I've learned a few things about myself tonight as I attempted to make 7 different kinds of baby food over the last 3 hours:
1. I don't actually enjoy making baby food.
2. I also don't even know how to use a steamer basket--I cut my finger in the first 5 minutes of this adventure.
3. I'm pretty sure I boiled food that should have been steamed and vice versa.
4. NOT enjoying making your own baby food makes you feel like a bad mom and on a similar note--when other moms make their own and you buy yours--you also feel like a bad mom.
5. I really don't know what I'm doing. Example:food that can turn brown (pears, apples, bananas) needs to be steamed immediately...or it turns brown.
6. I'm ok with buying some organic baby food PRE-MADE and continuing to make some of the easier things. (turns out you can serve an avocado to a baby right out of the skin and sweet potatoes just need to be baked and smashed-score.)
7. I'd like to say that I'm giving up on some of this because of something other than laziness but really--I can't see how spending this many hours on something that doesn't seem any healthier or easier than buying food makes any kind of sense. I can look at labels and choose Haven's fruits and veggies wisely and feel ok about that-even if I didn't make them.
After three hours I have one container of peas (which Haven refused to eat already), TONS of sweet potatoes, avocados, brown pears in the garbage, and green beans that look inedible. I'm learning that being a mother means doing the best you can-in the time you're given-with what you have.
Tomorrow is another day and hopefully it won't involve peas in my hair.
I make some babyfood myself. I put a handful of green beans and a handful of peas in a pot with a little bit of water and bring to a boil then let simmer until tender. Then put them in the food processor with the water. I am not sure if I am supposed to be steaming them or not, but it works for me. I do pretty much the same thing with carrots. I also do mixed veggies (frozen corn, peas, green beans, carrots) and puree with some wheat pasta and the cooking water. I have not tried fruit yet. Then when I have the puree, I put it in ice cube trays then grab how ever many cubes I need and mix them up. He hates green veggies so I end up mixing them with some natural apple sauce.
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