https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:13:12 +0000 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:24:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=34644 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1097336&title=any-tips#1097336 Author: bopmum
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Posted: 13 July 2010 at 9:24pm

Thanks for all the tips ladies! Lots of things to try! Today i did some pumpkin and carrot. Gave some carrot to DS to try and he really liked it. Looking forward to trying other things soon.]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:24:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1097336&title=any-tips#1097336 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1097330&title=any-tips#1097330 Author: kaybee
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Posted: 13 July 2010 at 9:19pm

For days when I just had no time or food in the fridge, I kept bags of frozen corn/peas etc. in the freezer and steamed them up and pureed them. Frozen veges are supposed to be as good nutritionally (or some say better because they are frozen while at their freshest) than most store-bought veges, and it's so easy!

]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:19:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1097330&title=any-tips#1097330 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1096428&title=any-tips#1096428 Author: anon
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 11:55pm

Icecube trays are fine. Otherwise small storage containers that you can buy at the supermarket with lids are good - for both freezing and feeding. Plastic/rubber spoons obviously.

Obviously you'll start off with all your pureed vegetables and fruits etc. I make my own everything and have only ever bought DS one jar - and he hated it!!! So I have some tips for quick and easy food solutions:

4-6m SPC cans of pears and peaches. These are low enough in sugar and if you bang the fruit (tiny but of juice - natural juice not syrup) in the blender... saves you having to cook up fruit and is quick and easy. Two cans make up an ice cube tray.

I also used pumpkin, kumara, potato, carrots at this age. And yams. Yams are great because you don't have to peel them - just boil them and throw in the blender and they're done. You can also boil apples to make it stewed apple and freeze that into icecube containers.

If you are out and need something quick and easy to prepare - grab a banana and avocado - babies seem to love the combination!

I have to say cooking meat is an extra thing but really important they get loads of iron at 7-8mths so worth the effort. Other can't be bothered easy stuff is cans of tuna or salmon (mix it with mashed potato or veges). When baby's 7/8mths you can add cottage cheese for calcium. Yoghurt at this age is another great thing to have on the go.

Plain farex is good for adding to any meal to add iron and fruity muesli farex at 7m to fruit or yoghurt.

At 7m if you want to make things really easy, grab some frozen vegetables and cook them in the microwave and blend/mash them, eg. broccoli, mixed vegetables, cauliflower. Also mashed cooked baked beans (iron!) - my baby loves them.

At 8-9mths freeze pasta shapes after cooking and get these out for finger food. Other finger food at this age: toast fingers with vegemite or bread (can also give at 6m), grated cheese (can give at 7m), cut cucumber and tomato, pieces of pineapple, small pieces of vegetables such as tiny bits of broccoli or carrot.

Crackers, plain sweet biscuits and rusks are quite good for on the go - at 9mths you can add a box of raisins when you're out as well. It just gets easier and easier and less work as you go along.

Those are all my tips so far - it's quite fun working things out as you go along and adding things in as they grow!]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:55:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1096428&title=any-tips#1096428 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095486&title=any-tips#1095486 Author: HuntersMama
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 11:44am

Ive started pureeing Hunters food too. So far we have pears, apples and pumpkin. Got another lot of pumpkin and some kumara to do.

I boiled the fruit/vege, used a whizz stick then put it through a sieve so it was like sauce consistency. Once it was cool it put it into icecube trays to freeze then into little ziplock bags with the food and date on.

Cant wait till hes ready ]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:44:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095486&title=any-tips#1095486 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095264&title=any-tips#1095264 Author: Bizzy
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 9:19am

have a look into baby led weaning also - its not pureed food, its feeding finger food instead..

i used to puree and freeze one vege at a time so a bunch of pumpkin and then i could mix them later with other stuff... i found the veges i had good to mix with the canned liver baby food too.

just make sure they are nice and runny and when you drain the veges keep the water to use to puree them with. or you could freeze the liquid too.]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:19:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095264&title=any-tips#1095264 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095258&title=any-tips#1095258 Author: MrsEmma
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 9:14am

I just use the ice trays from our freezer, they have lids and once frozen just transfer to a freezer bag and label with the date in case I make more and they get mixed up.

Have fun, it's a bit time consuming but I love it and with specials like I got recently, large pumpkins for 99c each it's so worth making your own!]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:14:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095258&title=any-tips#1095258 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095232&title=any-tips#1095232 Author: AandCsmum
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 9:02am

I think there is a few threads in the recipe section.

I bought a set of freezing trays from Baby Factory, they have them at Baby City as well. $20 for 3 & they have lids so easy to fill & stack in freezer.]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:02:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095232&title=any-tips#1095232 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095227&title=any-tips#1095227 Author: bopmum
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 9:01am

For when it come to making baby food? We are going to be starting DS on solids soon and I am going to be making it, just wanted to know if anyone had any tips on making, storage or anything on solids really.

Thanks! ]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:01:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34644&PID=1095227&title=any-tips#1095227