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Welcome to Olsen's homemade baby food. I have been making homemade baby food for the last few months since my little Morgan has been able to eat solids. When my oldest Brekke was eating solids I bought store bought baby food and every time I went to go buy more for her i was more and more over whelmed with the price of the baby food. So when Morgan was just a couple months old i bought a baby food grinder intended on using it for homemade baby food. I really enjoy making it knowing that its a lot healthier for the baby and you get so much more for your money. Its very easy to do also. I added a lot of my homemade recipes i have made and then i did a lot of recerching to find some recipes online so everythign would be in one place. :) I hope you guys all enjoy this and if you have any questions please let me know. I have saved a ton so far by doing homemade baby food and you will too. Below you will find 1 recipe generally the last 1 i have posted and then off to the right will be the different categories everything is in :)

Pears, Plums, Peaches and Nectarines too (4 - 6 months)

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Peel and cut into chunks so as to avoid the little seed portion. Steam gently until tender;
Place in a blender/food processor and puree until smooth. You may be able to just use a fork too!
Use the leftover cooking water if needed but Pears tend to be very runny and watery without adding liquid. 
Add some baby cereal to thicken if needed.

Banana Applesauce Mush (4 - 6 months)

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1. Peel, core and cut 1 apple into slices/chunks
2. Place slices or chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples
3. Boil until tender; be sure to check on the water level.
4. Apples may be mashed with a potato masher to achieve a smooth applesauce consistency or you can puree in an appliance as shown above
5. Peel a ripe banana and mash in a bowl with a fork (heating in the microwave for approximately 20 seconds will soften the banana up if needed)
6. Add applesauce to the banana and sprinkle with wheat germ* or crushed cheerios*
7. Puree if necessary but mashing with a potato masher will typically get this mix smooth

Banana (4 - 6 months)

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1. Peel ripe bananas - do not cook
2. Place banana in a food processor/food mill or blender and puree
3. You can also mash the banana in a bowl using a regular fork – heat in microwave for 25 seconds prior to mashing for extra softness
4. Add formula/breast milk or water to thin or add cereal (if desired) to thicken up.

Apple Peach Banana (4 - 6 months)

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1 peach – pit & peel
1 apple – cored & peeled
½ ripe banana
Dice apple & peach and simmer together until tender. Mash the banana into the apple & peach mix and then puree as needed.

apples and pear (4 - 6 months)

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1 apple – cored & peeled
1 pear – cored & peeled
Dice apple & pear and simmer together until tender. Mash or puree as needed.

Apple ‘Cado (4 - 6 months)

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1/2 of a peeled and pitted avocado
1/4 cup applesauce
Mash the avocado half
Mix mashed avocado with applesauce (homemade or natural)

Avocado (4 - 6 months)

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1. Peel and take out the pit of a ripe avocado - do not cook
2. Cut “meat” out and mash with a fork
3. There should be no need to use a machine as just like bananas, avocados have a very soft consistency and texture. Avocados do not need to be cooked.

Apples/Applesauc (4 - 6 months)

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his recipe is written so that you may use any amount of apples you wish! We recommend Fuji, Gala, Braeburn or Macintosh
1. Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks
2. Place slices or chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples
3. Boil/steam until tender; be sure to check on the water level and stir, That's It! Easy Peasy!
Apples may be mashed with a potato masher to achieve a smooth applesauce consistency. If your masher will not achieve a puree type of consistency, then follow steps 5 - 7
5. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the apples
6. Place into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.
7. Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree
8. Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up the
Ask your pediatrician about adding some cinnamon for new tastes!
If your baby is constipated, you might also use the juice that is leftover from the cooking to mix into cereals, or with water in a bottle or sippy cup.
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