Weekend Happenings and a Crooner Date Night

Get ready for a mega photo dump. We had a fun filled weekend- per the usual- and this time I got a load of pictures to prove it:)  

On my first Mother's Day Jordan 'rewarded' me with tickets to one of my favorite singers ever- Micheal  Buble himself.  Three years ago- when the twins were just a glimmer in my eyes - Jordan and I saw Mr. Buble for the first time.  What a show!  I loved every single second of it!  Jordan will totally back me up- he loves him as much as I do!  He's been on an international tour, and has not been to the states in awhile.  When I found out he was going to be in Dallas there was no answer but 'yes' when decided to go or not.  

And what is a date night in Dallas without a view of the famous downtown Dallas ball?  We decided to make a night.. err.. 24 hours of it with a stay at the Omni.  Such a beautiful hotel!  

 Snap shot with my lovie pre-dins

 ..and dinner.  Hello, Oscar.  Bob's was right inside the Omni, and it was AMAzing to say the least.

 Waiting on this Crooner to get the show on the road!  I have such a fun time with my best friend.

Our seats were awesome, and literally on the same row but a different section of where we sat the last time we saw him.

After channeling Lennon and singing 'All You Need is Love'  the arena exploded with multi color hearts- so fun!

Singing his new single.. the stage props were awesome- everything was really entertaining and held onto my attention.

I got my paper heart.. and a hunky guy with his arm around me.  *Blurry, but captured a fun moment with me and my love.

Saturday morning we made a pit stop at the 'Bucks before heading to meet Ashley and Jarrett and pick up our little people.

While we were away- I opted to make the girls' food for this mini-staycation.  When we went to Mexico I bought organic store bought and we think Jolie had an allergic reaction to something she ate.- even though everything she had was something she has had before.. but her skin is finally back to normal and I wasn't to take the risk in having it return.

Anyway.

So- rather than a store bought food pouches, I used these U-fill baby food pouches.  So super easy to use and fill with my homemade baby food!

Marked with the date and content:)  Perfect for traveling- local or (far) away from home. Sweet potato and mango has become a real favorite in our house.

While we were away in Dallas until Saturday morning, Auntie and Uncle J took on the twinsies across town for a busy 24 hours!  I forced Ashley into taking a bazillion pictures to be sure I could blog about it.

Parker and Jolie observing Layla- Ashley and Jarrett's 'da' (dog)

A little serenade action for these babies.

Bath time before jammies and bed!

I walked into the house to see my child.  This girl. Parker has recently been showing us that she knows exactly what to do with hair bows.  She took Jolie's off her head and was attempting to put it on her head. So, Uncle J helped a sister out.  She would have been just fine and left it that way if I wouldn't have taken it off and shared the wealth with Jolie.

These are the newest hair bows made by their BB- she got the supplies from The Hairbow Company!  

Saturday morning got 4759362 times better with brunch:)

The Dunaway's- so thankful for the love they have for my children.  You know its serious friendship when they offer up their weekend night to take care of two (teething) infants!

The other side of the table with this handsome guy.

Sass x 2.  Parker decides she wants to sass her Auntie- and Auntie gives it right back!

This place just got double marks in my book.  My bloody mary consisted of horseradish, tabasco, tomatillo, lime, and house made spicy tomato mix.  I like mine spicy and this bar did not disappoint.

..and because calories don't count on Saturday mornings.. Chicken and Waffles with real Maple Syrup.  (what you cant see is the bacon under those over-easy eggs)

Out of control.

My sweet little

After brunch we headed out to run a couple errands, and then met Brittany to take our annual Christmas Card pictures and then went over to Jordan's parent's house for a pizza dinner.  I was excited to see this cutie.  Jordan's sister and her husband spent the weekend in Vegas, and BB and Poppa watched Kendall while they were away. 

Love getting these babies together!  Thye are just a few months apart, so there will be many fun (and girlie!) years to come!

