With all of the expense and uncertainty of canned baby food, I am planning on making as much of baby Jacob’s food as I can. the latest news is telling us that apple products can contain arsenic and there are other warnings…also I would like to eventually get into a habit of serving him what we are eating, so I’ll need to know how to do it myself. I made my first foray into the world of baby food today!
I will be starting Jacob on solids I about a month. He will start with oatmeal, and as he ventures into fruits and veggies I want to be prepared. I decided that with the time I have until he eats produce, I should get started. Each time I go to a farmers’ market I’ll get one fruit or vegetable to prepare for him and freeze. Sunday I bought organic Fuji and pink lady apples. Today I christened my new food mill (thanks, Linda!) with apple purée. It was really fun! First I cooked the apples, skin on. Then I worked them through the mill using the disk with the smallest holes. I added back in some cooking liquid to thin it out. Lastly I portioned it into these great reusable baby food jars. They are freezer, microwave, and dishwasher safe and have screw-on lids so they can be tossed in a diaper bag. (thanks, Bree, Erinn, and Morgan!)

After the apples, I made mashed potatoes for dinner in the mill. You don’t have to peel anything, which is great for those of us with carpal tunnel!