Baby food

Save Money & Time: Make Your Own Baby Food

by Christina Brown February 26, 2010

Confession time:  I bought lots of jarred baby food for my oldest boy.  And sometimes I didn’t have any coupons. But then I had twin boys and saw the light. It’s so much cheaper to make your own baby food and better for your kids, too. Interested in making your own baby food?  Check out [...]

Reflections on Making My Own Baby Food

by Christina Brown May 6, 2008

My twins are now 10-months old, and thankfully, they’re starting to eat more “people” food. They’re taking a greater interest in new tastes and textures and that means they get to share the family meal (mushed up, of course) and are slowly pulling away from baby staples like pureed carrots and squash. I’ve been making [...]

Coupons, Drawings, and Goodies from Earth’s Best

by Christina Brown April 21, 2008

Earth’s Best Baby Food has quite a few goodies posted on its website – including contests, coupons, and freebies (shipping fees apply). Click here and fill out the form to get $1 off any two Earth’s Best Sesame Street products. Click here and fill out the form to get $1 off 10 jars of Earth’s [...]

A cool gadget from a frugal friend

by Christina Brown January 23, 2008

Living out in the country with three boys under the age of three means that getting the mail is an important part of my day (connecting with adults from the outside, yay!). The mail usually brings some free sample I’ve forgotten I’d requested, a bill to pay (blah!), or a magazine But I was thrilled [...]

Coming out of a baby food slump

by Christina Brown January 17, 2008

After making baby food for the twins several times in the last month and a half, I have started to lose my ambition. It got to the point where I actually considered buying baby food (gasp!). At their six-month check-up, my doctor gave the boys the go ahead for meat. My one son needs meat [...]

Yes, I do like chicken

by Christina Brown January 7, 2008

I had a meeting in town today, so after I was done, I went to one of the local grocery stores to get more fresh fruits and veggies for the babies and to stock up on meat. (It was on sale). The bagger, noticing the large quantity of chicken I was buying (about 28 pounds [...]

The baby food experiment, revisited

by Christina Brown December 5, 2007

So, last weekend I made my own baby food. Using recipes I gleaned from http://wholesomebabyfood.com, I made a whole lot of squash, pears, sweet potatoes, and avocados. I used these little things called “Bebe cubes” to freeze and store the food. The actual cooking and pureeing of the baby food was pretty easy. From start [...]