Sunday Jordan was at the fire station and the girls.. well.. they were out of character to say the least.  It was a rough day for mom and babies (teething has resumed in this house) and Jolie cut THREE of her top teeth just this weekend.  From all the finger chewing Parker has been doing, I foresee she isn't far behind.  Monday was a better day- but still had two babies fighting for space in my lap! 

It's Tuesday and I'm still thinking about my weekend.  That's when you KNOW it was a good one:)

Baby Food Making {Part 2}

This go round of baby food making was fun!  I still have quite a bit of puree cubes left in my freezer, but the OCD Type A personality I am, I always want to be prepared.  Over the last month or so I watched my freezer stash dwindle, and it was making me uptight, so over the weekend I decided batch prep and cook some more for my girls.  Now that the girls are much more interested in trying new foods, getting creative with their puree mixtures was super entertaining.  It is sad, but I’m actually more excited about food not requiring teeth more so than my own these days *sigh*

Grocery List

1 (16oz) package frozen mango chunks: $2.88

1 (16oz) package frozen sliced peaches: $2.66

1 (16oz) package frozen whole kernel corn: $0.98

3 apples: $0.99/lb (on sale); $1.76

1 bag carrots (organic): $1.98

3 medium-large sweet potatoes: $0.88/lb; $3.19

3 green pears: $1.27/lb; $1.51

1 haas avocado (on sale): $0.50/each

4 medium zucchini squash: $1.78/lb; $2.22

3 ripe bananas: $0.52/lb; $0.78

1 (18oz) shell blueberries: $3.84 (bought at SAM’s)

1 (32oz) container plain yogurt (organic): $3.24

Total cost: $25.54

Of course this batch cooking included some of our favorites like cinnamon sweet potatoes and banana sweet potatoes (recipes found here) but this go round I added in more fruits and a few more veggies we’ve never tried before.  This time I opted to use some frozen fruit- in particular, the mango and peaches because I found that most of what I was able to get out of the fresh fruit was more expensive than buying it frozen and getting all fruit- not having to mess with the seed and prep of those stone fruits.

When looking for frozen fruits, make sure there is nothing in the ingredients list but the fruit. 

Occasionally there will be ascorbic acid added, and that is okay.  Just stear clear of the added sugars and syrups.

Recipes

Apple & Mango Puree
1 apple, peeled and diced

1 cup fresh or frozen mango chunks
Makes about 2 ½ cups

Place apple and mango chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 20 minutes.  Place fruit mixture into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Depending on how ripe your mango is will determine if you actually need to puree the fruit.  I prefer to puree to make sure there are no large chunks for my babies to swallow.

To deseed a mango: I use a kitchen tool specifically for cutting mangos (found here).  If you do not have one of these tools, start by cutting the mango lengthwise, along the side of the mango pit. You will be cutting off its flesh from one side then repeating the same process on the other side. You will then cut the ends off the mango pit.

Mango & Peach

1 cup frozen mango chunks

1 ½ cups frozen peach slices

Place peaches and mango chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place fruit mixture into a blender or food processor and puree. If needed, add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Banana & Blueberry

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 ripe banana, diced

Makes about 1 ½ cups

Place blueberries into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place berries into a blender or food processor and puree. If needed, add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Strain blueberry puree through a mesh sieve to remove skins (my girls don’t like the skin texture just yet.)  Add the strained berries and banana into the blender or food processor and puree until smooth.     

Pears, Blueberries & Peaches

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 medium green pear

1 cup frozen sliced peaches

Makes about 2 cups

Place blueberries, pear, and peaches into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place fruit mixture into a blender or food processor and puree. If needed, add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.  If desired, you can also strain the fruit puree through a mesh sieve to remove skins. 

Cinnamon Applesauce

2 apples (Macintosh, Gala or Braeburn)

Makes about 1 cup

Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks.  Place slices or chunks into a steamer basket or a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples. Boil/steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place into blender or food processor, sprinkle with about ½ teaspoon cinnamon and process until smooth.

