Makin' baby food

Dan and I decided to make our own baby food for Jake.  We read how the companies add in extra ingredients to make it more bland so more babies eat it, therefore more parents buy it.  We read that it makes most children very fussy and very picky eaters.  They also add tons of sugars.  One jar has over 15 grams of sugars.  

By making our own food, we are actually getting more for our money.  2 cups of sweet potatoes makes about 6 containers full.  Plus I can make a bunch, put it in ice cube trays to freeze and then pull them out to thaw when I need them.  

Today I finally got to use my 2 in one steamer and blender.  It's so easy to use and does most of the work.  I chop up the pieces, push some buttons and depending on what I am making, steams then blends the food in under a 1/2 hour.  

Here are my sweet potatoes all ready to go.  It has a steam and blend button, so I push that sucker, then walk away til it's done.

                  Steaming away

   

    This was after the 25 minutes of steaming, it's blending!

                    DONE!!!!!!!!

It's a pretty handy device.  I like how it steams it and blends it and I don't have to do anything.  I made sweet potatoes, avocados and pears.  I hope Jake enjoys his fresh, healthy, flavorful foods!

          Total haul for the day!!