We like Carrots!

We have started baby food and Carter seems to really be loving it! I have decided to make most of his baby food, and it has been quite an experience. It really is a lot of work, but it is fun and you feel like you have really accomplished something. Plus you save lots of $$ in the process. I borrowed this book from my friend Rebecca, and it explains the basics to making your own baby food.
I went to the store yesterday and bought a bag of carrots (the kind with stems still attached) and 4 apples. Basically the steps are as follows:

-Rinse Veggie or Fruit
-Peel
-Cut
-Steam until soft
-Puree in the food processor
-Let cool to room temperature
-Spoon into ice cube trays (each cube is a serving)
-Freeze in the freezer
-Pop them out into a freezer bag and label with date and contents

Then, once meal time comes around, just take a cube out, pop it into the microwave for 30 seconds and let cool. Below are some pictures of the process...

Here are the already frozen carrots

Bagged up to go back in the freezer

Apples Chopped

Apples Steaming

Fresh out of the food processor

Covered and ready to go in the freezer

The apples cost about $4 and the bag of carrots cost $2. The Carrots made 27 servings and the Apples made 21. So that is $6 for 48 servings. I do realize though, eventually he is going to move up to 2 cubes and eating more than just once a day, but for right now he is eating a solid just once a day. So I am excited about the economical side of it. Here are some picture of Carter's first taste of carrots....

First bite... not real sure what I just put in his mouth!

Here he is by the end of his meal, loved it!

I loved watching him kick and fling his arms and get excited about eating! It was so fun :)