Pear Puree - Basic

2 green pears

Makes about 1 cup

Peel, core and cut pear into slices/chunks.  Place slices or chunks into a steamer basket or a pan with just enough water to slightly cover pears. Boil/steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place into blender or food processor. 

Zucchini Squash Puree - Basic 

2 medium zucchini squash

Makes about 1 cup

Wash squash thoroughly and cut into small slices or chunks. Do not remove skins. (*You may remove skins however an infant of 7-8 months old should be able to digest squash puree with skins on)  Place squash chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15-20 minutes.

Place into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.  Always be sure to thoroughly wash and cleanse the fruits and vegetables that you will be using to make your baby food- since the skins of the zucchini will be eaten, make sure to gently scrub before steaming and pureeing

Carrots & Zucchini

4 medium carrots

2 medium zucchini squash

Makes about 2 cups

Peel carrots and cut into small chunks.  Cut ends off the zucchini and slice into small chunks.  Place veggie chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 20 minutes.

Place into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency. 

Sweet Potato, Corn, and Apple

1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced

1 apple (Macintosh, Gala or Braeburn), peeled, cored and diced

1 cup frozen corn

Makes about 2 ½ cups

Steam frozen corn for 15 minutes.  Puree until smooth.  Strain corn puree through a mesh sieve to remove kernels- remainder will be very watery.  Alternatively you can put the steamed corn through a food mill. 

Place potato and apple chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 20 minutes.

Place fruit/veggie mixture along with the strained corn into a blender or food processor and puree. Adding water or breast milk won’t be necessary as this puree is very thin already.  I mix this into oatmeal.

Semi-Homemade Yogurt

After chatting with my pediatrician, I came to find out that most recommend starting babies on yogurt around 7-8 months of age.  So the fact that my girls come barreling the moment they hear us pop the seal of a yogurt, is completely okay and they are ready for some yogurt of their own!

After spending 8 dollars on a week’s worth of store bought ‘baby yogurt’ I decided that using a large container of plain whole milk yogurt will save me money (and save on added sugar).  Plus- it gives me the flexibility of adding my own flavorings to the girls’ yogurt.

Banana, Avocado, & Yogurt

1 ripe banana, diced

1 ripe haas avocado, diced

¼ cup plain yogurt

Makes 1 cup

Place banana, avocado, and yogurt in a food processor or blender and process until smooth consistency.  This puree can be very thick- you may add more yogurt, water, or breast milk to thin it out a bit.

Peach Yogurt

1 ½ cups frozen sliced peaches

1 cup plain yogurt

Makes about 2 ½ cups

Place peaches into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place peaches into a blender or food processor and puree.

Strain peach puree through a mesh sieve.  In a medium sized bowl, mix the yogurt and strained peaches until combined.  Refrigerate to use that same day or the next- immediately freeze the remainder.       

Blueberry Yogurt

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 cup plain yogurt

Makes about 2 ½ cups

Place blueberries into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15 minutes.  Place berries into a blender or food processor and puree.

Strain blueberry puree through a mesh sieve to remove skins.  In a medium sized bowl, mix the yogurt and strained berries until combined.  Refrigerate to use that same day or the next- immediately freeze the remainder.       

Reminders for preparation:

-Get a good processor or blender.  Pureeing is so much easier (and quicker!) when you have a good machine.  I love my Baby Brezza- as it steams and purees all in one! 

-Prep all your fruits and vegetables in one step.  Get the 'worst' part (in my opinion) over with right at the start.  After that it’s all about steaming or baking, and pureeing!

