Homemdae Baby Food

Ingredients

Some of the 37 4 0z serving's made!

(I had to take the picture with the Light off because Zoey is sleeping nearby)

Enjoying whats on her new menu

I have always wanted to make homemade baby food but I just never knew where to start and from that never took the initiative.

This Christmas my cute Mother-in-law got me a Beba Baby food maker. So I did kind of cheat, but I am making tons of cheap and healthy baby food!

It is so much fun to make and I know it is healthier for Zoey, plus cheaper for Mom and dad. Now let me start off by saying I know tons of people who buy store bought food, including us for the past 4 months, and there is nothing wrong with that. But I have to admit how surprised Nick and I were to discover how much money you save buy making it your self. Also It really is healthier.

I kept hearing that phrase over and over but all anyone could ever say why was "it's fresh, made from your kitchen". As that is very important to me, I was looking for something else. I was reading some cook books for baby food when when I came across numerous books that said the same thing. This was what I wanted to hear, Store bought food has to maintain shelf life for a long time, so it's not that they are adding tons of preservatives but that they cooking the food at higher temperatures which kills the nutrients!

Now the cheaper part will really surprise you. I don't normally buy frozen unless something is out season or I need exact measurements ext, ext. But I bought a 16 oz bag of frozen green beans at Wal-mart for .96 cents cooked and pureed them and that made four 4oz servings. If I were to buy the Gerber green beans in the jar that would cost me .56 cents each. That is a savings of $1.28 with out tax. Now imagine that for every meal for several months! It's amazing the savings with a little steam cooking and pureeing can do.

On Zoey's Menu this week:

Butternut Squash, Potatoes with Carrots and Turnips, Zucchini Squash, Zucchini Squash with Potatoes, Carrots, Apples and pears, Butternut Squash and Potatoes, Sweet Peas, Green Beans.

Whenever I get done making a huge batch of baby food and put it all in the freezer I love to randomly look in the freezer and see all the fun colors and look at the cute containers all of her food is in. Yesterday when Nick came home from work I had him enjoy one of these moments with me by looking at of the finished baby food. :) It was great!

Sunday afternoon

Yum, yum... Potatoes, carrots and turnips

She knows when I am taking a picture, she will instantly look up up at me and smile!

Feeding our self

For a couple a months now at church people will say the phrase to Nick and I when we are holding Zoey in the hall " oh, in the phase where coming to church feels pointless". I didn't get what they meant because we usually were always in the hall for a reason or it really was just one of those hard days for Zoey. Today I understand. Going to Sacrament is OK, she will stay in her car seat and play or play near her car seat on the floor. But Sunday school is totally different. She has warmed up and active, but also tired because it is getting close to nap time but there is no way she is going to take a nap with all these nice people saying how cute she is and how funny she is. So after a few minutes of Zoey just wanting to explore on the front row and tyring to contain her by our feet, we decided to make a head for the door. After all of Sunday school passing and now that Nick and I have been released from our callings we just decided to leave and took a nice Sunday drive. We then came home and had lunch where I took these pictures of Zoey feeding herself, she had so much making a mess.

Play dates

Liv and Zoey

My cute friend her her darling little girl Liv

Best friends

Today my cute Friend Allison and her daughter came over for a much needed (for the moms) play date. It is so fun because Allie and I were pregnant at the same time and now our little girls our 6 days apart! They are super cute together. We are always enjoy spending time with the Townsend's. They are so fun and up beat! I always love watching the girls play together and see how they interact. Zoey and Liv and going to be great Friends just like their Mama's. Thanks Allie for coming over, we love you guys :).

Latest Craft

So fun and easy to make

My cute friend told me about this bow holder she had seen, and I fell in love with the idea!
You glue card stock strips of paper to the backing of a fame. Then you sip the bows on the card stock and it makes a nice holder and display! Thanks Allie for the idea!

Bed Time

Zoey's night time Bath

Awake and happy after a full night's rest!

The puzzle Nick put together on Sunday :)

Nick and I have put into action a new bedtime schedule that is (I must say) AMAZING! My little girl has been sleeping 2 out 6 nights from 7:30 pm to 8:00 am!!!! I feel so fresh and awake. Zoey used to be on this great schedule from about 5 weeks on but then we went on a trip and it has never been quite the same, close, sometimes very close but not the same. I just had to blog about this because this is our news and it deserves a post of it's own. Sweet Dreams :)

New years

The puzzle we put together- We are so cool

Zoey, watching her all time favorite

show... Barney

8 months old- Zoey will be walking soon

We had such a fun Holiday season! I am so excited for 2011 to already be here, there are so many things to look forward to. Zoey is growing up so fast and will soon be one years old. Here are some of her new things:

she can walk around the apt with her walk and stand scooter, still put everything in her mouth, say "Mama" when she is sad, has two bottom front teeth, can feed her self crackers, get into EVERYTHING, and I think she is so close to signing some new words. I think she understands a couple of different phrases in sign.

We love you all and hope you all had a terrific holiday and are just as excited as we are for this new and exciting new year!

Finally a new post! Christmas at the Greens

Finally, here are some recent pictures! We had a wonderful Christmas. We were all spoiled by both families and had a wonderful time. It was so fun to see Zoey get presents and see her new toys. She has so many, that it is a little overwhelming. Sometimes she doesn't know what to do with them all! We love you all and are so grateful for all the love and support you constantly give us. We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.