September 23, 2009
Mommy Dianne just sent us an email about using breast milk storage bags for homemade baby food. She noted the following: I wanted to share one tip with you I found. I had a bunch of the Lansinoh breast milk storage bags left over from when I was breast feeding. I use them to store [...]
May 18, 2008
Jolene sent us an email today to tell us about her new method of storing homemade baby food. She calls it the “drop & blob” method! Unlike the conventional “drop” method where you put spoonfuls of puree onto a cookie sheet and freeze, Jolene’s method saves space and helps combat ice crystals! Jolene tells us [...]
May 13, 2008
We’ve stumbled upon these nifty trays for storing homemade baby food! The Qubies site describes these nifty containers as: Qubies is an upside down ice cube container specifically designed to store and freeze baby puree into convenient meal sized cubes (30ml). But don’t be fooled. It’s extremely savvy and unique in both design and concept. [...]
May 3, 2008
Below you will find advice from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services regarding best practices to follow in order to avoid listeria: Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills. [...]
April 21, 2008
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Lauren at FreshPreserving.com as I mentioned yesterday in a post. Specifically we discussed Canning and Homemade Baby Food. While our Canning Homemade Baby Food page does a great job of explaining why you should not can baby food (thanks for the review Lauren), Lauren gave me an [...]
April 16, 2008
We thought we’d update you on the BPA issue. New research has come to light and it appears the U.S. Federal government is now concerned – yeah, we won’t even post about THAT! Here’s a snippet from ABC News. This is really great coverage and USA Today had an item about it yesterday (15 April [...]
April 8, 2008
The best method for storing homemade baby food is to freeze it. This allows you to pile up a stock of all types of foods for baby. I always advocate NOT freezing in glass unless it’s manufactured for freezing. Also, it’s not a good idea to freeze baby food in Gerber’s plastic (or glass) containers. [...]