-Always be sure to thoroughly wash and cleanse the fruits and vegetables that you will be using to make your baby food.   Even if you are not using the peels or skins, and even if you buy organic, you should always cleanse the produce. I got a tip from a sweet momma-friend in my life about how she 'washes' her produce. Combine a 10:1 water/vinegar solution and scrub the skins of all produce prior to prep- antifungal and antibacterial:)

For storage tips, see the first baby food post here:)

7 & 8 Month Favorites

Our house is currently a non-stop train to toddler-dom. What the heck.  How is all this happening so quickly and why are my days running together.. days turning to weeks and then a month has gone by?  We are well into Parker and Jolie’s 8^th month and here I am looking back at all that has changed over the past couple months.  From month six to seven there wasn’t a whole lot of change in the ‘favorites’ category- just improvement and advancement in better use of the items we favored to choose most of the time.  Since then, the biggest change I’ve seen in my girls is their appetites- which is why much of this month’s favorites is devoted to feeding baby.    

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1. Baby Brezza Food Processor. I don’t know what I would do without this small appliance.  I cannot get enough of its perfection.  It is important to set yourself up for success if you are making the decision to prepare homemade baby food and I believe that your machine of choice is really important.  I confess that this is the only appliance I’ve used for steaming and pureeing fruits and vegetables for my girls to enjoy.  I have other mom friends that use the Baby Bullet or the simple steam and blend in a blender routine.  I do love that the Brezza has the capability to steam and puree all with the same push of a button.       

2. Fisher Price EZ Clean Teether. Total life saver this last month!  We stick everything from crushed ice cubes to frozen fruit and recently I’ve been freezing baby yogurt in the top and popping the green bottom on before serving it to the littles.  They love it!!  Set them up in their high chairs with a bib and they are good to go for at least 30 minutes.  My girls love the soft rubber on their gums-even if there is nothing in it. 

3. Neutrogena Pure and Free Baby Sunscreen.  Helllooo summer sun!  My babies and their super soft skin need protection for the days of afternoon walks and trips to the pool!  Parker has really fair and sensitive skin and the 60+ SPF provides great protection and doesn’t break her out like a couple other products have in the past.    

4. Baby Einstein Discovering Music Activity Table.  My girls love this activity table!  Since around 5 months old Jolie has been pulling up on everything that she could to reach a standing position. Last month, Parker joined in on this fun and so we decided that, even though we love the sit to stand walker I mentioned in their 6 months favorites post, it would be beneficial to have one toy that they could both stand at.  We totally thrifted this one at Once Upon a Child for a quarter of what it goes for retail.  If ever we have an idea of something we want to get the girls, we almost always check out OUC or Kid to Kid first.  Jordan really wanted to get more than one, but after swimming through the racks upon racks of clothes to find matching outfits, I put him off on the second toy and purchased the clothes instead.     

5. Sleeveless Onesies.  It’s August.  We live in Texas. It is {freakin’} hot as all get out.  My girls live in these for the repeated 100+ degree days.

6. Cooking for Baby.  Even though baby purees have nothing much of anything in them, I’ve found great inspiration for blended purees in this cookbook.  The recipes are organized by age, showing how to introduce cereal grains (as well as how to make your own homemade cereals and grains!) simple vegetable and fruit purees to your infant at 6 months, how to move on to chunkier foods by 8 or 9 months, and how to graduate to real meals for young toddlers of 12 to 18 months. What I like the most about this book is that it starts simple with one-ingredient purees, and gradually introduces recipes that have more texture and use the same ingredients that the baby has already had. The book is broken down into sections by age (e.g., 6 months, 7-8 months, 9-11 months, etc), and offers great information about appropriate food choices, textures, and quantities for baby.

7. Gerber Yogurt Blends.  After daddy gave the girls a little taste of his yogurt one afternoon, I cannot even come close to them with a snack cup in my hand without them practically breaking my arm to get a taste.  I scouted out the grocery aisle of all things baby and found these to try out.  SUCCESS.  They love em!  We offer it to them for their mid-morning solid meal as well as with dinner and they eat it right up.  After reading and talking with our pediatrician about whether or not it is safe for babies this age to have whole cow’s milk yogurt, I found out that it would be perfectly acceptable to offer them plain yogurt, not specifically for baby.  At about $3-$4 for a box of 4 cups we are going through them quickly.  If I let them the girls would eat an entire pudding cup by themselves!  I think this week instead of getting this brand, I'm going to experiment with some plain yogurt and I’ll mix in my own fruit purees.

