Make It

Baby Food Edition

Butternut Squash

Prep time: 1 - 1.5 hours
Yields: approximately 30 ounces

Butternut squash - found in the produce section of your grocery store... just in case you didn't know ;)

Rinse and cut off the ends.

Cut the sqush in half. Be very careful -- butternut squash is difficult to cut before it's cooked.

Cut the halves into half again. You'll now how four pieces.

Remove the seeds with a spoon.

Place face down on a baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for about an hour or until squash is soft.

Here's what you get after an hour in the oven!

Blend, add milk, and serve!

Side note: Yes - a lot of these pictures were taken in my girls' play room. I was majorly multi tasking this weekend! So if you're not making your own baby food, there truly are no excuses!

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Make It

Baby Food Edition

Carrots

Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: approximately 16 ounces

I bought a bag of carrots for $.78 at the grocery store.

Rinse under cool water.

Remove ends.

Peel the skin off the carrots with a vegetable peeler (even though a knife is shown in the above picture, I did actually use a peeler.)

Cut the carrots into three equal sections

Place in a steamer.

Cook the crap out of them until extremely mushy. I steamed my carrots for about 10 minutes.

Load carrots into your food processor and allow to cool for a few mintes. (Note: if you're using breast milk, it's important the carrots aren't too hot, as the heat can alter the nutrients in your milk.)

Blend carrots, adding milk or formula to reach desired consistency.

Behold the beauty of these carrots. I wasn't using flash so you can't fully appreciate the rich orange color but it was awesome.

Throw in your OXO Tot baby blocks and store in the fridge and/or freezer.

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