What Mini-Me eats

I make Mini-Me's food, which is for the most part fun and convenient (I even brought five days worth of food with me to Pittsburgh for a trip! I put it in my suitcase frozen solid with ice packs and it arrived on the other end no problem.)

The site Wholesome Baby Food is terrific for non-cooks who have no intuition about certain confusing vegetables. Mostly stuff gets steamed, then blended into a puree, then I freeze it in ice cube trays. Once the stuff is frozen, I pop the cubes out into a ziploc bag, label it, and store it all in the freezer. When it comes time to feed the baby, I either pull out cubes the night before to thaw in the fridge, or thaw in the microwave. Certain foods like avocado just get mashed.

We started Mini-Me on rice cereal at five months, and now at nine months she eats:

Fruits: bananas, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, cherries, blueberries, cantaloupe, plums/prunes

Vegetables: squash, sweet potato, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, green beans, peas, asparagus, zucchini, avocado, beets, broccoli, eggplant,

Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, cheddar

Proteins: chicken, turkey, lentils, black beans, tofu, egg yolks

So far she has had no problems with allergies, although she did have a contact rash on her chin after two days of mangos in Mexico. She seems to like almost everything, though tofu and green beans take a little coaxing. She hardly ever eats banana anymore because it seems to cause constipation every time.

New flavors we plan to add in the coming weeks: strawberries, beef, leeks, and spinach.