Some of you may know, since it seems to be the only topic I like to discuss lately, that I am getting ready to feed Sprite solid food. Like all things baby related, it becomes an obsession to new moms. I still can't get over the way I devour information about the stages that Sprite is going through. I guess my obsession with feeding her shouldn't be that much of a surprise since I am pretty much obsessed with food too, both cooking and eating.
One of my trusted mom resources - my dear friend Anna, recommended the book Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. This is the most thorough, detailed book I have ever seen about what I thought was the relatively simple process of feeding a baby. It covers topics ranging from what the baby's first food should be, to why mealtimes are important, how to make and freeze baby food, and even has a section on craft projects. I was especially fascinated by two topics Super Porridge and homemade yogurt. I know, I just lost most of you right there. The porridge part grabbed me right away because of the rather old fashioned name. Something about it just made me think of Little House on the Prairie or The Little Princess (two of my all time favorite stories). I do have some kind of strange, romanticized notion of life back in "olden times" as I used to think of it as a kid. Porridge just seems to literary. And, according to Ruth Yaron, very nutritious. I even thought that I should be eating it myself. This is laughable since I absolutely hate oatmeal or anything even remotely mushy, but all of a sudden, I keep thinking I should try. You know, set a good example and all.
On to the yogurt. So when I read that the author recommended making it yourself I was pretty grossed out. I even mentioned this to several people until my Mom mentioned that she used to make it. Oh, there is that romantic notion again, doing things they way my Mom did when I was little. Couple that with the fact that Williams Sonoma sells a cute little yogurt machine and I was hooked. Said machines are set to arrive soon and as soon as I use it I will let you know how it works.
Anyway, back to the book, it not only tells you how to make all kinds of baby foods, but it really helps you to plan out a menu that is both nutritious and easy to make. The book itself seems a bit outdated (seems to have been written before the organic craze had become an everyday thing, but the nutrition and money saving information is great. I can't say that I am going to make every single thing I feed Sprite, but this book certainly gave me more confidence that I can. Except bananas. You know how much I hate bananas. To compromise, I bought 8 jars of baby bananas so that I don't have to make them, and I get the added benefit of the empty jars to reuse for my homemade food. Oh, and Ben gets to feed them to her :)
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