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For parents who make their own baby food - a question about making chicken for baby (5 answers)

So I started my baby on Earth's Best Sweet Potatoes & Chicken. I tried to make my own chicken for him by bascially boiling it like making soup with sweet potatoes, zucchini, white potatoes and some mild spices. Then I took the chicken apart to little pieces and ran it together with the now very moist and soft veggies in the food processor. The consistency came out all wrong, the flavor was not that great, and it smelled bad too. My baby did not like it at all. I still want to try one more method to make it before I give up and go back to the jars. I know some people bake it but I don't know what chicken parts, what temperature, and how long. And can I use a bit of olive oil and some spices as well? Thanks

How to help 11-mth-old chew his food? (5 answers)

He loves to eat. He only has one bottom front tooth. He's eating soft finger food that I cut into small pieces, even some cereal that melts fast when moistened. He likes to stuff the food in his mouth. He chews with his gum pretty good for not having teeth, but I want him to chew and break it down even more. I can almost always guess the food he eats by looking at his diaper because they come out whole. This means his digestive system works hard to break down the food, fails, and he's not absorbing as much of the nutrients from the good stuff he eats. While that seems normal to many, I believe that it is not beneficial to put his digestive system through all that work and not reaping the maximum benefit. It'll have long term effect too. He's a healthy, strong, happy boy. I pretend to chew the food making loud smacking sound and sometimes he would mimic but also faking it, as he knows I'm faking it. Should I keep pureeing his food until he has more teeth? Care to share your experience?

Food Grinder (1 answer)

I at one time had a Vittori Food Grinder, great for making applesauce, tomato juice or whatever. You put your apples in to it crank the handle and the applesauce comes out the front of the machine and the peels, pits, seeds etc come out the side. I found them on Amazon awhile back, they did not go by the name of Vittori but can't seem to find it now.