Homemade Baby Food

I know, I know, I don't strike you as the granola mom who eats everything organic and sews her own baby clothes but I had to try making my own baby food. It seems crazy to pay $1.32 for every jar of baby food when it's just mushed up fruit. Right? Seems easy enough.

First of lets get some facts out there.
Wait, first let me say who knows if this is the "right" way to do this but this is what I did. ok, now facts:

• Try to buy organic. Or uncooked frozen veggies (you can refreeze if they are uncooked when you buy them, then cook them, then freeze them)
• You can do large batches and have a month worth of baby food. It's the most economical way to do it but do a small batch first to make sure your baby will eat it before you go crazy.
• I used the ice cube tray, I think each cube is 1 oz.
• STORAGE
•  up to 3 months in the freezer
• 48 hours in fridge for fruits and veggies
• 24 hours in fridge for meat/eggs/fish (although idk who would do this)
• SUPPLIES - I'm lazy and cheap so I used what I had on hand
• Blender
• Ice cube tray
• Plastic Bags (freezer kind)
• Plastic Wrap
• Pot
• Water

Attempt #1 (yes, i had to try it more than once)
  I started with carrots. They were on sale BOGO at Publix and I figured why not. I know Nico likes carrots. I bought baby carrots (not the organic ones but oh well). I used half a small bag.

• Cut the carrots into small pieces (baby carrots I cut in quarters)
• Boil the crap out of them. I can't tell you how long but it took forever! Until they're tender.
• Poured the whole thing, carrots and water (about quarter cup of water was left) straight into the blender.
• I hit "liquefy" until it got the consistency of baby food. No chunks but not a liquid. 
• Poured it into an ice cube tray
• Let it cool
• Cover it with plastic wrap
• Stick it in the freezer
• Next day I poped them out and put them all in a freezer bag.
• I took 2 cubes out, stuck them in the freezer for 15 seconds, stirred, another 10 seconds, tested it and served.

Nico DID NOT eat it! I was devastated. I felt like my own baby rejected my cooking :( Boo hoo hoo

After I thought about it and talked with a friend. I decided it was because even though it looked the same as the stuff in the jar, the consistency was probably different.

Attempt #2 (I didn't have the patience to boil the carrots again so I switch to banana)

• Bought organic bananas. Yea!
• Cut them and threw them in the blender with a little water.
• Liquefied those bad boys! This time I held the button down until it looked like a liquid.
• Poured in ice cube tray
• Covered with plastic wrap
• Froze

This time it worked! Nico ate it. I was so excited! I tried carrots again, liquefied them completely this time and then he ate them.  

Trial and error with the amount of water and such. If it's too thick in the blender just add water. If it's too think when you're about to serve it just add water then. My banana was too thin so I just added a little oatmeal to thicken it. Trial and error baby!