Janna Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If you make/made your own baby food, how would you store the food to transport if you were say, going out to eat, going to a baby sitter, or just being away from the house for a day? The only thing I have thought to do is to buy some commercial baby food and use those jars (the few that still come in jars anyway). Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 That is what I did. We bought some baby food to use, some of the things I couldn't make at home so the baby had variety. We used the jars when they were empty for what I made at home, some of which I froze so I always had a supply of food. I also had friends with babies save their jars. I ended up with *a lot* of jars!! I wish I still had them so I could send them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I did what you thought of - used commercial baby food jars. I also froze portions of homemade baby food in ice trays. If I was going somewhere, I could put some cubes in a ziploc, and either thaw them in warm water or microwave if there was one available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I used to freeze mine in ice cube trays. Then when I had to go somewhere, I'd put a few cubes into small ziplock bags and put them in a little cooler. I guess this only works if you have an efficient way to heat it up/thaw it when you get to your destination. It's been awhile, but I remember that method working quite well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I also had friends with babies save their jars. I ended up with *a lot* of jars!! I wish I still had them so I could send them to you. Those little jars are a great size. Hubs has a bunch of 'em in the garage for storing small whatevers and doodads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 This is what I did as well. I also bought some divided plates that had lids so I could easily heat/serve baby food. It worked quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 Well, I have a lot of food that I made and froze in the ice cube trays, but my experience has been that they thaw so quickly that to think about thawed, pureed food in a Ziplock bag is just...well, very messy, LOL. I think I'll just go buy some commercial and use those jars. I won't need to many because our outings aren't too often and when they are, I try to time them appropriately. However there are some things coming up that I can't manipulate the schedule for. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I used all of those ideas and then I also bought tiny 4-oz Rubbermaid plastic cups (safe plastic, I made sure of that). My favorite way to transport food for dd is the Sassy compartmentalized tray with spoon included. Easy and safe wins my vote :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I used a baby food mill and would just grind up whatever I was eating. So if we were traveling all I needed was the mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I used a baby food mill and would just grind up whatever I was eating. So if we were traveling all I needed was the mill. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I took a banana with us quite a bit. Just peel and spoon out for baby. I also fed my babies lots of yo-baby yogurt and if I knew we were going somewhere I would save the yogurt for the outing. #1 they always ate it up - yum, and #2 they are easy to take along....unless you make your own yogurt too....:tongue_smilie::001_smile: If we were at a restaurant, I ordered baked potatoes. Just mash with a fork and spoon it out. I found it's much easier to look for foods out that can be smushed and mashed than to carry one more thing in my diaper bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyinva Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If I wanted to take a full meal, I used something similar to this (which I think is what another poster suggested) and just dropped a frozen food cube into each section http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2792404 If I just wanted a snack, I found an avacado half to be the easiest to just spoon out- less messy than banana. I loved the food mill, too, once they started eating more variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I used a baby food mill and would just grind up whatever I was eating. So if we were traveling all I needed was the mill. I didn't even use a mill :D They just got whatever we were eating. I never pureed anything for them. I mashed with a fork sometimes - though usually if it was something like steamed carrots or broccoli, I'd just cook it a bit longer, plop it in front of them & let THEM mash it up and eat it off their fingers. I did expect my kids to mostly feed themselves so it was either something they could pick up or something they could smoosh on their hand & lick off. Meats I just flaked off with a fork & let them gnaw on it. If it was really spicy (we like curry a lot) I'd rinse it off under the tap & plonk it on their tray. Cooked rice - cook it a bit longer until it's a bit mushy & form into balls. You can roll other ingredients into the rice balls. Pasta is easy to feed. Old fashioned oatmeal, once it cools, also gets gooey & can be formed into balls. Bananas & stone fruits are easy to eat (remove the stone though LOL) The only thing I altered at all was raw apples. I would grate a bit off an apple to give to the kids & then eat the rest myself. I never actually used baby food...... I waited until about the middle of the first year, when they were sitting well. Food for the first bit was more about hand eye coordination, taste, texture etc. & not so much about the nutrition. The vast majority of their nutrition was still coming from breastmilk. And I figured that if they couldn't handle a food without a lot of altering, they weren't ready for it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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