Comments on: The Saturday Question: What Are Your Favorite Vegetables and Fruits for Homemade Baby Food?

By: JodieR.

JodieR. — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:14:05 +0000

Banana, sweet potatoes, and carrots were the first three I gave my son (none homegrown though! My veges aren’t quite ready yet). He loves all three. One day, plums were on sale so I bought a 2 lb bag, peeled them, and cooked them. He wasn’t crazy about them however he likes them when I mix a small amount in with banana or sweet potatoes.
In my garden, I have zucchini and eggplant… hopefully he’ll like those!

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:01:11 +0000

My baby loves zucchini, and I have a ton of it growing so it’s a good thing! She also likes yellow squash, green beans, and beets. I can’t wait to give her the carrots but they’re the size of my pinkie right now, but I mushed store-bought ones for both of my other girls and they were a huge hit (though now I worry about all the nitrates, so hopefully there aren’t as many in home-grown). I’m tempted to try tomatoes for the baby. I know they’re acidic, but I may give it a shot anyway. I have TONS of tomatoes, and they can’t be bad for her.

By: Martia

Martia — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:57:19 +0000

Butternut squash, by far, was my baby girl’s favorite. It’s so easy to prep and cook, too. Our farmer’s market had a ready supply of them as well. I went to the market at least once a week while she was eating baby food to get enough produce to make all her baby food. Pumpkin was a close second, and I could use the puree for boosting the nutrient quality of my son’s food, too.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:31:42 +0000

I didn’t grow them myself, but I made lots and lots of pureed sweet potatoes. They were super easy (microwave in the skins, peel, add a little water, then mash or puree) and he loved them. Occasionally also pureed peas and green beans. Tried apples and pears, but found it was much easier to just buy jarred unsweetened applesauce.

By: cam

cam — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:37:11 +0000

I did squash, carrots, sweet potato, peas, green beans, blueberries, apple and mango (although we didn’t grow the mango ourselves). Mango was her absolute favorite and still is.

By: Emily @ Little Home

Emily @ Little Home — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:08:01 +0000

Our daughter loved baby food peas because they were creamy and sweet. I didn’t grow them, though. I bought frozen peas, then cooked and pureed them. For awhile it was the only green vegetable she liked very much, so she had them a lot.