Liam has become so interested in what we are eating. At his four month check up this week, we asked if we should start introducing solids. She said to go for it. I know many people wait until six months, but he seemed ready for the basic first foods.
Hoping to forgo the cereal route, we decided to start with banana, sweet potato, butternut squash, pears and peas. We picked up a few sweet potatoes during our grocery shopping trip yesterday. I had some butternut squash from the farm in the freezer, cut up in chunks last fall, ready to make into healthy food for my little guy.
Yesterday, he tried some banana for the first time and loved it. We'll stick to banana for a few days, then introduce some sweet potato.
I began by referencing The Wholesome Baby Food Guide for freezing time frames and techniques. For my baby shower i got a vacuum sealer and some greens sprouts trays for freezing. Using my food processor, i purred the cooked squash and sweet potato. We'll use breast milk to thin them down when we feed him.
The whole process was so easy and fun. We cook most of our food from scratch, so it just makes sense to add in Liam's food as well. Although, i am pretty excited about all of the wonderful organic options out in the grocery store these days. I picked up a few jars of Earth's Best to have on hand as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment