The horror I felt when I found out about genetically modified food was overwhelming. My heart sank when I discovered that most infant formula was made with genetically modified ingredients. I did breastfeed Baby E for about 5 months, until I had supply problems and he had weight gain problems. But, I wasn’t on an all organic diet so he got genetically modified crap in my milk too. I could go on and on about how upset I am about our food supply, but that could fill a whole other post, maybe another time.
I know that I can’t completely avoid foods with genetically modified ingredients. I can’t afford it and they are everywhere. I can make Baby E food with organic ingredients and buy organic baby food as much as possible. I’ve made bananas, peaches, mango, sweet potatoes, and green beans. I know that I could do so much more, but so far, whatever I don’t make he gets from Earth’s Best Organic.
It’s really pretty easy. To make sweet potatoes, simply wash them, poke them a few times with a fork, wrap in foil and bake (I do 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until soft). Then, I cut them into chunks and throw them into the blender. I slowly add water until it reaches the consistency I want. This last time, I put in a little bit of cinnamon when blending.
Then I use a spoon to fill ice cube trays. Three medium sized sweet potatoes filled two trays. I use the ice cube trays from Tupperware – they’re awesome. They come with a lid so I don’t have to worry about a big mess in the freezer. Once they are frozen, I put them in a labeled freezer bag and pull them out as needed. I usually pull 2-3 cubes for a meal, it just depends on what I’m planning on serving with them.
Wholesome Baby Food is a great website for tips and recipes for homemade baby food.
Anyone have a great must-have recipe I should try for Baby E?
Great ideas! We try to feed Liam all organic too and do the Earth’s best products but he is so into feeding himself these days that we are quickly moving into finger foods. Have tried doing some homemade baby food too and I love the ice tray idea! Gonna have to try it.
I have also tried cutting the baked sweet potato into small pieces after baking. It worked pretty well. The pieces were very tender. If he squeezed them, they would mush in his hands. Also, you can find organic puffs and those other “melt in your mouth” finger foods at Target and Babies R Us. Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you for the great idea, I am trying Sweet Potatoes with my babies and they love it I have been mixing in Avacodo or bannana and they think it is the greatest thing ever.. Check out these pictures.
http://ashandlewplus2.com/2010/09/03/dessert-for-dinner/
Oooh that sounds like a great idea. I’ll have to give it a try. Thank you! I’m heading over to check out your post!