Freezing Baby Food

Introducing solid foods to a baby is an interesting task.  It's introducing and re-introducing.  For convenience and trips it's easy to use the pre-packaged/store-bought baby foods like Gerber.  Trust me, I've used it several times.  However, I prefer fresh foods that I've prepared at home when it comes to feeding my baby nutritious food. 

I discovered the Super Baby Food book written by Ruth Yaron when my baby was 10 months old.  I wish I had found it months earlier!  It is packed full of great tips for introducing solids.  Click here to buy it on Amazon.  It is fantastic!

One of the most important tips, in my opinion, is how to freeze your baby food.  Many times I would introduce a new food and have to throw out the remaining food. She either didn't like it, or there wasn't enough time for her little tummy to eat it all.  Food spoils after a few days and that fact plays against you.  Freezing the food is so easy and inexpensive!


Here's how I do it...


Prepare the food as usual and divide it into ice cube trays. Each cube is 1 tablespoon.

 

Cover the ice cube tray with aluminum foil to prevent freezer burn. Place the tray in your freezer for approximately 8 hours (or overnight) to freeze the food completely.

 

Remove the cubes & place them in a marked freezer bag. Heat one or two cubes per meal as needed.