Is baby ready to start eating solids? Where does a mama even begin? Get Genevieve’s best homemade baby food recipes, plus some helpful tips and tricks.
Pull out the bibs. Your little one is hitting a major milestone—eating solids. It’s an exciting time of researching and trying different homemade baby food recipes, storage techniques, and maybe even baby food makers.
With so much to learn and look into on this next leg of the journey, you likely have tons of questions about baby food for your infant. Here, we’ll cover:
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Babies begin showing signs they’re ready to start exploring solids around six months. At this age, they have some trunk control and are able to hold their torsos upright. They’ll also show other signs of being ready to start baby food like being interested in your food, being able to support the weight of their heads, and being able to grasp objects or food between their thumb and forefinger.
When baby is just beginning to eat solids, try single-food purees based on these great first foods or very simple combinations. These recipes and combos are a good place to start:
This delicious combo is easy to mash together for a satiating meal or snack. High in healthy fats, enzymes, prebiotics, and potassium, this combo has that sweet/fatty flavor that babies love… after all, breast milk has a similar profile!
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Squash is easy to digest, plus high in vitamin A, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, and manganese. Pear is high in fiber, vitamin C (so excellent for constipated babies!) and serves as a natural sweetener to help make this recipe more palatable to new eaters.
This classic combo provides a great way to give your baby tons of nutrients like vitamin A, slow-releasing, energy-providing carbs, folate, and fiber.
Beef is high in both zinc and iron, two key nutrients for baby’s optimal health and growth. Lean, tender cuts are the best options. Choose tenderloin roast, strip steak, eye of round roast, or freshly ground beef.
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By the time baby is around 8 months old, you should begin to incorporate finger foods, if you haven’t already. Read about baby led weaning for more info on how to do so.
This is one of my all-time favorite smoothie recipes (and babies love it, too!). It’s healthy, but it’s also sweet, smooth, and green.
Unlike many store-bought baby foods, homemade baby food must refrigerated or frozen. After preparing, don’t leave it out at room temperature for more than two hours. And always store in airtight containers, like these from Sage Spoonfuls. Small sanitized mason jars also work.
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It’s a good idea to store homemade baby food in 1-2 tablespoon servings for easy defrosting, mixing, and serving without tons of food waste. (This storage set is perfect for freezing small portions of food!) Remember, any remaining food from a feeding must be tossed.
Baby food made with meat, poultry, seafood, or eggs can be safely stored in the fridge for 24 hours, while baby food made from fruits and veggies can be stored for 48 hours. Both can stay in the freezer for up to one month. Tips for Making Baby Food Skip the fancy equipment
There are tons of fancy baby food maker appliances that make preparing, storing, and serving homemade baby food a breeze. Two consistently top-rated options are made by Béaba and QOOC.
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But the truth is, you really don’t need anything fancy to make quality baby food at home. All you need is a pot for steaming and a blender or an immersion blender. Heck, even a potato masher, ricer, spoon, or fork will do.
While it’s tempting to go all-in on this exciting milestone, it’s important to start with single-ingredient foods prepared simply without a lot of extra salt, fat and spices. This approach not only allows your baby to get used to new textures and flavors, but also helps you pinpoint any allergies or sensitivities, should you child have a reaction to something.
Introducing solids doesn’t have to be hard. Instead of making new baby foods every day, batch cook and freeze individual servings so you can whip out nutritious meals for baby quickly.
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Also, combine baby’s food with family meal planning. For example, making roasted sweet potatoes and steamed squash for the family this week? Make extra, then chop, mash, or puree for baby. (These are great storage contraptions to put single servings in freezer or fridge for later.) Just be sure to omit fancy spices or salt on baby’s portion since their digestive tract is more sensitive.
Though there are definitely benefits to going the DIY route, there are also plenty of quality baby food brands out there. Even if you decide to go 100 percent homemade, it’s still a good idea to keep a few shelf-stable options on hand in case of emergencies.
You can also do a hybrid approach again. I made “smoothies” by mixing Earth’s Best fruit purees with organic whole yogurt and fed Griffin in a cup with straw.
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This is a time to have fun exploring new foods with your baby. You’re setting the stage for a healthy future for your little one. With each spoonful or handful, baby is getting nutrients and learning to love new and nourishing flavors.Shipping Update for Pre-Orders: We are backordered on Multi-Collagen Protein until Jan 2nd, 2022. This means you can order now and we’ll rush your order to you as soon as it’s ready on January 2nd, 2022.
Here’s a treasury of nourishing recipes to help your baby explore new tastes and textures and while learning to eat solid foods. Complete with a quick start guide, The Mama Natural Baby-Led Weaning E-Cookbook is bursting with 150 real-food recipes organized by baby’s age.
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solid food where baby is allowed and encouraged to self-feed solid finger foods instead of receiving purées via spoon. BLW babies join the family at mealtime, choose what and how much to eat, explore new tastes and textures, while typically continuing to nurse.
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Baby-led weaning is the most natural progression from breastfeeding to solid foods. Breastfeeding is also baby’s first lesson in self regulation and baby led weaning continues to allow baby to self regulate food. Baby now gets to experience the many flavors he may have picked up in his mom’s breastmilk.
That doesn’t mean that formula fed babies can’t do baby led weaning. All families can benefit from baby-led weaning with some customization.
Spoon feeding only became the norm at a time when doctors were advocating starting solids at 4 month of age (or earlier). We now know that a baby’s digestive system isn’t developed enough to be assimilate solids well at 4 months of age. Waiting until baby is at least 6 months old is prudent and often helps to avoid adverse food reactions like spitting up, hives, and eczema.
Guide To Healthy Baby Food
In the mid-19th century, most babies ate solids between 9 and 12 months old. From the time artificial infant formula was developed in 1867, the accepted age for introducing solids became younger and younger, until the 1950’s and 1960’s when some parents fed infant cereal to babies as little as a few weeks old.
Since then, studies show that babies’ digestive tracts are not fully formed until around 6 months old and babies should not receive solids before then. Other children, particularly premature or immunocompromised children may not be ready until 8 or 9 months (more on readiness in the book!).
The best part about BLW is that it is exactly that, baby led. You observe your child for signs of readiness and, when she’s ready, you prepare nutritious food. Your baby then decides whether, how much, and what to eat. Your baby gains self-confidence and learns to rely on her natural instincts to feed herself exactly what she needs.
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I love the cook book! Great ideas for each stage of introducing solids. And also a great reminder to use herbs and baby approved seasonings!
This book was exactly what I was hoping it would be. A place to go for guidance and ideas on transitioning baby to solids. The recipes are good for helping baby with flavor, texture, and variety
Just what I was looking for! Sure, there are some typos, and the book doesn't discuss introducing common allergens (it says to avoid them). Still, on first glance, for what it does offer it's great. I was looking for a detailed guide for what 100 foods to offer and, more importantly, how to prepare and season them. This book gives me exactly that with no fuss. I do plan on introducing allergens (egg white, peanut, etc) early however in the 3 minute flip through I already have a good idea of ways I can prepare them. This is an affordable and easy guide to get started with BLWIs baby ready for solids? Here are the top eight real and healthy first foods to start your baby on the right foot. Plus, three common first foods to avoid.
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Once you know your baby is ready to try some solid food, the question becomes, what is the best first food? (No, it’s probably not a smash cake.)
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