Win a copy of The Wholesome Baby Food Guide!

I would love to make my own baby food, but worry about the cleanup and prep time involved. We’ve such a small kitchen and I worry about the space I would need, too. Plus, how portable would it be? But I’d love to be in control of what will go in my little one’s tummy.

When my (now 18 month old) baby was ready for baby food, I made it all myself. I would prepare everything on Sunday, it would only take a bout an hour or so if I was multitasking, but I really enjoyed it! To this day she still eats all of her colors every day, give or take a random averson that winds up on the floor! I still cook all of her food on Sundays, portion it out in safe containers, and then it is a no brainer during the week!

With baby #1 (who is now 9 y.o.!) I did all store bought food and spent a small fortune! With baby #2, now 20 months, I decided to give making my own baby food a shot. I could not believe how easy it was! Cook everything on Sunday & package it up for the week! To this day BOTH my boys prefer our homemade applesauce to containered. And it gives me such a piece of mind knowing exactly what is going in their little bodies!
It is also so much fun for me experimenting with different combinations mixed together… We are big fans of the blueberry/pear sauce.

My baby just started solids I she loves all the purees I make for her they are way better than the storebought and I think is easy I like to mix different fruits and veggies she loves them I hope I win the book that way I could keep making her different ones.

Making your own food is so easy!! Just steam and puree. I just used my mini-prep attachment for my immersion blender to make small batches (only 3 pieces to wash). With my second child we just did baby-led weaning, so I skipped the purees entirely (caveat: she did exclusively breastfeed until eleven months, so she had half her teeth before she started eating solids).

I think making your own baby food is wonderful….it’s healthier and cheaper so definitely worthwhile! I made all of my daughters food and am currently doing the same for my son. He is really enjoying all of the food combinations and becoming an adventurous eater!

I have made Berkeley’s food since the doctor said get started. It was about 4 months and pre made baby food was not an option nor would ever be. She is nine months and I make it all. I cook her breakfast when I make mine. I mash up her lunch when I eat my sandwich and depending on dinner (spicyness) I blend it up and give it to her. I will say though that it has been hard for me to come up with creative dishes for her. I get lost in a pattern with she eats. THankfully, I have a huge yard and I am going to grow some veggies and herbs so I can get really down home with my food. Plus I’ll know where it came from. I encourage all you mama’s to buy local. Just because Whole Foods or wheverever you shop offers natural and organic choices, keep in mind it often takes a trunk to get it to the store. To me, it then loses it’s organic value!!! Plant a few seeds in some pot, herbs or whatever you like, and see how quickly you can really take making baby food to a whole new extreme!!!

I am 35 weeks pregnant with my third and final child and just received the baby bullet as a gift. I would love some good recipes to go with it!

I absolutely loved making baby food for my son!! I felt like I was accomplishing something huge and it was so easy! My daughter is now 6 months and I’m really looking forward to making hers as well!!

WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS….I just bought a baby bullet to make my own baby food and after 7 kids I would LOVE to learn how to make my own baby food. And know what she is eating!

I was late getting into the make your own baby food game, but once I did got all of my info from wholesomebabyfood.com! My sister is expecting and I have already shared lots of information with her regarding making her own babyfood.

I recently started making my own baby food for my little one and I refer to the Wholesome Baby Food website all the time! It’s so nice knowing I can provide the freshest ingredients for him and also introduce foods that simply don’t come in jars. Love it!!

I absolutely LOVED making my own baby food with my first baby. I actually started purchasing apples and pears at the local farmer’s market and pre-froze some in preparation I was so excited. Now that baby 2 is ready to make his debut in May, I’m starting to get excited to get on the puree train again. Not only is it good for baby to not have the extra tuff in there, mommy and the rest of the family can enjoy it with our meals too.!

I just found the corresponding website and made a small batch of applesauce. DD will be trying it this week! We plan on going and getting other foods to make and freeze. With teaching, it seems to be easier to set time aside to do a set of “chores” – makes the week less stressful. I like what I have read on the website thus far and would love to read the book. I want to offer LO the best chance at a healthy lifestyle myself and her father were not offered. I also like to know I have offered her the best I could, not to mention the monetary benefits. Here’s to 6 months of EBF after a very rough start complete with everyone trying to tell me to quit and now for offering the best foods we can. I can’t wait to see all the faces with the introduction of new textures and flavors, hopefully assisted by this book .

I want this book! I have tried making my own a bit here and there, mostly recipes from the Wholesome Baby Food website, but I just respond to recipes better printed in a pretty little book. I want this book because it would be organized, neat, compact; all the info I need, right there! I know my son would be interested in a more varied diet, so this book would go a long way.

