Wednesday, July 4, 2007

What to feed baby.

Those little cans of baby food are so expensive. Here is a short list of much cheaper options that we fed our kids. I tried to list ones you might not have though of. But you all probably have-- you're all so smart.

Instant potato flakes, reconstituted

Canned pumpkin

Dried split peas, cooked and mushed

V-8 soup (V-8 and milk-- a favorite of Linus)

Apple sauce cups instead of babyfood applesauce

Rice cakes

Avocado chunks

Tortellini, cooked until really mushy

Banana mushed with tahini (which is sesame seed butter-- good protein)

Mandarin oranges

Scrambled eggs

Fruit smoothies

Toast strips

3 comments:

Unknown said...

genius! i hadn't thought of that stuff....but it makes perfect sense. i'm going to write that down for baby #2. :-) thanks!

corrie said...

these are great... we have a "magic bullet" (tiny blender for small servings) that works wonders for babyfood... pick up giant bags of frozen fruits and veggies, microwave thaw with a bit o water, and then blend away... SOOOO much cheaper than those little cans. and seems healthy. we only used the jars on the go with finn, and made his meals with the bullet -- worth the investment!!

Cheryl said...

a great idea!