Feed Me!!

In the beginning, we had trouble with Lukas wanting to eat. He never really showed much of an interest in food. He doddled with his bottle or fell asleep while breastfeeding.

Maddox has LOVED to eat from the beginning. She quickly caught her brother in weight and is very serious when it comes to eating.

I have decided to make all of our baby food homemade. Why would I take on such a task with two babies? Well for starters it is a money saver, not to mention the health benefits of giving them fresh fruits and vegetables. I know exactly what goes into their food, how it is prepared, and how long it has been in my freezer! I can also give them a more eclectic variety of foods AND I completely enjoy making it!

Before our kiddos were even ready to start eating, I had started making baby food. I bought two cook books "So Easy Baby Food" and "Top 100 Baby Food Purees". I follow the recipes in the books then I use a Green Sprouts Silicone Tray from i-Play (pictured below) to pour the pureed food into and then freeze it...



When it is completely frozen I pop out the frozen cubes and put them in a labeled Ziploc baggy! VOILA! Perfect 1 oz portions of baby food! I know you are all dying to know what foods I have created...thus far I have made

• Sweet Potatoes
• Gala & Fuji Apples
• Concord & Red Anjou Pears
• Butternut Squash
• Acorn Squash
• Summer Squash
• Zucchini
• Apricots
• Peaches
• Black Cherries
• Blueberries
• Broccoli
• Green Beans
• Sweet Peas
• Corn
• Carrots
• Sweet Potato, Apple & Chicken Medley
• Corn, Carrot, & Potato Medley

We started solid foods a couple of weeks ago. Lukas immediately took to rice cereal. He showed an interest from the very first time we gave it to him. Maddox on the other hand was a bit apprehensive. We never forced her to eat if she didn't want to, but we tried at least once a day.

Now, we introduce a new food every 3 days. Lukas LOVES to eat. We can't feed that boy quick enough. He grunts or slaps his tummy if you don't give him another bite when he is ready! I've started working on sign language with them both and I'm convinced he does the "More" sign!

Lukas eats EVERYTHING without a fuss; however, his favorite foods so far have appeared to be Pears, Green Beans, Butternut Squash & Sweet Potatoes.

Maddox has just started taking to solids. She was slower to come around and she still isn't as excited about it as her brother. She loves Pears, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes and Butternut Squash!

I've included a video of the first time Lukas ate Sweet Potatoes. He was eating them just fine, then all of a sudden it was like the texture got to him and he started making some Silly faces!!



Some Pictures of their first foods :)









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