Did you DIY purées and/or baby food? We just did squash the other night and have peas lined up next. What other foods are easy to make and freeze? I want to do oatmeal but not sure how it'll freeze. What about good combos to mix?
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Spaghetti Squash mixed with a bit of applesauce (plain spaghetti squash doesn't have much flavor. I used store bought applesauce because its so cheap and you can easily get organic plain no sugar)
Sweet Potatoes with a bit of greek yogurt and cinnamon.
Butternut Squash
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Combos that we did that were easy (I did most things by steaming in my steamer basket pot, then pureeing in vitamix or with an immersion blender):
peaches/pears
sweet potato/red lentils
sweet potato/beef/broccoli
chicken/zucchini/apple
squash/cherries
apple/carrot/mangoI usually put cinnamon in the fruit combos and a bit of sauteed garlic/onion in the savory ones.
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I've grated apples, and boiled and mashed quite a few other fruits and veggies. The only ones I have trouble with are bananas, they seem to clump up no matter how well I mash them. I also boil chicken until it's really soft and cut it up very fine. We also have these powdered cereals that you can add to anything to give it texture - very helpful, and you don't have to freeze it. You can just add it right before serving.
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Other than the ones you mentioned, acorn squash, sweet potato, pear, cherries, red lentils, and parsnip were some of my faves.
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Sweet potatoes froze well, and were one of our first foods. I don't think oatmeal would freeze well, but I would grind up a big batch and keep it in a container. Then I would prepare enough for 3-4 days and keep it in the fridge.
I really loved this site when I was making food. Some great ideas by age group. http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/
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