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dm24angel
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Making my own baby food question...
I cant find the offical thread...sorry...
how do I make peas/greenbeans/asparagus?
Stuff with skins on it?
What do I use? And explain to me like I'm 5 , cause I dont understand some of this. TIA!!!!!!!!!
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Shelleybean11
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
For string beans and peas (haven't made asparagus) some moms use frozen since they blend better. I however, use fresh. Just steam them, then puree them. After pureeing them push them through a strainer with a spatula or back of a spoon. This way the skins that didn't blend well will be stuck in the strainer. HTH
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| Posted 4/28/10 8:34 PM |
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Wendy
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
The last time I made asparagus, I cut the bottom of the stems, stuck them in a microwave safe bowl with a shot of water, covered with plastic wrap, nuked for 5 mins then ran thru the food processor.
But I think I'm the only one on here who uses the microwave 
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| Posted 4/28/10 8:34 PM |
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Shelleybean11
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
Posted by Wendy
But I think I'm the only one on here who uses the microwave
You are not. I use the microwave too 
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| Posted 4/28/10 8:35 PM |
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chelle
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Isn't it obvious?
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
Steam them and then puree in a blender. Purees up the skins.
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| Posted 4/28/10 8:46 PM |
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dm24angel
Happiness
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
Ok, so I did both Green beans and peas and BOTH came out horrible? And in a New processor. They were lumpy and stringy and a lot of the pea skins didnt puree up at all?
so then I tried the strainer. What the heck kind of strainer? I tried a small mesh one, NOTHING would come out the other end. Tried a Big one, and everything came out the other end,
What the heck am I doing wrong?
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| Posted 4/29/10 2:22 PM |
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chelle
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
Blender.
Also... after you cook the peas and beans run them under cold water to stop the cooking process.
(just read this in a cook book this morning)
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| Posted 4/29/10 2:45 PM |
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pnbplus1
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
I was scared to make green beans but they came out fine. I used frozen organic green beans. I cooked them in a little bit of water. The ped told me to actually cook them until they were soft, longer than I would if they were for us. After cooking them I used a stick mixer to puree them. I then put them through a strainer just in case but nothing was left behind. I read a tip for peas that said that you should dunk them in cold water right after cooking and that will help them puree better.
FYI - My DS, who will eat just about anything and even opens his mouth wide for zantac, hated string beans, he refused to open his mouth.
ETA: add a little water when pureeing, this will help make the string beans smoother.
Message edited 4/29/2010 2:52:49 PM.
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| Posted 4/29/10 2:52 PM |
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Re: Making my own baby food question...
This site is great for recipes and tips for tons of fruits and veggies: Wholesome Baby Food
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| Posted 4/29/10 3:02 PM |
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