Sunday, April 15, 2012

Freezer Cube Food

I have been making baby food by steaming the food: broccoli, green beans; baking plain chicken breasts in a little water; peeling carrots. Then I use the blender or food processor and grate the food, pulsing a few times, letting it go on high for about 60 seconds, then scraping it into an ice cube tray (raw carrots are above).
Next, I freeze it overnight and then put the food cubes into a freezer Ziploc. I was using regular ziplocks but I think they're more susceptible to freezer burn since the plastic is thinner. If you want to be more environmentally friendly, you could re-use the bags. Labeling is important because you might forget which vegetable that blob of green represents.
When it's time to eat, I stick a cube or two of food into a small ceramic dish in a pot of water and add a little water, then bring it to a simmer. I need to mash it up with a fork or spoon to get it to melt faster. I don't add too much water because it gets so hot that I usually need to add some cold water to get it back down to edible temperature.
Pictured above is a cube of green beans with a cube of pears.
Important lesson learned: do not use a half pint canning jar. The bottom will break because of the heat. Glass jars have flat bottoms. Ceramic bowls do not. Usually.
When the food is heated up, add some powdered oatmeal or rice cereal and water to the right consistency, test the temperature, and serve!
I like to have a variety of cubes in the freezer so that my little boy gets a rotating selection of meat, veggies and fruit.

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