weaning recipes..

[ablaze]

hey guys what foods can i batch make and freeze(as cheap as possible please!!! very tight month for me this month )

wot kinda veg can be frozen?? and fruit!

 

[Amanda]

In my freezer, I currently have cubes of:

Sweet potato
Butternut Squash
Carrot
Carrot and Parsnip
Broccoli
Caulifower Cheese

And Apple and Pear for puddings!

I went a bit mad last week when I bought a new blender!!!!

They all freeze and defrost really well - although I have to add a bit of cooled boiled water to the sweet potato when it's thawed as it seems to go a bit thick.

 

[Minxy]

I've just done some sweet potato, carrot and apple (seperately, not together) Root veg is dirt cheap!

I think the only REAL no-no's are things like banana (goes black) and papaya, but they are easy enough to mush anyway.

You can cook and puree up frozen veg (like peas) and re-freeze, but never defrost and refreeze your meals.

Spices like a touch of cinnamon added to apples makes them a bit more interesting, and you can combine most fruit with fruit and veg with veg.

 

[Minxy]

OOOPs, just realised you didn;t say for babs! Did you mean for the whole family?

 

[ablaze]

oops was just for bubba!!

 

[Iwantone!!!]

most veg carrots sude borrical turnips pots fruit can be puree then frozen in to ice cude trays i.e pears apples bananas strawberry rasberry

u sound like u have it much covered with what u haev cude already

 

[ablaze]

most veg carrots sude borrical turnips pots fruit can be puree then frozen in to ice cude trays i.e pears apples bananas strawberry rasberry

u sound like u have it much covered with what u haev cude already

bananas cant they go all black

 

[ablaze]

what abot fruits like peaches and plums? also can u use tinned fruits sorry for all the questions just trying 2 save few pennies guys

 

[Iwantone!!!]

no if u freeze them when they are ripe purree them then freeze

 

[ablaze]

I've just done some sweet potato, carrot and apple (seperately, not together) Root veg is dirt cheap!

I think the only REAL no-no's are things like banana (goes black) and papaya, but they are easy enough to mush anyway.

You can cook and puree up frozen veg (like peas) and re-freeze, but never defrost and refreeze your meals.

Spices like a touch of cinnamon added to apples makes them a bit more interesting, and you can combine most fruit with fruit and veg with veg.

heard this 4m a few people

 

[Iwantone!!!]

ok maybe try it and see if im wrong ill eat my hat

 

[Dionne]

Banana defo go minging and black i did realise and i tryed it the other week apple and banana it went minging

 

[bexxie]

It is best to freeze bananas when VERY ripe,thanks as I do it all the time and they are lovely.

DO NOT freeze strawberries (they lose flavour) unless you have made a jux or coulis (just asked my mum and she is a Al a carte chef) although Raspberries are usually made into this and freeze lovely.

If things a but tight this month then go get some pots and veg cook up and freeze how old is babe can he have stews yet (obvs baby one's) I would do a huge pot or fish pie? These freeze great. I have some good recipes somewhere will dig out or get back on phone to mum :wink: she thinks I am nuts as my babe not here yet so will explain why I am asking,lol

Carrots,
Parsnips
am trying to think off top of head not easy for me at moment,lol

Hope ok
Bex.x

 

[ablaze]

bex a recipe wud be great!!!

 

[bexxie]

right fish is out,not recomended til 8-9 months

just read Not to freeze Bananas for babies so I was wrong in first instance!

Right got one here

Carrot and Cauliflower Puree

Cook 50g/2oz carrots scarped and sliced in boiling water for 20 mins til soft
After 10 mins add 175g/6oz cauli florets
drain veg and puree (mash with masher if he can take lumps and havent got a mouli-nex)

stir in 2 Tbsp of baby milk



you can mix and match the above say Broccoli with Cauli
or Potato.courgette and green beans they would be nice

Will give load of recipes when I get the book out i have.

Take care bex

 

[ablaze]

so far have made....

potato
carrot
carrot and swede


apple
pear
apple and pear!!!

go me!!!!

 

[Amanda]

Wayhay!! Great isn't it?

My freezer is full of 'icle cubes in bags!!