Tag: finger foods

5 Secrets to a Freezer Full of Homemade Baby Food

Stock your Baby Food Toolbox: Wax paper, Freezer Bags, Cutting Board, Canning Jars, Sharpie Marker, Nail Polish Remover






Flash Freeze It! This is why I rarely have to chop up finger food on the spot! I cut up pears, cooked sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli and just about anything else my little guy will eat, into just the right size pieces for his little fingers. I lay them flat on a piece of wax paper and pop it in the freezer on a cutting board or a cookie sheet. After a couple of hours I transfer the frozen bite sized pieces into a freezer bag. There is almost always a quart size bag of sweet potato bites, another of frozen pear bites, and another of spinach omelet bites. Finger food… done!

Immersion Blender & 3 oz. Canning Jars: This is all I need to make ahead plenty of tasty purees. See an overripe banana on the counter? Puree it with an avocado and a few pieces of mango from the freezer! In just a few minutes you can fill 6-7 of those little canning jars to grab and go.

Sharpie & Nail Polish Remover: If you have a bottom drawer freezer like I do, it can be tricky to determine the contents of all of those little glass jars from above, especially when they are stacked. When I make and freeze oatmeal, I use a Sharpie to label the top with an O, and A for avocado smash. Later, a little nail polish remover will leave those covers sparkling and ready to be relabeled!

This is what my freezer really looks like- no clean up for the camera. There's avocado smash, blueberry oatmeal, broccoli puree blocks, moon cakes, quinoa patties, pureed pear blocks, cut up pears and roll of homemade oatmeal cookie dough hiding underneath! 
This is what my freezer really looks like- no clean up for the camera. There’s avocado smash, blueberry oatmeal, broccoli puree blocks, moon cakes, quinoa patties, pureed pear blocks, cut up pears and roll of homemade oatmeal cookie dough hiding underneath! 

Plan Ahead: A little prior planning goes a long way. Some weeks, I’ll make one or two things each night after dinner. I might let the veggies steam while we eat, and puree them right in the water pan after. I can spoon them into the jars and they’ll be cool enough to freeze before bed. Other weeks, I’ll make a list and get it all done on Sunday morning.