Making your own Homemade Baby Food is easy.

If you have concerns as to what ingredients commercial baby foods may contain, you may want to consider making your own homemade baby food! If you make your own food from scratch you will be able to control the quality of the food your baby eats. While not everybody has a cookbook that tells the how to make baby food (see our Baby Food Recipes) it really is fairly simple.

Introducing homemade solid baby food to your baby's diet will have many benefits. Improved quality, less additive and sugar are just a few. Financially, commercial baby foods are about three times the cost of "standard" foods. You will also be introducing a wide variety of foods that you will be preparing for yourself. The excellent introduction to a healthful selection may help you avoid the picky eating that plagues the toddler diet.

You should not need too much extra equipment. Most people will have pots and pans. A blender will not give you as fine puree as a food processer. A food mill is more economical that other options. Spend the least amount of money required to produce a satisfactory result.

Introduce the foods slowly. Use the Four day rule, one new food every four days. This will help isolate and identify any foods that your bay may be sensitive to. See our article that deals with this subject specifically. A basic rule of thumb is start with rice cereal and move up from there.

Use good basic hygiene techniques in the kitchen to avoid introducing any "bugs" to you new baby. Hand washing and proper preparation of the food items is essential. Scrub all raw foods or vegetable prior to cooking. Be sure to fully cook all baby foods property prior to serving them or placing them in the freezer for use later. Remove any items that will not fully puree like skins and seeds. You do not want to have any items in the food that may present a choking hazard.

There are so many foods to choose from. Any items that you like, or do not like, are ok. Let your baby try them!

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Do not add too much liquid during the cooking process. You may add baby milk later to the puree so that it is not too thick. You will develop a feel for how much is enough as time goes by. Do not use any seasonings or sugar in the food. The natural taste is better on their taste buds and their bodies Food maybe stored in small containers in the freezer for use later. You may also use ice cube trays to freeze your food then transfer the "cubes" to freezer bags for longer term storage. The bags can be labeled and stored in a removable bin for easy access.

Another method is to use the dollop method. Just like making cookies, drop your thickened puree on a lined cookie sheet and freeze them. After they are frozen place them in a bag for easy storage.

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Keeping your baby safe requires basic commonsense and the ability to see potential danger before it happens.

One thing that you need to consider above all else is the fact that babies and for that matter most young children are very inquisitive and the way that they learn about all these new things in their life is by touching them. Unfortunately they don't know the difference between the things that are safe and those than can cause them harm so it is up to you to eliminate their ability to come into contact with items that can cause them harm.

With most items making a beeline to the child's mouth you can see how danger is only seconds away if items are left lying around the house.

The list of such items becomes greater once the baby has become mobile with the ability to crawl and more so once they start to walk.

Quite apart from keeping dangerous items out of reach you need to consider whether the items and foods that you are actually giving your child will be detrimental to their well-being.
It is easy for a small baby to choke on food and it is best to be present at all times when feeding but it is also very important that the meals don't contain foods that have the ability to cause problems. Food such as raisins, nuts etc can easily cause your child to choke and should never be included in their diet until they are old enough to safely eat them.

You should always test the temperature of the food that you are feeding your child as food that has been heated in a microwave can heat unevenly and children will trust you to provide it to them at the right temperature and can quickly burn themselves if the food or drink is too hot.

Make sure that you are only feeding your child wholesome and nutritious food as this will set a pattern for them to eat well into the future as they will be accustomed to eating foods that are free from the ills that accompany food high in flour and sugar.