Guest post on Green Mom Guide

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Recently, I had another opportunity to guest post at Green Mom Guide. This time I'm sharing our approach to solid foods and talking about how we make and store purees for Dashiell AKA The Hungry Hungry Baby.

Here's an excerpt, if you care to read; check out the full post at Green Mom Guide:

Both my husband and I are passionate about cooking and eating, so we were eager to give our son his first tastes of solid foods. Making our own food seemed an economical approach and I liked the idea of knowing exactly how the food was made and what is in it. Making our own baby food seemed like it should be as easy as steaming and mashing a sweet potato. However, I have often heard reference to “making your own baby food” as something that no reasonable person would do. But the truth is…it IS as easy as steaming and mashing a sweet potato! Whew! {continue reading}

3 responses to “Guest post on Green Mom Guide”

  1. Meghan Avatar

    great job, Kelsey!
    that’s interesting because although I don’t have kids and I haven’t thought specifically about how I would feed them if I did have them, when I see the packaged baby food at the grocery store, I think that’s something no reasonable person would serve their baby. I’m not willing to eat processed food or prepackaged food myself so I would never consider serving it to a growing baby!

  2. Kristy Avatar

    Although I’m gearing up for round 3 of introducing solids to a baby, I really enjoyed your post and the step-by-step format and tips. We always used the plastic ice cube trays and ziplocs but the silicone sounds so much easier to pop them out. I also like the idea of just freezing on a cookie sheet which would be easier for when they start eating a little more and using glass jars to store. You sound like a seasoned pro! We were so lost with our oldest. It feels pretty nice when some part of parenting really clicks the first time and you can say hey..I think I nailed it!

    1. Kelsey Avatar

      Im finding the scoops on a cookie tray to be the easiest and what Id recommend for food that is solid enough. The silicone tray makes nicely shaped cubes although it can be hard to get the cubes out so thats a caution I will offer. An ice cube tray might be the way to go and plus you probably already have one! Haha, thank you – still feel like Im getting the hang of it for sure. I think Dash is making it easy for us because he eats anything!

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