Homemade Baby Food Recipes

I love making homemade baby food for my little. It is so easy and actually quite fun. It is also a lot cheaper than jarred baby food and you are able to control everything that goes into your baby's little body. You just simply puree your fruits/veggies etc., pour them into some ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap, freeze, then transfer to dated freezer bags. Since starting my little foodie on solids, I have been looking for different foods to make and mix together for him. I have compiled a list of foods I have made for him to share with  you all!

Some foods I choose to purchase organic but others I do not. When deciding whether to go organic or not, I refer to the EWG's website. You can find a list of foods I always choose to buy organically here.

Now for some fun recipes and foods to try with your little foodies. *Remember to always check with your pediatrician before starting solids or introducing new foods to your baby.

You can add breast milk/formula/cooking liquid to thin any of these recipes or cereal/oatmeal to thicken them.


Banana-Avocado (probably one of the easiest)

Take equal parts of ripe banana and avocado & mash together with a fork in bowl. You can also puree with a food processor or blender if you would like.
*Bananas or avocados separately make great first foods!
*I wouldn't recommend freezing bananas or avocados after mashing because they easily brown.


Squash-Sweet Potato

1 Squash
2 Sweet Potatoes (or as many as you would like)

Cut your squash in half length-wise, scoop out the seeds and put into a baking pan with 1 inch of water. Bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour or until the skin begins to pucker. Scoop the meat out and add to your food processor or blender. At the same time you are baking your squash, you can also bake your sweet potatoes by scrubbing clean, wrapping in tinfoil and adding to the oven. You then cut and scoop the meat out of those as well. You can then puree. (You can also puree and freeze separately then mix together before feeding).


Peachy Banana 

You have the option to mix your peaches and bananas right before serving to baby or using cubes of previously frozen peaches (or bagged frozen peaches) mixed with a recently mashed banana. Again, you want to mash your bananas right before serving to avoid browning.

To prepare peaches:
Wash, peel, pit, cut into chunks & then steam until tender
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Wash, cut an X into one side, place X side down into a pan of about 1 inch of water, bring water to a boil, steam until tender, peel, then pit.

You can then throw the peaches and bananas into a food processor or blender
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Put just your peaches into the food processor then mix the desired amount with a mashed banana and freeze the remaining amount




**lots more to come :)