This is a food mill: http://astore.amazon.com/oamm-… – You most certainly can use a blender and food processor and you *might* achieve the consistency you want but the mill helps with the extra skins you deal with in preparing green beans, peas, etc.
Thank you Tricia, caution should be used to thin the purée, too thin and they will glug it down like breast milk and formula. They need to learn to distinctly swallow something not liquified, so use the cooking water or some breast milk or formula just at first. It will be some time before they eat enough to fulfill calorie and nutrition needs. Many well baby visits are handled now by NP’s and PA’s trained and experiences in child-related matters, and even parents themselves. Talk over the process thoroughly before hand. They may have reprints of valuable articles, or lists of websites like this one, even more information by leading practitioners in the field. I would not use a microwave to make or heat babies food. We gamble on ourselves, as we don’t totally understand microwaving, what it does to the molecules of food, how exactly it effects nutrients, and the simple fact that it does not cook the entire dish exactly the same, some parts are over heated and others are under heated. That means even stirring won’t cook every germ out of the food. Stirring will move live bacteria thru the entire dish where it can reproduce rapidly before it is frozen. The crops are picked by workers who may or may not have access to proper sanitation. Think on the number of recalls for this process every year. The ones that die are small children and the elderly, both with poorly developed immune resistance. Much safer to cook by steaming well or cooking on the stove top in some water. Freezing cubes is a good and efficient way too keep it. But do not thaw it on the counter. At bedtime, get the cubes for the next day and keep them sealed in zipper bags in the fridge over night, or use sanitized jars( boil for 15-20 minutes before filling old baby food jars or the smallest tiny canning jars for jams and such. Steaming is my preferred method of preserving nutrients. Before using vegetables or fruits soak them in a dishpan of cold water and 2 cups of Apple Cider Vinegar, it is naturally antiseptic, even against coliform fecal bacteria. Using a stiff vegetable brush to scrub them after a half hour soak.drain on a clean towel. The blender and food processor are good bets especially a food processor with a higher strength motor, I had a strainer attachment for my Kitchen Aid, but don’t think they make it any more. A hand mill will work and you will have great upper arm strength, but if you are planning on a large family you might want one that is motorized. Check with your food processor maker, see if they make a milling blade. Hope this helps
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Join the discussionDo you do the same thing with fresh green beans? Do you need to open them or snip the ends? Thanks!
snipped the ends but didn’t worry about stringing because you are going to be putting them through a mill.
What is a food mill? Will a blender or food processor work ok? Do you steam in microwave?
This is a food mill: http://astore.amazon.com/oamm-… – You most certainly can use a blender and food processor and you *might* achieve the consistency you want but the mill helps with the extra skins you deal with in preparing green beans, peas, etc.
Thank you Tricia, caution should be used to thin the purée, too thin and they will glug it down like breast milk and formula. They need to learn to distinctly swallow something not liquified, so use the cooking water or some breast milk or formula just at first. It will be some time before they eat enough to fulfill calorie and nutrition needs. Many well baby visits are handled now by NP’s and PA’s trained and experiences in child-related matters, and even parents themselves. Talk over the process thoroughly before hand. They may have reprints of valuable articles, or lists of websites like this one, even more information by leading practitioners in the field. I would not use a microwave to make or heat babies food. We gamble on ourselves, as we don’t totally understand microwaving, what it does to the molecules of food, how exactly it effects nutrients, and the simple fact that it does not cook the entire dish exactly the same, some parts are over heated and others are under heated. That means even stirring won’t cook every germ out of the food. Stirring will move live bacteria thru the entire dish where it can reproduce rapidly before it is frozen. The crops are picked by workers who may or may not have access to proper sanitation. Think on the number of recalls for this process every year. The ones that die are small children and the elderly, both with poorly developed immune resistance. Much safer to cook by steaming well or cooking on the stove top in some water. Freezing cubes is a good and efficient way too keep it. But do not thaw it on the counter. At bedtime, get the cubes for the next day and keep them sealed in zipper bags in the fridge over night, or use sanitized jars( boil for 15-20 minutes before filling old baby food jars or the smallest tiny canning jars for jams and such. Steaming is my preferred method of preserving nutrients. Before using vegetables or fruits soak them in a dishpan of cold water and 2 cups of Apple Cider Vinegar, it is naturally antiseptic, even against coliform fecal bacteria. Using a stiff vegetable brush to scrub them after a half hour soak.drain on a clean towel. The blender and food processor are good bets especially a food processor with a higher strength motor, I had a strainer attachment for my Kitchen Aid, but don’t think they make it any more. A hand mill will work and you will have great upper arm strength, but if you are planning on a large family you might want one that is motorized. Check with your food processor maker, see if they make a milling blade. Hope this helps
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Yes Becky, you will steam them until they are soft and cooked through. I hope that helps! ?