We've been sending little man with baby food to school for about a month now. Though, at first he was apparently a little confused at being given food (vs. milk) at school and didn't eat too much, that has all changed. At last teacher report, he quote, "ate up dem apples like I ain't ne'er
seen no baby do," so I've been sending even MORE and he keeps eating
"dem".
The biggest surprise to me in this whole baby food making thing, is that people seem to have quite the range of emotions when they learn I'm making the baby food. Other than here, I don't really advertise it since the whole parenting landscape (among other parents) can be quite a mine field I'm finding... Some are quite surprised, impressed, and others appear to be incredulous, annoyed, and even offended that I'm making the baby food. Most, just don't seem to get why I would even want to do this.
So, I've decided to list my reasons to clear up any confusion:
1. I am cheap! 2 oz. of gerber carrot puree is 99c. 99c! I bought 2 lbs of carrots for $2 and made about 30oz. of carrot puree.
2. I want to be able to pronounce everything that my kid is eating. It's just a personal preference so that I don't sound dumb. Though I did probably sound dumb when I asked the doctor how much food he should eat...
3. It's really not that much work or time for me. Last night I spent exactly 30 minutes peeling, chopping, steaming, and pureeing carrots. And it's 30 minutes I was going to be in the kitchen anyway because I was already making dinner.
4. I actually find it easier to make my own than worry about whether he has enough food in the pantry. Even this weekend, I just made sure that I grabbed a banana from our hotel while traveling so I could mash it up in the car if we ran out of food.
5. I honestly, find this to be a lot of fun. I like playing with my food processor and checking off the list of foods that little man has eaten.
6. I am CHEAP! Even without teeth, little man is eating about 4 oz. of food everyday on top of his 18+ oz. of milk. That would be an additional $28 each week, and would almost DOUBLE my monthly grocery bill! I want to save that money for when he's a teenager and literally eating me out of house and home.
I don't think that parents that aren't making their baby's food are bad parents (I had a woman imply that I was being snooty the other day). I like to cook. And experiment. If you don't like to cook, or play with food, or aren't good at multi-tasking during the dinner-making process--this isn't for you.
The biggest surprise to me in this whole baby food making thing, is that people seem to have quite the range of emotions when they learn I'm making the baby food. Other than here, I don't really advertise it since the whole parenting landscape (among other parents) can be quite a mine field I'm finding... Some are quite surprised, impressed, and others appear to be incredulous, annoyed, and even offended that I'm making the baby food. Most, just don't seem to get why I would even want to do this.
So, I've decided to list my reasons to clear up any confusion:
1. I am cheap! 2 oz. of gerber carrot puree is 99c. 99c! I bought 2 lbs of carrots for $2 and made about 30oz. of carrot puree.
2. I want to be able to pronounce everything that my kid is eating. It's just a personal preference so that I don't sound dumb. Though I did probably sound dumb when I asked the doctor how much food he should eat...
3. It's really not that much work or time for me. Last night I spent exactly 30 minutes peeling, chopping, steaming, and pureeing carrots. And it's 30 minutes I was going to be in the kitchen anyway because I was already making dinner.
4. I actually find it easier to make my own than worry about whether he has enough food in the pantry. Even this weekend, I just made sure that I grabbed a banana from our hotel while traveling so I could mash it up in the car if we ran out of food.
5. I honestly, find this to be a lot of fun. I like playing with my food processor and checking off the list of foods that little man has eaten.
6. I am CHEAP! Even without teeth, little man is eating about 4 oz. of food everyday on top of his 18+ oz. of milk. That would be an additional $28 each week, and would almost DOUBLE my monthly grocery bill! I want to save that money for when he's a teenager and literally eating me out of house and home.
I don't think that parents that aren't making their baby's food are bad parents (I had a woman imply that I was being snooty the other day). I like to cook. And experiment. If you don't like to cook, or play with food, or aren't good at multi-tasking during the dinner-making process--this isn't for you.
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| Plus, I found that an apple core makes a great teether the other day while making his apple sauce! |
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