Making Baby Food

Thursday, I decided to try making my own baby food. I started with Sweet potatoes.

I used the website wholesomebabyfood.com as a reference.

I started out with two medium size sweet potatoes.

Washed them, and let them dry.

Took a fork and poked holes all over.

Wrapped them in plastic wrap, and put them in the microwave for 8 minutes, turning them over halfway through.

After they were done cooking, I took them out, unwrapped them, and let them cool for a few minutes.

I cut them in half and scooped out all of the "meat" and put it in a container.

Then I took my Kitchen Aid Stick Immersion blender, and pureed them.
Then I added water. A lot more water than I thought I would need, but I didn't want the sweet potatoes to be too thick.

After they were good and mixed, I spooned them into an ice cube tray and put them in the freezer.

After a few hours, they were nice a frozen, so I took one out for Michael to eat, and the rest I put in a zip lock back and labeled the bag with what it was and the date.

I think he liked it. What do you think?

I figure Michael can eat 1 or 2 of these cubes in one sitting, so I have at least 6 servings, but probably more.

Total cost to make: $1.36

Total time to prepare: 30 minutes

I will definitely be doing this again. Maybe I'll try carrots next. Any suggestions would be great.

The best thing about making my own baby food is that I know exactly what is in it.