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[quote=Anonymous]I made almost all of the babyfood for my triplet charges when they were younger.  The exception was when we traveled the 3-4 times while they were on purees and we just did organic jarred food during those times.

It's pretty easy and not that time consuming.  Definitely cheaper over the long run, especially if you stock up of things on sale. I didn't buy any special equipment, but my NF already had a Vitamix, so that was super helpful.  I would usually bake things like Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Squash, etc.  That was a time saver since I could bake all of them at the same time.

I was making a pretty large amount once they were eating 3 meals a day(like the equivalant of at least 12 jars a day), so made big batches every week. In the beginning I froze them in ice cube trays, but we quickly outgrew those serving sizes with 3 babies. I then used the take and toss containers to store them in since they hold a cup of food each. I would usually make enough food for a week on Thursdays or Fridays.  Would leave food for the weekend and freeze the rest to be used from Monday-Thursday with me.  I froze in the take and toss containers because we needed to big servings, so I could just pull out the containers and thaw them in warm water or in the fridge.  Sometimes if I caught a sale on something like apples I would make a huge batch and freeze for later use.

One of the things I love about making your own food is the ablity to expose them to many more flavor combinations than are available in the store.  I also love the ability to add different spices and know exactly where your meats, fruits, grains and veggies are coming from.

We didn't use the pouches too much because I'm not a huge fan of them for everyday use.  I do think they can be useful in certain situations though, so when we needed them I used the Infantino system to make our own which I loved.  [/quote]

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