Tabitha Blue - Baby Food in an Instant: Healthy Organic Purees from Your Multi-Cooker

We all want the best for our kids,especially when it comes to health and nutrition. So why not start with their first foods? Nothing compares to the fresh taste of meals we make at home, including our little ones purees and finger foods. And its reassuring to know exactly whats in the little airplane bites youre inching toward those toothless grins.

Wondering how you could ever muster the time and energy to make baby food from scratch? With sixkids (including a set of twins), I completely understand! Thats why Im sharing this cookbook filled with smart, real-life solutions for creating delicious homemade foods for your baby in an instant. The secret: every recipe is designed for a multi-cooker, which means wholesome baby food, fast. Your baby will benefit from the nutritional power and fresh flavor of homemade baby food. Youll enjoy the satisfaction of giving your baby food you feel good about without tons of hands-on prep time stealing you away from snuggles.

Ive enjoyed making baby food for all of my kids, feeling confident about the nutritional advantages and pure ingredients. Then my son Skylar came along and showed me a new benefit to homemade first foods. Although he has grown to be an eateras in, he likes just about everythingthat wasnt always the case.

When Skye was first old enough to start eating, I was excited to make homemade baby food for him. I slowly introduced different foods, but no matter the taste or texture, he didnt want anything to do with it. It took a lot of attempts and adjustments (and patience!) to find what enticed him. A huge advantage of making homemade baby food, besides controlling the quality of ingredients and nutrition, is that you can adjust flavors based on your babys palate. Just keep giving your child the opportunity to taste and try new flavors.

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SIMPLE SAVINGS

Although you may consider making homemade baby food priceless for your babys health and development, it actually saves you money too. Homemade organic baby food is nearly 45 percent cheaper than store-bought organic, according to Mint.com.

Exploring different tastes is part of the process of developing a healthy relationship with food. The American Academy of Pediatrics has found a link between the flavors and tastes introduced in infancy and the likelihood of children taking to them as they grow. Add to that the fact that the infant stage is when kids are most amenable to trying new foods and textures, and it makes perfect sense that we should aim to introduce our wee ones to fresh flavors and textures as soon as theyre reaching for a spoon. Those first foods are so important!

J UST W HAT Y OUR B ABY N EEDS

Beyond customizing for your babys taste, making homemade food allows you to meet any dietary needs. Each recipe throughout this book is categorized to make it easy to see at a glance all the delicious recipes your baby can enjoy. Freezer-friendly recipes are also marked so you can make the most of meal prep.

DAIRY FREE

GLUTEN FREE

NUT FREE

VEGAN

VEGETARIAN