How to Make Homemade Baby Food

 Breastfeeding is always recommended for 6 to 8 months of age and also solid foods for at least 1 year of age for baby. Consult with your pediatrician about the best time for your baby to start solids and how to introduce them. Monitoring for possible food reactions is especially important, as is providing foods that contribute key nutrients like protein, iron and zinc.

If your baby is ready for solid foods, you have many nutritious options, such as iron-fortified cereal, fo your baby. And, if you prepare food at home for baby. Besides fruits and vegetables in the production section, you can also use frozen veggies and fruit cans in your babies juices. Making food at home can help expose babies to more flavors, which can help them become more solid food eaters. Moreover, by adding sugars and salt, you will have greater control of your baby's nutrition.

Follow these guidelines if you choose to prepare food at home:

Getting Started

If you take interested in preparing your own baby foodat home but find the idea daunting, start with a few homemade items. Grinding a very ripe avocado or banana is a good idea to begin. When your baby responds well, you can prepare nutrient-rich foods that may not be common in the baby food aisle, such as beets, broccoli, turnips, asparagus, spinach, blueberries, kale, mango and papaya. Be sure to mash or puree the foods for your baby and serve single ingredient food at a time.It is good for baby.

Use ingredients that are seasoned or foods that you are preparing for the rest of the family, without the added sugars, salt and seasonings. Also the family will get to enjoy the same nutritious foods, which will save your time and effort.

Preparing Food

• Sanitation will help food avoid microbes. Use well-scrubbed and washed produts, clean hands, utensils, cutting boards and countertops.
• Wash,peel  and remove any seeds or pitsin from the fruits. Special care the fruits and vegetables that are grown close to the ground as they may contain spores of Clostridium botulinum or contain other harmfulsubstance that can cause food poisoning.
• Cook food till it becomes tender. Steaming and microwaving helps in retaining vitamins and minerals using water are good methods to retain in fruits and vegetables. Cooking meats and fish, remove all the gristle in skin and bones before cooking.
• Mash fresh fruit or fruit canned to make juice. Does not add honey to foods or drinks for children under twelve months, it might contain bacteria (Clostridium botulinum) spores. Avoid adding corn syrup or any other sweeteners as they already provide extra calories no nutrients.
• Make sure that the texture and temperature are accurate. Some foods shows choking risk and are not recommended for infants, such as whole grapes, raisins, and pieces of hot dog. Pureed foods can be thinnedby adding water, if needed, by adding breastmilk, formula. Cow’s milk and milks replaceable should not be used during the first year. After cooking solid foods, be sure to mix thoroughly and re-check the temperature so as not to burn the babys mouth.
• Cook the eggs, meats and poultry until its well cooked. Babies are susceptible to food poisoning caused by eating undercooked meats, poultry and eggs. Be certain that all meats and fish are well cooked to proper temperatures (145°F)  for fishes and cuts of beef and pork (160°F) for ground beef and egg dishes and (165°F) for all types of chicken and poultry.
• For satisfaction, freeze prepared food for later use. Freeze small portions in a clean ice cube tray. Once frozen food, put the cubes into clean, air-tight, freezer safe food containers for single-serving portions. As another method, use the "plop and freeze" technique: plop meal-size spoonfuls of pureed food onto a cookie sheet, freeze, then transfer the frozen baby food to clean freezer-safe containers for storage in the freezer.
• If you're cooking the same food for the rest of the family, remove the baby's portion before adding salt and seasonings. A baby's taste buds can be very sensitive. As the baby grows and becomes more used to table food, feel free to add seasonings other than salt.

Keeping Baby Safe

Preparing food at home baby food requires extra care to keep baby's food safe and retention of the nutrients from fresh foods. After you prepared the food, either serve it or refrigerate. Keep baby food in a covered container for 1 or 2 days in the refrigerator or 1 to 2 months in the freezer with a label and date. Little portions served in separate dishes are good because any food that was served, but not eaten, must be thrown out bacteria thrive in the mouth  if a spoon goes into the babys mouth and then touches the food, that food should not be saved for later.

It's save to buy store-bought baby food too

Commercial baby foods are nutritious for feeding baby. Todays commercial baby foods provide a variety of controlled and consistent nutrient content, so don’t worry if you supplement your baby's intake with commercial baby foods. Be sure to talk to your baby's health care provider about which foods are best for your baby.