Expanding the Menu

I think I'm really getting the hang of making baby food. Each time I make some, I get more comfortable with the process. At first, I was afraid I would do something wrong and mess the whole thing up. Mia enjoys the food, though, so I feel like it's going well. I'm loving my food processor. It's like magic! We started her on carrots and applesauce a couple of weeks ago. She likes the carrots, but I wasn't aware that carrots stain. Who's ever had a carrot stain on their shirt? Sweet potatoes don't stain, so what's the difference? Last week, Mia started eating butternut squash. No staining (thankfully) and easy to make. You half it, scoop out the seeds, and place both halves face down in a couple inches of water in a baking dish. Bake it, scoop out the insides, puree it, and presto you've got baby food. Sooooo simple. As for the applesauce, Mia wasn't too keen on it at first. I bought her the unsweetened kind since she shouldn't have sugar added to her food yet. I guess it was too cold and tart for her liking. Because she loves bananas, I mixed up a concoction of mashed bananas and applesauce. Suddenly, applesauce is okay to her. Hehe...only the first of many times she'll eat something that's good for her and not even know it's in the recipe. For this week, we will be introducing peaches. I decided to only introduce one new food this week because we will be out of town for a couple of days. Next week, we will start baby oatmeal and maybe peas.

Mia at 30 weeks old