How CHEAP is homemade?

Congratulations on taking the decision to prepare your own food for your baby!
By doing so, you're treating him to two of life's greatest gifts -- good health
and delicious food. http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/infant/homemade_baby_food.html

Homemade infant food may help cut food costs, and provide baby with food as
nutritious, if not more nutritious, than store-bought baby foods. Making your
own baby food will also help baby get used to foods the family eats.
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/4309.htm

Read more

Baby food doesn't have to come in jars. You can make your own at home, and it's
not difficult. Baby food is simply strained, pureed, or mashed adult food, just
a different version of the food you prepare for yourself. Three good reasons for
making your own baby food are:

You know what's in it
You can
custom-tailor the texture to your baby's taste preferences
You can shape
your baby's tastes and help her learn what fresh foods taste like.
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032300.asp

SO the obvious is there. Its nutrious and its cheap. Not convince yet?

I took this a step further to show how much I cut cost in preparing fresh homemade baby food. I am not totally off commercial food, I use them ONLY when there is unplanned family outing of such (macam last minute kenduri ke) Life doesnt have to stop when you have babies anyway right?

Ok. This weekend, shopping at Tescos was fun - Sya actually identified the Chinese Pears and started grabbing them LOL. She knows that is "ma-mam" = food

How much will it cost you?
Two weeks worth of banana = RM5.01




Two weeks worth of chinese golden pumpkin = RM1.87+ RM2.76 = RM4.63


Two weeks worth of apples, red delicious = RM8.99


Two weeks worth of sweet potato = RM3.22


Two weeks worth of carrots (good quality from Australia) = RM2.67


Two weeks worth of fragrant pear = RM4.87


Two weeks worth of papaya = RM2.57


total spent = RM31.96

baby rice = RM6.99



commercial baby food, per jar RM2.95 (the cheapest in the market so far)


2 bottles x 14 days = RM82.60 + RM6.99(baby rice)= RM89.59 -> 2 weeks (commercial)
homemade = RM31.96 + RM6.99(baby rice)-> = RM38.95 -> 2 weeks (homemade)

you save RM50.64


For me...thats a real good bargain.

A Clean Bill of Health

I wish I had this when Liya was a baby - its really easy to wash the bottles, tits and now when she is taking solid, I feel safe to use this to clean the fruits and vegetables. It helps to get rid of pesticides and impurities as well as milk fats on baby bottles.

Read more


The refill pack from TollyJoy I think the best so far. Cheaper than the Pureen. This is 900ml for RM21.90 at carrefour. Pureen is about RM23.90 for 700ml.

Peachy Peach

I find it a bit unfair that DH and I have "gourmet" food and Sya doesnt. So for something really really gourmet I decided on Peachesfor Sya (the wholesomebabyfood.com says its ok as long as 4 day rule apply)

Besides, Sya's stools need a bit softening...I know that sounds gross but hey that's life.

Read more


Visit here for the full prep on peaches:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nectarines-peachesbabyfoodrecipes.htm

Peaches are expensive here in Malaysia unfortunately...I grew up in the UK so I had ample of a kilo of fresh peaches for the price of a Papaya in RM. These 4 babies cost me a wooping RM16 bucks....but hey that gourmet and I feel bad if I'm spending that money on a buffet and my baby is not..



First I would wash the peaches with the special vegetable & fruit liquid. Then cut them in quaters and pitted the pit.



Steam until soft and tender then reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the fruits.



Peel off skin and then place fruit(s) into food processor for pureeing and seive to get rid of any unwanted bits or skin.


You could add cereal to thicken up and after the 4 day rule, Sya actually liked it plain with banana.

Peaches are a bit duretic so go easy on them - not too much for the beginning.