i want to thank my 3 followers for wanting to keep track of my life and my postings. okay, one follower is my husband- but i didn't tell him he had to follow my blogging- he chose to all on his own. good choice M! ;)
today has been a good day! i finally made homemade baby food! i bought organic pink lady apples, for my pink pumpkin (mark's nickname for babygirl brooklyn) and some bananas. recipes for homemade baby food seem easy enough- but still daunting for some reason.. so it took me a couple days to get up the nerve to give it a shot. i used www.wholesomebabyfood.com to make sure i was doing things right.
homemade applesauce:
wash & peel, then cut organic apples into slices or chunks. put into saucepan or pot and add enough water to just cover the apples. boil gently until apples are soft. *save the water for boiling apples* put apples into food processor or blender and process. add water from boiling to get mixture to a thin consistency. OR you can add breast milk to do the same job. cool the sauce before feeding baby! you can serve it warmed, but remember you just boiled it- so test it before giving it to baby.
YAY! you're done!! easy, right?
<-- here's a pic of my food processor... small but worked well for my small portions. filled 2 jars of bananas and a jar and an ice tray of applesauce...
i put one serving into a baby food jar that i saved from some of babygirl's organic veggies made by earth's best. the rest i froze. you can freeze the batch in ice cube trays- i used pink heart shaped ice trays i bought from Target's dollar aisle! i also made homemade banana's for babygirl, which was even easier than the applesauce! because you don't cook the bananas at all....
bananas for baby:
cut bananas into slices or chunks. add to blender or food processor. blend until mush. and you're DONE! add water or breast milk to thin out. add cereal or yogurt to thicken up.
when saving bananas or apples, or any other fruit that turns brown with exposure to air- add a small amount of lemon juice (absorbic acid) to the mixture before storing.
i read up on the difference between absorbic & citric acid. seems that there is not much difference at all. absorbic acid seems to be more naturally occurring, where citric acid is often created instead of taken from nature. either one is fine and safe for babies, in small amounts. "they" say to wait on giving your young babies citrus fruits before age 1 because it may cause rash & digestive upset due to acidity. but that doesn't count for a dash or two of it to keep the fruit from turning brown.
alright- that's all the blogging i have time for today... i talked mark into watching babygirl for a couple hours so i could get this written and so i could work on some new jewelry pieces too!
i'm currently working on rachel's wedding jewelry- for her and the bridemaids, earrings for sims, and some new pieces for a home jewelry party jaq is hosting for P&Q at the end of the month. more about that later...
enjoy your weekend!!
