cubed or chopped fine (approx. 1)
3/4 cup (200ml) zucchini (with peel, remove ends) cubed or chopped fine (approx. 1)
3/4 cup (200ml) frozen peas
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Preparation
In a small pot, stir brown rice into 1 cup water. Bring to boil, then cover and lower heat to simmer approx. 20 min. The rice is now half cooked. Set aside.
Cut the meat into pieces about 2" square. After 20 min, take a larger pot and cook the meat in the olive oil until it is brown on all sides, about 5 min. Add 2 cups of water, the vegetables (onion, carrots, zucchini, and frozen peas), and the half-cooked rice. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender and the rice is completely cooked, approx. 26 min.
Remove from heat and allow to cool down a bit so that you can handle the meat. Pick out the meat pieces and cut into smaller pieces, cubed or chopped fine. Add back to the rest of the mixture and stir so that the meat is evenly distributed.
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To Freeze
Put half a cup (8 tbsp) of cooked food into an 8 oz breastmilk storage bag. Roll the top down and seal with a staple in the middle. Repeat until all of the food is now in the nursing bags. Put all of the bags into a large Ziploc freezer bag and label the large bag with the type of food (beef , veggies, and rice or veal, veggies and rice, etc), the serving size, and the date that the food was made. This will keep 10 -12 weeks in the freezer. Each recipe yields approx. 12 servings.
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To Cook
Remove frozen meal from Playtex bag and place in microwavable dish. Microwave on High for approx. 1 min 40 sec.
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Tips
If your baby refuses to eat, try adding 2 tbsp of prepared baby food. This acts like a sauce and babies love it.
For babies who cannot chew yet, puree the food before freezing and freeze in 4 oz portions.
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Zucchini squash is another green vegetable to introduce in the early stages. It is mild flavored, digestible and nutritious.
ZUCCHINI PUREE
½ cut up zucchini
1/3 cup water for cooking
pinch of salt (optional)
Remove ends from zucchini and cut into small pieces.
Boil for 8-10 minutes.
Drain, saving liquid to add for good consistency.
Blend in processor, adding extra liquid for a consistency similar to thick gravy.
Use spatula to stir and push through a strainer.
Put into clean storage containers.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
Keep only for 1-2 days.
CREAMY ZUCCHINI
½ cut up and cooked zucchini
1/8 cup water (use drained liquid from cooked zucchini)
1/8 cup milk
pinch of salt (optional)
Mix cooked zucchini with water and breast milk, formula or evaporated milk.
Blend well and strain, adding extra liquid for good consistency.
CREAMY ZUCCHINI WITH WHITE RICE
½ cup cut up and cooked zucchini
¼ cup cooked rice
¼ cup water (liquid drained from cooked zucchini)
¼ cup milk
pinch of salt (optional)
Mix cooked zucchini, cooked rice, liquid and breast milk, formula or evaporated milk.
Blend well and strain, adding extra liquid for good consistency.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
Use during the second stages when adding more variety â
ZUCCHINI AND MACARONI
½ cut up zucchini
½ cup water
1 tablespoon cut up and skinned tomato
1/3 cup cooked macaroni
pinch of salt (optional)
Boil zucchini, onion and tomato for 15 minutes.
Add cooked macaroni and more liquid if necessary to make good consistency.
Blend and strain, or mash for chunkier texture if baby has teeth for chewing.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
For later stages when adding meats â
ZUCCHINI WITH CHICKEN AND NOODLES
1/2 chicken breast or 1 thigh
1 cup water
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped celery
1 tablespoon cup up carrots
1/3 cup cooked noodles
pinch of salt (optional)
Boil chicken in water for 20 minutes.
Remove chicken from broth.
Cut vegetables into small pieces.
Boil vegetables in chicken broth for about 15-20 minutes.
(To use the meat, grind or cut into small chewable pieces about 1/8 inches.)
Blend and strain, or mash for chunkier texture if baby has teeth for chewing.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
http://www.recipesource.com/special-diets/babyfood/
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/baby/baby.html
for zucchini related:
Ingredients
1/2 cup (125 ml) uncooked Uncle Ben's brown rice
1 cup (250 ml) water
1 lb (440 g) of tender meat (filet mignon, lamb, or veal)
1 tsp. (5 ml) olive oil
2 cups (500 ml) water
3/4 cup (200ml) onion chopped fine (approx. 1/2 of 1 med onion)
3/4 cup (200ml) carrots cubed or chopped fine (approx. 1)
3/4 cup (200ml) zucchini (with peel, remove ends) cubed or chopped fine (approx. 1)
3/4 cup (200ml) frozen peas
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Preparation
In a small pot, stir brown rice into 1 cup water. Bring to boil, then cover and lower heat to simmer approx. 20 min. The rice is now half cooked. Set aside.
Cut the meat into pieces about 2" square. After 20 min, take a larger pot and cook the meat in the olive oil until it is brown on all sides, about 5 min. Add 2 cups of water, the vegetables (onion, carrots, zucchini, and frozen peas), and the half-cooked rice. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender and the rice is completely cooked, approx. 26 min.
Remove from heat and allow to cool down a bit so that you can handle the meat. Pick out the meat pieces and cut into smaller pieces, cubed or chopped fine. Add back to the rest of the mixture and stir so that the meat is evenly distributed.
