How to Make Homemade Baby Food Grinders
Homemade baby food offers the advantage of knowing what ingredients go into the food, as well as the opportunity to use fresh, organic or local produce in making baby food. Some food is larger or coarser than babies can handle when learning how to eat, so a baby food grinder can come in handy to mush the food into a texture that is easier to consume. While baby food grinders are available at most major general retail stores and baby supply stores, there are other tools that can act as a baby food grinder at home.
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Things You'll Need
- Produce, meat or other baby food
- Food processor
- Coffee grinder
- Food mill
- Hand blender
Instructions
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Place small amounts of the food in a food processor that has a blade for finely chopping items and pulse well until food is chopped into small, infant sized pieces.
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Place small amounts of food in a clean, handheld coffee grinder. Pulse until food is soft or in small pieces. Make sure the coffee grinder is very clean before using so that the food does not smell or taste like coffee.
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Try a hand-turned food mill, available at many specialty gourmet stores or cooking supply stores. These are non-electric, which make them convenient for travel.
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Place the food in a blender and pulse until food is soft or cut into small pieces.
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Place the food into a bowl and use a small hand blender to puree the food.
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Tips & Warnings
Wash the produce or food, if possible, before cooking. Steam produce in a bamboo or electric steamer, or place in a metal mesh basket over a pot of boiling water for eight to 10 minutes or until soft to the touch. Use canned fruits or vegetables if no fresh produce is available. Use brands that do not contain any additional salt, ingredients or preservatives, if possible.
Always make sure food is soft enough in texture and small enough for the baby to eat without choking.
