Baby Food Recipes

James (my 9 month old baby) does not like jarred baby food. I suppose this is because I introduced him to my health food that came with nutrition and taste. Whatever I eat he eats.... sometimes this is hard because it isn't baby friendly. Sometimes it's too spicy, or has honey, or is too sharp or hard for him to gum on. I had to get creative.

Everyday, I make a pitcher of my "green juice" in my blender. I normally put 2 green apples, 2 oranges, 1 handful of spinach, 2 peeled carrots, and a dash of cinnamon, blend for one minute and drink it throughout the day.

James will eat baby rice, but gets bored of it. One day I thought to add some of my green juice to it to give it some taste and nutrition. He loved it. He was lunging for the spoon and couldn't get enough of it. My two year old also loves green juice. I only give him a small amount because it has a lot of natural sugars in it from the apples and oranges and I don't want to blow his system . I water it down for him.

Anyway, this got me thinking... I could just blend anything into a juice and add it to his baby rice or oatmeal and it would be better then the baby food in jars.
It takes seconds for me to blend it and store it, and then I have it all day to mix and match as I please.
I can also pour this into ice cube trays and freeze them so he has something to teeth on. I have a pacifier thing that has a clasp with netting. You can put an ice cube or large piece of fruit in it,and the baby can hold it and suck the juices through the netting. It's great.

RECIPES!

Green Juice
Blend:
2 apples
2 oranges
2 carrots
handful of spinach
1-2 cups of water
dash of cinnamon
-mix with rice to thicken to your liking

Hawaiian Delight
Blend:
2 apples
1 orange
3 frozen banana
1 carrot
1/4 cup of water
-mix with rice to thicken it.

The Big Green
Blend:
hand full of spinach
one celery stalk
a pinch of Kale
frozen peas, carrots, and corn
one carrot
1/4 cup of water
-Add to baby rice.

Rice Crispee with Yogurt and Fruit
Let some Rice Crispees soak in whole milk yogurt of your choice till they get soft. Add some cinnamon, or mash some banana or strawberry in it.


Frozen Banana Swirl
Take an over ripe banana and cut it up into small pieces, place in zip lock bag and freeze.
Take frozen banana and put in blender, add a dash of cows milk, coconut milk, soy milk, or almond milk and blend till thick like a milk shake.
Serve.

Pina Collada
Blend
Frozen Pineapple
Silk Coconut Milk
Add rice to thicken