I do the exact same thing for .Noah. I've done apples, pears, peaches, greenbeans, peas, carrots, sweet potatos and bananas (of course .I don't cook and freeze bananas). He is getting more and more into eating some table food now too. You could also do white potatos and plums. I felt like .I was giving him the same things all the time but he didn't seem to mind and has liked everything! It's getting easier now that he is eating some table food.

lol, yeah, I don't freeze the bananas, either. He mostly eats them out of his little net thingie (can't remember what' they're called) or I smash them with some cereal. He does like white potatoes as well. Sweet potatoes and bananas are his absolute favorite. He hated squash and won't eat carrots unless it's a stick he can gnaw on *shrug*.

I don't have answer to your question but was wondering about making your baby food. Do you have to do anything special to it or really just blend it up for them? Is this considered healthier? Do you use the fresh veggies or canned? (because I would think canned wouldn't be healthy).. Is it cheaper?

I haven't really looked into solid food options yet seeing as brayden is only 11 weeks but if its not to hard and a 'better' options overall maybe I'll consider making his baby food..

Any information would be helpful in my decision!

of course giving your baby home made baby food is much healthier. after tasting real food my son wanted nothing to do with jarred food. fresh food is always healthier than jarred food...they have to add some presevatives to jarred food to keep it from going bad...if you look at the dates on the jars they are usually good for like two years...that is disgusting...

I believe it is healthier then jar baby food. I steam everything until it's soft and can be pureed easily. I use the magic bullet and love it. I never really did research as to if it's cheaper or not but .I would assume so. I make him what we are eating!

i've always assumed it's more expensive. the cost of produce is pretty outrageous where i live.

I do pretty much the same thing, only I use a small food processor and a strainer. Now that he's older, I don't even have to use the strainer anymore, though. I don't use canned veggies, only fresh stuff. I'm a stay-at-home mom, so I don't have to contend with work to find time to make the food, but I usually make some once a week - if that. It depends on how much I make at once.

I'll cook the food all at once and then use the food processor while logan's napping (cause he hates the noise). Put the finished product in an ice cube tray and cover it with tin foil or saran wrap. When it's solid, I usually dump them into tupperware containers and put them back in the freezer. Makes it easier to get them out. I bake sweet potatoes in the oven, obviously, but everything else gets steamed - they retain their nutrients better if they're not cooked in water.

As for price difference, I couldn't tell you because I never priced pre-made baby food. But it doesn't put a strain on us to purchase a little extra when we're shopping for our own groceries.. and this way he often gets to eat what we're eating. Another reason I like it is that it's been so easy to transition him to more solid foods. My nephew wouldn't eat anything but jarred food for a really long time because, let's face it, real food just doesn't taste the same, and he was so used to the jarred stuff that he didn't like regular food. This way, it's consistent in flavor but gets more 'grown up' with time.