I want, I want, I want!

I am a mother of a 3.5mo old girl and I CAN”T WAIT to start making her food! I’m so excited to try it all but really looking forward to when we get to the point of making her meals out of the same stuff we’re eating- like Pork and Peaches or Spaghetti Squash w/ Marinara. My husband and I love to cook so I feel pretty confident that our daughter will love all sorts of food! (fingers crossed ) Having this guide would certainly be handy!

I find the baby food making process very easy. The only difficult part is finding the foods my daughter will like and at the right stage. Thnakfully, the resources moms have now to make food on their own is so much easier. Blogs, books and websites are amazing resources for solutions, which is the information age at it best…building things up not down.

I enjoyI making my own baby food. Its simple and knowing what my banybis eating is satisfing.
Its also satisfying when he smiles when eating letting me know he loves my combinations &I concoctions

I have very limited experience with making baby food myself…would love to have the book. The reviews on it are great and it seems like it would be a GREAT asset! We are due with baby boy #4 in a couple months and I think it would be fairly easy to make baby food myself, not to mention a real money saver!

I made all my own foods for my oldest and plan to do the same for my new little one. It is a continuation of the gift of always trying to give them the best that I can provide, be it my breastmilk or freshly made organic foods. It’s really not difficult and I’ve now got a toddler who asks for seconds on her veggies during dinner!

i love making baby food for my little guy. i use the wholesome baby food guide website as my resource for what to give him, when its safe, how to make it. i love it!! i use my monday mornings as time to make the food. right now in the freezer we have avacados, butternut squash, summer squash, zucchini, apples, peaches, pears, green beans, and sweet potatos. he hasnt turned down anything yet. i really love making it for my little foodie

I love making my own baby food. Not only do I know exactly what she is eating, but it forces me to make sure I’m eating healthy and setting a good example for her. I hope it leads her to make good food decisions in the future.

It seems natural for me to cook for my little one because we are a family who loves to eat tasty food. I had difficulty waiting to introduce seasoning to my baby’s food. She is a little bit picky and it motivates me to try new things to help her tastes. I hope she becomes a gourmet and will one day be the one who makes me try new flavours.

I have never before fed Elaina any store bought baby food. I have always made her food from scratch, and I have always used Wholesome Baby food as my guide (the online version). Now that she is 1 and has tried so many different types of food, most of the time I cut up whatever we are eating and she has that, or if its not the right texture for her, I blend it up, and she eats that way…either way, it is always homemade! She eats pretty much anything now…and is very rarely picky!

I would love a copy of the book to keep on hand for Elaina and for the next baby!

I love making my baby’s food. I have had a lot of fun doing it and seeing her experience it all for the first time. I love that I am using the best organic ingredients with nothing extra. It is a great feeling to know you are started your baby off right with good nutrition. Love the Wholesome baby’s website. It has been really helpful.

Easy! I have a beeba babycook and my little one never ate food out of the jar!! i am a very proud Mama of making my own food .

When we found out our 6 month old has multiple food allergies, I made the important decision to make his baby food. It was the only sure way to guarantee what he was ingesting. I had no idea where to begin. When we got home from his appointment with the allergist, I found wholesomebabyfood.com. I was saved! Griffin has adjusted to the new tastes and textures and is no longer symptomatic of his food allergies. The fact that I am making this contribution to his health is priceless!

I had a hard time making more than single fruit purées. I would like a copy of this book to help simplify things for me.

I thought it would be much harder than it is. I admit, I did not think I could do it, but it is really pretty easy! And I feel so good about knowing exactly what my son is eating. Also, I am eating much healthier too.

I would love to make my own baby food, I dont have the imagination to come up with the mixes.

I was so excited to start pureeing and making all the baby food I could…esp ones like avocados since I don’t see them in the store bought jars. I feel accomplished and happy my baby is trying so many fruits and veggies! I loved this website and it has helped me introduce so many yummy foods into my baby’s diet! Thanks!

I loved making my own baby food. I knew exactly what was going into the food, how fresh it was, and there was never a recall on my homemade stuff!

First time mom-to-be and I have never been able to eat healthy for anything! Vegetables have always been an immediate “ew, no.” and fruits are generally only in smoothies. Getting pregnant sure was a wake up call. My partner and I may have bad habits and have somehow ended up reasonably fit people, but our baby isn’t going to learn those bad habits. Several months ago, that realization pushed me into the decision that fresh and natural, as close to the source as possible, was the way for my little girl. She will be here in a couple months, but education is the way to go. I am so looking forward to learning how to do best for her and hoping that I get with the picture too!

