How long can I keep homemade food for?

[chezababy]

I'm starting my lo on mashed foods so I'm going to make my own. If I'm just using veg and fruit how long is it ok in the fridge for after I have made it?

 

[Meg26]

Fresh for up to a week
Frozen up to two months in air tight containers.
I pureed foods then put them into ice cube trays and once frozen into labelled ziploc bags and into a plastic freezer tupperware container one cube equals around an oz of food so you take out as many cubes as you need for that meal and keep the rest frozen.

 

[Meg26]

Of course oxidizing foods like banana and avocado should be made fresh each time as they brown and just look nasty

 

[chezababy]

Thank you. I'm just starting with basics like potato, carrot etc as I don't really know what I'm doing. If you have any good recipes that would be great.

 

[lily28]

I keep hm baby food up to 3 days in glass jar. If it's going to longer I freeze it like the pp said.

recipe from yesterday that my LO loved: 1/2 cup pumpkin diced, 4 broccoli florets, I steam them for 10-15 min, puree them, season w/ few drops fresh lemon juice and olive oil. My baby doesn't like sweet tastes, but loves tarty!