Fresh, Please

I've been making Isaac's baby food. I carefully select fresh fruits and veggies, peel/pit/cut them, steam them, puree them, and serve. Our freezer has a nice stash of a variety of food for him because I freeze the puree in ice cube trays (and then place them in freezer bags). The trays are excellent for creating perfect portion sizes... just grab a couple of cubes and we've got dinner! The preparation does take a little bit of time, but it's super easy. The money I save by preparing Isaac's food and the fact that I know what's going in his food is worth it to me. I know why babies who taste "table food" don't want to go back to jarred food. Real food tastes SOOO much better!

Anticipating the next bite of pears! We're still working with the sippy cup these days...
and here's a pic of my prim and proper boy. LOL
I do have some baby food jars around *just in case.* One food item you're not supposed to make for your new baby is carrots (nitrate levels are too high for younger babies)... and so I bought some in a jar. But, the problems seme to be pretty rare and seem to be limited to just younger babies. Some baby food books don't even mention it.

Isaac was excited about trying the jarred carrots, nonetheless.
That is, until he tasted them.
Oh, my! What a face! I thought he was going to throw up, he hated them SO much.
So, I relented. I made "fresh" carrots for him later and they went over much, much better. I made Josh smell the jarred carrots and he was also disgusted. They didn't even smell or taste anything like carrots! Eww!
It's been fun feeding Isaac new things. Now that he eats more of a variety, I can mix foods together. I can sneak sweet potatoes in with squash and mix peaches with bananas for a yummy treat. Last night, he enjoyed some of the roast we had for dinner... just a few teeny tiny bites. If you look closely, you can see his TOOTH in this picture!