I used her website to make food with my first, it’s surprisingly easy and so much more nutrious for your little one. I liked knowing exactly what was in what I was feeding him and being able to expose him to more fruits and vegetables than the jarred. I totally plan on doing this again with my little girl due in June!

I also love making our own baby food. It is really easy and I feel good about doing it. I would love more recipes!

Glad I found this website. I will be starting my son on solids in about a month. I need all the resources I can get!

Its not as hard as we think. With my first daughter, being a first time mom, I thought buying jar food was best for her (1st foods up to 8months). Never thought about what “other” ingredients they put in those jars. But 12 years later and daughter #2 I know now the importance of homemade food. And now realize how easy it is to make. Especially when you already have the ingredients at home and all you have to remember if you puree or smash!

It is not as easy as mashing an avocado, it is quite a work too, but I really enjoy it, because when I see my kids eating my homemade food, it really makes me feel like I am the best chef in the world…

I cant wait til my son is old enough to eat baby food! I Think maknig your own is the only way to go! You can monitor what goes in!

I love making my baby’s food! The best part is knowing my baby is eating real food, since I pick it out, cook it, and puree/squish it up myself. There are so many more options available to one who makes their own baby food. For example, have you ever seen avocado jarred baby food? If you have, it’s extremely rare. But avocado is well known for being a super food!
For me, it’s been very easy. I don’t even give the jars a second glance at the store. Also, I’m a stay at home mom, and while I have found myself busy some days, honestly there’s always 5 minutes I can take to make baby food, and that 5 minutes usually keeps us set for 4 or 5 days! Talk about simple, time efficient, and cheap!
What I do wish I had was a really good cook book, though. Soon enough, my boy will be ready for more complex things than pureed pears and carrots, so theBaby Food Guide would be a well-used book in my household!

I love making my little one her food!. I thought at first it’d be hard but really now i look foward to it . It’s also healthy and cheaper.

I love it! And I do it all the time. ) Avocados and J&J’s Baby Meatballs are my favorites for my kids.

I would climb Mt.Everest multiple time if that’s what it would take to make my own Babyfood,this days you just don’t know for sure what is in our food.

Making our daughter’s food is easy and economical. We love seeing her react to new tastes. It really gives us peace of mind knowing exactly what she’s eating.

I breast fed my daughter, and I remember calling my mom and asking what the rice cereal was all about. She sounded like I was nuts. I said I just didn’t get how processed white food could be nutritious and complete for a baby. So… I trusted my instincts. I started with pears… I peeled and diced and simmered until mushy. Then I tried Sweet Potatoes. YUM. I realized I was giving her things that I liked and I thought were healthy. It made sense. Shouldn’t parenting be instinctive and make sense? We had refried beans. Mashed banana. Other than my breast milk, she was pretty much a vegetarian. People kept telling me to add maple syrup, or sugar, or whatever to “make her like it” Well, if she never had those highly concentrated sweets, she’d never know. So we stuck to plain. She did just fine.

She’s 15 now, vegetarian, doesn’t drink soda or milk and is perfectly healthy! Moms… trust what you think and what makes sense to you!!!

My sister is pregnant with her first. I vowed to make all of the baby’s food and deliver to her an hour away. She’s due this summer, so I have time to come up with a plan. I am looking for recipes. Storage ideas, and a timeline for when to introduce what. I was winging it with mine, I want to make sure I have it all just right for hers!!!

Looks like a great book, I sure could use it… Thanks! http://www.facebook.com/cristineveggie

There was no question that I wasn’t going to make my own baby food when I had my daughters. It was less expensive and no trouble for me to puree, mash or finely chop their food for them. I breast fed both of my daughters and I never bought one single jar of baby food. I started them out on easy-to-mash fruits, even mixing banana and avocado which were plentiful in Miami where they were born. Then they graduated to veggies which were steamed and mashed into purees and then left chunky as they were able to chew. Some came from our backyard garden which contained yellow squash, eggplant, green peppers and much more. Our family is vegetarian but does enjoy dairy and eggs. I’m very proud of how I fed my children and I know they appreciated the nutritious food that was served to them.

I think making my own baby food is going to be as fun and exciting as making food for myself. I’m so excited to introduce my baby to new foods and flavors…and hopefully have another foodie on our hands!

I need this for my baby girl, who will be transitioning to solids before I know it! New ideas are always welcomed! Thanks for the opportunity!