Preparing to take homemade baby food to daycare or a baby sitter

Taking Homemade Baby Food to Daycare - How to Prepare Homemade Baby Food for Daycare

Many parents wonder if they should even try to make homemade baby food if their babies will be going to daycare or will have other caregiver issues. So how do you send homemade baby food to daycare or to the babysitter - it's as easy as packing some cubes!

Some think that sending homemade baby food to daycare will put an additional burden on the facility or the caregiver; in most cases, homemade baby food is just as convenient as commercial jar baby food.

Here are a few tips for sending homemade baby food to the babysitter's or to the day care providers:

Daily: You can thaw the required number of food cubes the night before. You can either thaw them in the container you will send to the daycare or transfer them in the morning to another container. Pack the needed cubes and other foods/bottles in a mini-cooler.

 

Daily: In the morning, transfer the needed cubes, in their frozen state, to the container you will send to the daycare. Allow the cubes to thaw while at the daycare, in the refrigerator.

 

2-3 Days Worth: Thaw 2 days worth of food cubes, in separate containers. Send the food to the daycare in containers with the dates and description of the food(s). Don't forget to include a "Use By" date. Remember, thawed cubes will be safe for 48 hours and some food safety authorities even say 72 hours.

 

Weekly: Prepare separate food cubes solely for the use of the daycare or babysitter. Freeze the homemade baby food as you usually do then set aside some cubes. Transfer the cubes to bags that will go to the daycare or babysitter.

I find it most convenient to use plastic storage containers or glass containers when taking homemade baby food to careproviders. Glass is ideal if the center or provider will be heating up the foods!

How to Prepare My Homemade Baby Food - DOWNLOAD A handy chart to help you with homemade baby food and daycare