Comments on: Activity #166: Swap your baby food cubes

By: Present your baby with a tasting menu — Rookie Moms

Present your baby with a tasting menu — Rookie Moms — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:57:11 +0000

[...] a sampling event with some baby-toting friends. Create your own tasting menu. Each parent brings a puree: either a homemade dish or one of the many boutique brands now available in the freezer section of [...]

By: Start a baby food swapping co-op — Rookie Moms

Start a baby food swapping co-op — Rookie Moms — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:54:05 +0000

[...] activities: Swap your food cubes Cook and freeze Feed a picky [...]

By: Host A Food Swap Party: Five Ideas For Themes You’ll Love : Eat. Drink. Better.

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:00:34 +0000

[...] Rookie Moms recommend parents who make their own baby food participate in swaps. That way, you can get a variety of foods without the mess of multiple batches. [...]

By: Teri Rogers

Teri Rogers — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:36:31 +0000

I recently had a baby food swap party at my house. A couple helpful things I learned…..specify whether you want all organic foods or not in the beginning, if the people are just starting solids — do single item purees rather than mixtures, have people rsvp with the dish they are preparing so you don’t have duplicates, have an rsvp deadline so that everyone can portion out their own dish into ziplock bags for the number of guests – that way all people need to do at the party is set out their bags and then take one of each. Also, when you get home, cut the corner of the ziplock baggy and squeeze out the puree like cake frosting into your ice cube trays….this really saves on the mess. I found that if I hit the trays on the counter a few times, the mush settles into the squares really nicely. Also, if you have trouble getting your frozen cubes out of the trays, turn them over (if they have lids) and run some hot water over them — slam them upside down and they should all come out on the lid. Was a really fun party – thanks for the idea!!!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:33:39 +0000

If the food tastes pretty good fresh, I don’t worry about it. If it’s super bland, I spice it up.

I like to add a little cinnamon to the pumpkin (I buy organic pumpkin already pureed – genius!) either before freezing or after thawing.

I add some cumin to the avocado, just a smidge.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:39:40 +0000

Excellent recipe for apple-pear sauce: 5 apples, peeled, cored, cut to small pieces. 5 pears, peeled, cored, cut to small pieces. 1 cinnamon stick. 1 tsp vanilla. 1 tblsp butter. Some (~3/4 cup or so) water. Boil it all up, reduce heat, simmer for 30-45 minutes till apple and pear bits are tender. Remove cinnamon stick! Puree. My little guy (11 months now) loves it!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:48:24 +0000

how about some spices to help that out?

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 03:35:40 +0000

I have some Glass food prep bowls from Williams Sonoma that are a perfect size and shape for reheating baby food cubes and don't get their use as fancy food prep bowls these days.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:58:23 +0000

Let me explain… the green beans are hated in this house anyway, the tofu is my new plan for lunches, and the pear was supposed to make it all ok.

As of 7.5 months, H gets cereal and fruit for breakfast, tofu and veggies for lunch, and yogurt with fruit and veg for dinner… but the answer to your question is:

PEAR OR APPLESAUCE CAN SALVAGE THE GREEN BEAN TOFU COMBO MONSTROSITY… at least for this little guy.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 04:05:34 +0000

I’m just wondering why you would put those two together after I ranked it as worst experience. How did it go?

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:17:42 +0000

We’re trying green beans and tofu today with a little pureed pear to sweeten the deal. Wish us luck!

Is it just me or does the green bean and rice smell (and taste) awful?! We tried cumin because it worked for the avocado, but the kid was not falling for it.