8. Beaba Multiportions Freezing Tray.  Another must-have feeding accessory!  I’ve used regular ice trays for my baby food purees- but found it difficult to pop out the cubed purees from the tray once they were frozen.  I almost always took a butter knife to it to loosen up around the edges.  The material and shape of these silicone trays makes removing frozen baby food a breeze. Its super easy to clean between uses- either hand washed or tossed in the dishwasher (I’m an avid user of the dishwasher).  The portions are 2 ounces rather than just one ounce, which is nice since my girls are eating much more than they were before.  If you are like me and make baby food in bulk all at once, highly suggest purchasing more than just one. 

Of course this list isn’t exclusive of all the past favorite items we continue to use on the regular- diapers.. (duh), sleep sacs, light up toys, board books, Sophie.. and the list goes on.

Anything on this list I’m missing out on for my girls at 8 months??  Let me know! 

Homemade Baby Food {Recipes & Storage}

Last weekend I had some extra time, so, I spent a good part of my Saturday stocking our freezer with homemade baby food for my sweet girls. They were perfectly good helpers and we all kept each other entertained in the kitchen. 

The girls have recently become really good at eating solid foods.  If you remember, it has been somewhat of a battle from the begining with them.  I actually got discouraged after I spent their entire 6th month trying to get them to eat a single vegetable (I thought ALLLLL babies loved sweet potatoes!) 

In the last couple weeks they have started to really enjoy anything I offer them, making this feeding business a lot more fun- just as I thought/wanted it would be. 

Grocery List

3 mangos

3 apples (organic)

1 bag carrots (organic)

3 medium-large sweet potatoes

1 medium butternut squash

1 ripe banana

This grocery list of fruits and vegetables makes A LOT of baby food.  Right now Parker and Jolie are still eating just one meal a day (hoping to transition back to twice a day as their appetites are back and oh-so-big!).  Currently, between the two of them, they eat about 4 ounces of pureed veggies and sometimes about 2 ounces of fruit along with 3/4 cup oatmeal at their meal time in the evening and I have enough food puree to feed the girls for about 3 months.

To break that down into a dollar amount.. 

Store bough jarred food:

$.62-$.90 per jar of baby food @ about 2 jars/day

Total: $40-$60 per month

x 3 months = $120-$180

Homemade baby food:

3 mangos @ $.50/each (on sale) ~ $2.04

3 organic apples @ $2.58/lb ~ $5.16

1 bag organic carrots @ $2.28

3 sweet potatoes @ $.98/lb (on sale) ~ $3

1 butternut squash @ $2.25/lb ~ $4.50 (a little expensive because it is out of season!)

1 banana @ $.33/lb ~ $.18

Total for 3 months: ~ $17.16

As you can see.. pretty cost effective, especially when I am feeding two little mouths:)

A couple tips for preparation:

-Get a good processor or blender.  Pureeing is so much easier (and quicker!) when you have a good machine.  I love my Baby Brezza- as it steams and purees all in one! 

-Prep all your fruits and vegetables in one step.  Get the 'worst' part (in my opinion) over with right at the start.  After that its all about steaming or baking, and pureeing!

-Always be sure to thoroughly wash and cleanse the fruits and vegetables that you will be using to make your baby food.   Even if you are not using the peels or skins, and even if you buy organic, you should always cleanse the produce. I got a tip from a sweet momma-friend in my life about how she 'washes' her produce. Combine a 10:1 water/vinegar solution and scrub the skins of all produce prior to prep-  antifungal and antibacterial:)

Recipes

Mangos  - Basic Purée
3 Ripe Mangos
Makes about 1 cup

Peel, deseed and rough chop the mango. Place into blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree.  Depending on how ripe your mango is will determine if you actually need to puree the fruit.  I prefer to puree to make sure there are no large chunks for my babies to swallow.

