Sure its easier to grab a couple jars or packets of baby food (not gonna lie, I love Plum Organics and Ella's Kitchen in the user-friendly, tasty goodness astronaut packets)... and as affordable as they seem, at $0.50- $1.50 per jar/pack, most of us don't think twice about throwing a couple dollars at a time into the cart... but have you ever done the math on a months worth of baby food?! Of course, you can buy generic brands and do your best to save money, but baby formula and baby food cost money (and lets not forget the additional costs of diapers, and other necessities that add up!) Let's say you spend roughly $1.50-$3.00/day on baby food... that comes out to
$547-$1,095 a year on baby food alone! Perhaps its the over-achiever-first-time-mom, or the on-a-strict-budget-from-the-hubby-wife in me... either way, I figure I have enough time in the week to spend maybe an hour or two (tops) making my daughter's food from scratch... can I just say- 1 organic butternut squash (enough for 10-15 servings) cost me $1.99 at Trader Joes, and a 2 pack of Gerber Organic Squash was $1.79- and at least 1/4 goes to waste!) you do the math... I could continue on this soapbox for hours, so I'll end it with this.... Just think of all the cute baby clothes (or if I'm being honest, cute shoes for the hard working mama ;-) you could buy with the money saved on baby food alone! This is my favorite site for all things homemade baby food (recipes, how-to's, guides, etc.)
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| Finger food... baked potatoes |
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| Finger food steamed carrots- gotta give her as much help in the vision department as she can get (since her dad and I both have crappy vision) |
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I love it!!! Keep em coming!
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