For week 9 I tackled a different area other than clothes and possessions. Baby food making isn't something new for me. I have actually done it to some extent with all three kids so far. It's something that I really enjoy doing and doesn't cost me a dime.
I think this falls more in the categories of waste and food when touching on the amount of excess in my life.
It is so nice that I don't have my cabinets full of glass baby food jars. When we moved into our current house I lost my pantry. There is no way I would be able to cram all of my stuff into my cabinets with jars in the way. It's also nice that I know exactly what is in the baby food that I'm making--veggies and water!
I'll start the post in one of my favorite places
my Dad's garden
This is where the free part of this comes in. I know it would cost a lot more if I actually had to buy the veggies, but my parents are pretty awesome and grow all this stuff so that my siblings and I can enjoy it.
For this post I made green beans and squash
Everything had to picked, but due to our unseasonably cool temps for July, it made picking a breeze
I brought the beans and squash home and washed them in the sink
Dad does his best to keep from spraying the veggies with any chemicals, so I know these are going to be pretty healthy and pesticide free
Next, I cut the squash up and snapped the green beans and steamed them in my steamer pot
After that I added them to my small blender along with some of the water from the steamer
Once they were pureed I put them into ice cube trays to freeze
Each serving is about 1 oz.
Once they freeze, I pop them out into ziplock bags and throw them in the freezer.
They usually last about 6 months in the freezer, so I should have all I need until she starts eating more table food.
I Iove this! I wish I lived closer to my grandma's garden! its so great to have the fresh veggies!
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