To deseed a mango: I use a kitchen tool specifically for cutting mangos (found here).  If you do not have one of these tools, start by cutting the mango lengthwise, along the side of the mango pit. You will be cutting off its flesh from one side then repeating the same process on the other side. You will then cut the ends off the mango pit.

Puréed Apples/Applesauce

2 apples (Macintosh, Gala or Braeburn)

Makes about 1 cup

Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks.  Place slices or chunks into a steamer basket or a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples. Boil/steam until tender; about 15 minutes.   

Place into blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree.

As an alternative, you may also buy a regular jar of Natural applesauce from your local grocery store.  The only ingredients should be apples and water or just apples.  A few companies may add ascorbic acid (vitamin C) or citric acid to their Natural Applesauce; this is fine.

Roasted Butternut Squash - Basic Purée

1 butternut squash

Makes about 2 ½ cups

Cut butternut squash in half, scoop out seeds.  Place halves face down in a pan and cover with an inch of water.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for 40 minutes to 1 hour - be sure the “shell/skin” puckers and halves feel soft then scoop squash “meat” out of the shell.  Place squash "meat" into a blender or food processor and puree.  Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

**You can also peel the squash, scoop out the seeds and then cut into chunks and boil/steam until tender (like when boiling potatoes for mashed potatoes) then follow steps for pureeing the vegetable.

Carrots - Basic Purée

4 medium carrots

Makes about 1 cup

Peel carrots and cut into small chunks.  Place chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 15-20 minutes.

Place into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Carrots and Apples

4 medium carrots

1 apple (Macintosh, Gala or Braeburn)

Makes about 1 ½ cups

Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks .  Peel carrots and cut into small chunks.  Place carrot and apple chunks into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 20 minutes.

Place fruit/veggie mixture into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Butternut Squash and Carrots

½ butternut squash

4 medium carrots

Makes about 2 cups

Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.  Peel the shell and cut the squash into small chunks. Peel carrots and cut into small chunks.  Place carrot and squash into a steamer pan with just enough water visible through the steamer basket. Steam until tender; about 20-25 minutes.

Place veggie mixture into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 sweet potatoes

Makes about 2 cups

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into small chunks.  Place chunks into steamer basket with just enough water to fill the pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and steam until tender, about 20-25 minutes.   Place potatoes into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Banana Sweet Potatoes

½ banana

1 sweet potato

Makes about 1 ½ cups

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into small chunks.  Place chunks into steamer basket with just enough water to fill the pan.  Steam until tender, about 20-25 minutes.   Place potatoes and banana (cut into chunks) into a blender or food processor and puree. Add water or breast milk as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Storage

-Do not leave uncooked or even cooked foods out on the counter at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.

-Frozen foods should not be allowed to thaw and then be re-frozen without first being cooked. 

-Cooked and prepared foods for baby should be kept in the refrigerator for no longer than 48-72 hours before they are used or frozen.

- I freeze my food purees in ice trays for 24 hours and then pop the frozen cubes out and toss them into a freezer bag labeled with the puree name and date I made it. 

-Foods in the freezer have varying storage times; it is prudent to use frozen baby food cubes within 4-6 weeks.

-When defrosting, I pop the cubes it in the microwave on defrost for about a minute and a half (4 cubes) and then finish warming the vegetables through with warmed breast milk

For me, it is super easy to make baby food, and the cost of it overshadows any kind of issue I might have in regards to time or energy to actually do it.  In all reality, it doesn't take me too terribly long.  These recipes were made over the course of a Saturday and Sunday.  I spent about 2 hours on Saturday and around an hour on Sunday.  I find it fun to mix up different 'recipes' for my girls and try new things and combinations to encourage other flavors- like bananas- that my girls totally dispise. 

The sweet potatoes and bananas were a HUGE hit last night in our house!