adventures with baby

I have tried feeding Thomas rice cereal a few times, but it didn’t go very well.  I don’t think he was quite ready.  He’s 5 months now, and I think I’ll try again.  I looked into good foods to start babies on.  Avocado, banana, and squash are at the top of the list.   I tried a tiny bit of banana mixed with rice cereal.  He really liked it, but was really backed up the next day.  I didn’t try that again.  I also bought an avocado and a butternut squash.  I can just mash up the avocado without cooking it (same as banana), but I haven’t tried that one yet.  Tonight I decided to cook up the squash.  I looked up a “recipe” on this website.  It was pretty easy.  I cut the squash in half, scooped out the seeds, and baked it in a dish with 1/2 inch of water for 40 minutes at 400°.  Once it was finished, I scooped the “meat” out of the skin, and pureed it in my Cuisinart.  It looks great!  I bought two ice cube trays and filled them with the puree.  I put them in the freezer, and once they’re frozen, I’ll pop them out and store them in a Zip-Loc bag.  It makes 32 individual servings.  If I bought that much baby food in jars, it would cost about $15.  The squash probably cost me $2 or $3 at the store.  I am looking forward to the next vegetable!

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