Advice, Tips, and Organic Baby Food Recipes

Use these great tips on feeding baby as well as the organic baby food recipes to get you started. One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is a healthy start in life.

Consider using an organic, natural baby formula. There are several brands available, including Earth's Best Organic Baby Food and Horizon Organic Baby Formula. For vegan parenting, soy based formulas are also available certified organic.

Consult your doctor before introducing solid foods. Typically, between 4 and 6 months of age parents begin introducing solid foods.

Very runny cereal mixed with breast milk or formula is given once a day to start, gradually increasing to three meals a day by about 8 months.

Foods to Avoid the First Year: honey; egg whites; cow's milk; nuts, especially peanuts and peanut butter; shellfish (shrimp, clams, crabs, etc.); citrus (orange juice, grapefruit, etc.)

After your baby's first birthday, talk to your doctor about slowly introducing the above foods.

Introducing Solid Food:

Follow these guidelines for making any organic baby food recipe:: Only introduce one new food each week. This will allow time to assess for allergies.
Use ice cube trays to freeze portions of baby food. Once frozen, pop the cubes into a zipper freezer bag or container. Label everything with date and contents.
Don't begin to introduce meats until baby has become used to cereal, vegetables, and fruits.
Steam or microwave fruits and veggies as opposed to boiling them. This ensures that most of the nutrients remain in the food. The new microwave steaming bags I've seen in the grocery stores are perfect for this!
Never save left-overs after baby's done eating. Baby's immune system is still developing so we must be extra careful to avoid any exposure to bacteria, etc.
The basic procedure for making organic baby food involves steaming or microwaving the fruit or veggie until tender (if making potatoes, apples, or pears, baking is another possible method.)
Puree food in a blender, food processor, or other similar device using breast milk, water, juice, or formula for thinning.
Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.); Use ice cube trays to freeze portions of baby food. Once frozen, pop the cubes into a zipper freezer bag or container. Label everything with date and contents.
Don't begin to introduce meats until baby has become used to cereal, vegetables, and fruits.
Steam or microwave fruits and veggies as opposed to boiling them. This ensures that most of the nutrients remain in the food. The new microwave steaming bags I've seen in the grocery stores are perfect for this!
Never save left-overs after baby's done eating. Baby's immune system is still developing so we must be extra careful to avoid any exposure to bacteria, etc.
The basic procedure for making organic baby food involves steaming or microwaving the fruit or veggie until tender (if making potatoes, apples, or pears, baking is another possible method.)
Puree food in a blender, food processor, or other similar device using breast milk, water, juice, or formula for thinning.
Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.); Don't begin to introduce meats until baby has become used to cereal, vegetables, and fruits.
Steam or microwave fruits and veggies as opposed to boiling them. This ensures that most of the nutrients remain in the food. The new microwave steaming bags I've seen in the grocery stores are perfect for this!
Never save left-overs after baby's done eating. Baby's immune system is still developing so we must be extra careful to avoid any exposure to bacteria, etc.
The basic procedure for making organic baby food involves steaming or microwaving the fruit or veggie until tender (if making potatoes, apples, or pears, baking is another possible method.)
Puree food in a blender, food processor, or other similar device using breast milk, water, juice, or formula for thinning.
Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.); Steam or microwave fruits and veggies as opposed to boiling them. This ensures that most of the nutrients remain in the food. The new microwave steaming bags I've seen in the grocery stores are perfect for this!
Never save left-overs after baby's done eating. Baby's immune system is still developing so we must be extra careful to avoid any exposure to bacteria, etc.
The basic procedure for making organic baby food involves steaming or microwaving the fruit or veggie until tender (if making potatoes, apples, or pears, baking is another possible method.)
Puree food in a blender, food processor, or other similar device using breast milk, water, juice, or formula for thinning.
Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.); Never save left-overs after baby's done eating. Baby's immune system is still developing so we must be extra careful to avoid any exposure to bacteria, etc.
The basic procedure for making organic baby food involves steaming or microwaving the fruit or veggie until tender (if making potatoes, apples, or pears, baking is another possible method.)
Puree food in a blender, food processor, or other similar device using breast milk, water, juice, or formula for thinning.
Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.); The basic procedure for making organic baby food involves steaming or microwaving the fruit or veggie until tender (if making potatoes, apples, or pears, baking is another possible method.)
Puree food in a blender, food processor, or other similar device using breast milk, water, juice, or formula for thinning.
Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.); Don't fret if making your own is too time consuming. You can always buy organic baby food (Earth's Best Organic Baby Food or Gerber Organic Baby Food are both great options.)

Organic Baby Food Recipes

Chicken and Sweet Potato Dinner

1 cup organic boneless chicken, cut into 1/2 cubes

1 cup organic or home-made chicken stock (or water)

1 large organic sweet potato

Simmer chicken in stock until meat is cooked through and tender (35-40 minutes)

Puree meat in a blender or food processor along with 1/2 cup stock from simmer pot

Clean sweet potato well and bake at 450F for 45-50 minutes

Let potato cool, peel, and mash with a fork adding chicken stock as needed

Combine chicken puree and potato mash.

Peas 'n Carrots

1 cup frozen or fresh organic peas

1 cup diced organic carrots

Steam carrots in a steamer (or a tightly covered pot containing 1-2 inches of water) for 5 minutes until almost tender, add peas and steam for another 5 minutes.

Puree 'em both together using steaming water to thin and enjoy.

Apple Mango Mash

1 cup diced organic mango

1 1/2 cup peeled 'n diced organic apple

Steam apple until tender. Puree with mango using organic pear or apple juice to thin as needed. Yummy with yogurt or cereal!

Banana Blueberry Treat

1 - 2 organic bananas1/2 cup organic blueberries

Combine both in blender using organic fruit juice to thin. Perfect for breakfast or dessert.

(Hint, throw a couple of these cubes in your morning smoothy for a fresh treat. It's not just for babies ya know.)

Green Taters
Spinach is such a nutritious veggie but few babies love the taste of it. Adding some spinach to mashed potatoes is a great way to soften the bitter flavor.

1 cup organic spinach, steamed until wilted

2 large organic white potatoes, baked or steamed until tender

Puree spinach using breast milk or formula to thin.

Mash potatoes with a fork or masher using milk or formula to thin.

Mix 'em together and serve.

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