Baby's first solids: Preparing and Storing Tips (Part 2)

[clueless]

^^ you may use lock & lock or biokips ice cube trays with cover. Then pag frozen na, transfer to a freezer (ziploc) bag. Everyday, thaw however many cubes in the ref. lagay mo lang sa any sealed cup. you can buy yung mga nuby Cups like this, cheaper than avent via.

[Grayce]

sis grayce, may i ask, what was the first food you let your son eat? i plan to introduce avocado sana kasi. i am determined to introduce it at 6months even with hubby and pedia's desire to introduce it now at 5months. nanay pa rin naman ang masusunod. hehe.

dapat lang tayo ang nasusunod I think the first foods I gave my son was pureed carrots, pureed apples/fresh apples that i scraped using a metal spoon, pear, and yes avocado. paborito nya avocado at first i mash and thin it using breast milk then nung ok na cya with it, i mix it with a little rice/wheat grain cereals from earth's best.

[iristacey]

^thanks sis. i also intend to use bm sa food ni baby. meron na kaming giniling na brown rice as cereal ni baby. ayoko sana kasi ng cerelac masyado eh. gusto ko yung home cooked meals. pero type ko yung earth's best.

[Grayce]

^avoid cerelac. matamis cya masyado

[jp_jameop]

^sis u mean pag freeze mo yung food pag luto na? sorry first time ko pakainin si chai this sunday.. hehe for sure magagmit ko na yung mga first years bottle nya na di ko nagamit nun. hahahah

[Grayce]

^yes luto na you just thaw it pag kakainin na.

[jp_jameop]

^kaya ice cube trays gamit nyo dahil small amount lang naman kakainin nya? pasensya na tlaga. hahah firt time mom here. and excited much.

[cldy_1981]

^thanks sis. i also intend to use bm sa food ni baby. meron na kaming giniling na brown rice as cereal ni baby. ayoko sana kasi ng cerelac masyado eh. gusto ko yung home cooked meals. pero type ko yung earth's best.

Sis san ka nagpa-giling ng rice? And ang labas ba nito is powder? How do you plan to cook it? Sorry daming tanong, I'm kinda confused kasi when people say na rice or cereals I dunno if dapat ilugaw or what...

[Grayce]

^pag cereals you just add liquid (breast milk in my case). di ko lang alam kung paano yung sa mga gumagawa mismo from rice (millet ata tawag nila? pakicorrect pls mommies)

^^kind of you just thaw a small amount or the quantity ng kaya kainin ni baby. before tinatancha ko na 1oz per cube ang ginagawa ko. or i store them in via cups then the night before i place it in the chiller na para magthaw. must be consumed in 3 days tho.

[alva]

^you have space issues ba sa freezer? you can transfer the cubes in a ziplock plastic after nila mafreeze. eto ginagawa ko pag kulang na sa space ang freezer dahil sa breast milk

medyo, sis grayce. maliit lang kasi freezer space namin. minsan, punong puno na yung freezer! hehe! :-) i'm just wondering lang, safe po ba yung mga freezer ziplocks? i mean, kahit hindi sterilized like sa milk bags, okay lang ba yun paglagyan ng food ni baby? :-)

[alva]

Hi alva! Question where did you get/buy your ice cube trays with cover & container? And may I ask how much it is? Will need to stock up on these items as my baby will be starting on solids a month frim now & ayoko sana mag-last minute ng pagbili lalo na if medyo expensive sya kasi kelangan din i-budget ko sya. Hehe. TIA.

hi sis cldy_1981! sa SM North. generic na ice cube tray lang siya tapos nakapatong yung tray dun sa container niya, with cover rin siya, so once frozen na yung ice or for our case, yung baby food, puwede mo na siya lagay dun sa container. :-) para everytime na eat si baby, kukuha ka na lang ng cube, depends sa baby mo how many cubes kaya niya, approx 1 oz siya per cube. :-) natuwa nga ako dun sa nabili ko kasi BPA free rin siya kahit generic brand, 16 ice cubes lahat puwedeng gawin, less than ph200 lang ata sya if i'm not mistaken, basta affordable siya. I asked yung saleslady if meron sila biokips na ice cube tray with cover, kaso wala daw stock. :-( sayang. so far, okay naman ang resulta nung nabili ko, maayos ko naman siyang nagagamit. issue ko lang ngayon is maliit kasi freezer space namin, hahaha. :-)

[Grayce]

^^should be okay naman

[jp_jameop]

^tnx sis. Excited na ako bukas. kasi discuss ni pedia. then puede na sa sunday pakainin si baby.

[iristacey]

sis cldy_1981, bumili kame ng organic brown rice sa supermarket then sa palengke lang pinagiling. parang cerelac hitsura nya after magiling. like sis grayce, bm ang plan ko na ilagay dun, bawas na lang sa stash namin. try muna namin yung ratio na 1:2, then if still thick, gagawing 1:4. will alternate this with happybellies. excited na ako! pwede naman i-heat yung bm, huwag lang i-microwave. 1tbsp will do na siguro per meal. so like 2tbsp is good enough for the day na. 2wks to go!

[jp_jameop]

^sis iluluto mo ba yung giniling na brown rice?

[iristacey]

^yes sis, but mabilis lang naman maluto yun. kelangan lang matunaw. hindi kasi ako kampante if lalagyan lang ng mainit na tubig. sensitive pa tummy ni baby, baka lalong di matunawan if lalagyan lang ng mainit na tubig.

[jp_jameop]

^pakukuluan mo lang sya? pasensya ka na sis ha? hahahah

[clueless]

^ parang lugaw at pag lutuin?

Ako noon, i just used my blender/osterizer to grind rice. Pero di maganda consistency nito if you freeze then thaw by dipping in warm water.

[iristacey]

parang ganun na nga sis. lugaw pero grinded na yung rice para di na magmash pa.

[chofontanilla]

Question, how to prepare leafy vegetables? My son is 9 months old already, i want him to try other varieties of vegetable sana eh.