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Preparing Homemade Baby Food

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Preparing baby food such as simple purees from fruits and vegetables doesn’t take long at all. It’s also less expensive than store bought foods. With a few simple tips and precautions, you can serve your baby safe and healthy foods right from home.

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Simple Baby Food Recipes

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Baby Fruit Recipe 1 cup of cooked or ripe fruit (seeds and skin removed if necessary) 1 teaspoon of baby formula, breast milk, water, or infant apple juice Puree the ingredients in a food processor until it has the texture and consistency of apple sauce. Add more liquid if needed. Refrigerate or freeze immediately.

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Best Starter Foods

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The best foods for a baby who is just being introduced to something other than breast milk or formula is, naturally, those foods that are most like breast milk and formula. Foods with a milky or bland taste and are runny in their consistency will be well received. Your baby will learn to suck these [...]

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Simple Food Rules

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For quick reference, I’ve compiled a list of simple rules to refer back to. Feed your infant only breast milk or baby formula in the first year. Do not offer her cow’s milk until after the 12-month-mark. Introduce solid foods anywhere from 4 to 6 months, depending on your child’s development and your family’s history [...]

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