Doing things the hard way
Cubes of baby food, ready to freeze
Katherine is about to start eating solid foods. Saturday, in fact. We are going to start with sweet potatoes. Since I don’t do anything the easy way (see cloth diapers ), I am going to try making baby food myself. So, today I went to Whole Foods and bought three organic sweet potatoes. I was shocked that they cost just over nine dollars but oh well. Tonight I boiled them and then pureed them in my magic bullet . After the sweet potatoes were nice and soupy, I poured them into ice cube trays.
That was when I realized how many servings those two sweet potatoes made (I only cooked 2 because I did not have any big enough pots). It made 36 ice cubes plus another small bowl. I estimate that it will be about 20 servings. So, at a potato and 10 servings per potato, each serving is only $.30! Compare that to a jar of baby food and I am saving money. A jar of organic baby food from Whole Foods is $.59. I am not certain how much a jar of regular Gerber baby food is, but I think I remember seeing it for $.40 a jar.
So, it may be the harder way, but it was kind of fun. And knowing that I am saving a little money is great. The real reason I am going to do it though is because I think it will be healthier. I will not be a pure home made baby food mom, but I will try to do it as often as possible.