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To Freeze
Put half a cup (8 tbsp) of cooked food into an 8 oz breastmilk storage bag. Roll the top down and seal with a staple in the middle. Repeat until all of the food is now in the nursing bags. Put all of the bags into a large Ziploc freezer bag and label the large bag with the type of food (beef , veggies, and rice or veal, veggies and rice, etc), the serving size, and the date that the food was made. This will keep 10 -12 weeks in the freezer. Each recipe yields approx. 12 servings.
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To Cook
Remove frozen meal from Playtex bag and place in microwavable dish. Microwave on High for approx. 1 min 40 sec.
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Tips
If your baby refuses to eat, try adding 2 tbsp of prepared baby food. This acts like a sauce and babies love it.
For babies who cannot chew yet, puree the food before freezing and freeze in 4 oz portions.
______
Zucchini squash is another green vegetable to introduce in the early stages. It is mild flavored, digestible and nutritious.
ZUCCHINI PUREE
½ cut up zucchini
1/3 cup water for cooking
pinch of salt (optional)
Remove ends from zucchini and cut into small pieces.
Boil for 8-10 minutes.
Drain, saving liquid to add for good consistency.
Blend in processor, adding extra liquid for a consistency similar to thick gravy.
Use spatula to stir and push through a strainer.
Put into clean storage containers.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
Keep only for 1-2 days.
CREAMY ZUCCHINI
½ cut up and cooked zucchini
1/8 cup water (use drained liquid from cooked zucchini)
1/8 cup milk
pinch of salt (optional)
Mix cooked zucchini with water and breast milk, formula or evaporated milk.
Blend well and strain, adding extra liquid for good consistency.
CREAMY ZUCCHINI WITH WHITE RICE
½ cup cut up and cooked zucchini
¼ cup cooked rice
¼ cup water (liquid drained from cooked zucchini)
¼ cup milk
pinch of salt (optional)
Mix cooked zucchini, cooked rice, liquid and breast milk, formula or evaporated milk.
Blend well and strain, adding extra liquid for good consistency.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
Use during the second stages when adding more variety â
ZUCCHINI AND MACARONI
½ cut up zucchini
½ cup water
1 tablespoon cut up and skinned tomato
1/3 cup cooked macaroni
pinch of salt (optional)
Boil zucchini, onion and tomato for 15 minutes.
Add cooked macaroni and more liquid if necessary to make good consistency.
Blend and strain, or mash for chunkier texture if baby has teeth for chewing.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
For later stages when adding meats â
ZUCCHINI WITH CHICKEN AND NOODLES
1/2 chicken breast or 1 thigh
1 cup water
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped celery
1 tablespoon cup up carrots
1/3 cup cooked noodles
pinch of salt (optional)
Boil chicken in water for 20 minutes.
Remove chicken from broth.
Cut vegetables into small pieces.
Boil vegetables in chicken broth for about 15-20 minutes.
(To use the meat, grind or cut into small chewable pieces about 1/8 inches.)
Blend and strain, or mash for chunkier texture if baby has teeth for chewing.
Makes about 2-3 servings.
Best recipe book for making baby food?
I really want to make all the baby food for my baby. She is 3 1/2 months old now, and I don't plan on starting her on solids for another month or so but I was hoping I could get some input on good books to use as a guide. Thanks!
Wow, actually I have never heard of baby led feedings until you all brought it up. I didn't really expect to get this kind of response, but I am glad that I did. It definitely gives me something to think about. I am thinking of doing both and seeing where that goes. I did get a chance to read through the wholesomebabyfood.com web site and really like how they explain everything and give you options and choices for doing things either way. So thank you all for your input, I really do genuinely appreciate it!
Answer
I never used a recipe book, you'll find that babies will only eat 2-3 different types of meals anyway
A good site to start learning the basics is www.wholesomebabyfood.com
My son's first meals were pumpkin, pumpkin+sweet potato... mashed banana, mashed banana with a scoop of avocado
Once bub is eating heaps of solid meals, set one day aside each fortnight and make up a big batch, i used to make three different meals at once (for variety) and freeze in ice cubes... once they are frozen, put them into clip seal bags and write on the bags whats in them and what date they were made - then before you go to bed, get out what you need for the next day and let it defrost in the fridge
For the first two months or so, your baby can only eat a very limited variety of vegies and fruits - you wont need any recipe book until well after 18 months old
***** oh and I DONT agree with the first post, as of 6 months your baby CAN NOT start finger foods for thier main meals, and cant eat all what you eat - introduce all foods gradually so you can see if bub is allergic to anything... my son is allergic to egg...
I never used a recipe book, you'll find that babies will only eat 2-3 different types of meals anyway
A good site to start learning the basics is www.wholesomebabyfood.com
My son's first meals were pumpkin, pumpkin+sweet potato... mashed banana, mashed banana with a scoop of avocado
Once bub is eating heaps of solid meals, set one day aside each fortnight and make up a big batch, i used to make three different meals at once (for variety) and freeze in ice cubes... once they are frozen, put them into clip seal bags and write on the bags whats in them and what date they were made - then before you go to bed, get out what you need for the next day and let it defrost in the fridge
For the first two months or so, your baby can only eat a very limited variety of vegies and fruits - you wont need any recipe book until well after 18 months old
***** oh and I DONT agree with the first post, as of 6 months your baby CAN NOT start finger foods for thier main meals, and cant eat all what you eat - introduce all foods gradually so you can see if bub is allergic to anything... my son is allergic to egg...
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