Do you have a baby (or babies) and own an Infantino Fresh Squeezed Filler Station? OR, are you one of my bajillion pregnant FaceBook friends, looking for something cool that you just might need to add to your registry? This thing might be the greatest thing since sliced bread.
It's simple to use, and even easier to clean. Over the weekend, I said I was going to add recipes. Well, it only took me two days (a record, perhaps?), but I finally got around to doing it!
Howsabout we start with something sweet, shall we? Tonight I'm working on the savory. But a few hours ago, I whipped up some sweet recipes that I'm sure Baby Boy will love. Tell me if you make any of these concoctions! Obviously, these ingredients can be adjusted to make more. (NOTE: each squeeze pouch is 4 oz.)
Wanna know what I'm making for the savory dishes? You're just going to have to wait and see!
Applesauce
What baby doesn't like applesauce?! If you say yours, then your baby is weird. I never make straight up applesauce. BORING. I like to cram as much other fruit in there as possible to really up the vitamin ante. And summer is the BEST time to get fresh fruit/berries. So here's my recipe. NOTE: I actually canned mine in addition to putting it in pouches and saving some for Baby Boy's dinner.
• 5 lbs. apples (your choice of variety - I used pink lady, but cortland, fuji, and gala are also good choices)
• 2 – 3 cups fruit/berries (fresh OR frozen) - I used two peaches, a handful of raspberries, about a cup of strawberries, a handful of cherries, and a handful of blueberries
• water
Quarter the apples and cut off the core. (If you're using peaches or any other fruit, do the same with it.) Chuck the apples (skins and all) into a large stock pot. Throw all the other fruit/berries on top. Fill the pot with water so that the water comes about half way up the fruit. (You don't want to add much more than that or the sauce will be very thin.) Bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 25 minutes, uncovered. After 25 minutes, run the entire pot through a food processor, food mill, or blender. Ladle into jars for storage. (If you have a Vitamix blender or can borrow one from a lucky friend, you will get the smoothest applesauce EVER. I do not have one, so I used my ol' trusty food processor, which worked just fine.) Yield: 3 quart jars, 4 Infantino squeeze pouches, and about 1/4 c left over for dinner.
Cucumber Melon Pear
This is the PERFECT treat for warm days. Pears are easy on babies' tummies. And the cantaloupe/cucumber are excellent for hydration... amongst other things.
• 1/2 a cantaloupe - rind/seeds removed, cut into chunks
• 1/2 a giant cucumber - skin/seeds removed, cut into chunks
• 1 pear - sliced, core removed
• Steamer basket or microwave
Steam the pear (skins on) however you want. I add an inch of water to a pot, boil the water, insert a steamer basket, add the pears to the basket, put a lid on it, and let them go for about 7 minutes. After the pears are steamed, run them under cold water to stop the cooking and make them easier to handle. Remove the skins. Add pear slices, cantaloupe, and cucumber to the food processor and process until smooth. Yield: 5 Infantino squeeze pouches
Super Green Smoothie
Really, you can make this with just about anything green - be sure to add some fruit for sweetness, though! I was going to add kale, but forgot. And truth be told, it may have made the recipe a little more gritty than I'd like. (The blender might be a better option for this one. Mine didn't really break down as much as I'd like with the food processor. But it's still really good, and I think Baby Boy is going to go crazy over it.)
• 1/2 pkg. frozen, thawed spinach (OR steamed fresh... but save yourself some time and buy it frozen)
• 1/2 cup-ish frozen cut broccoli (no need to thaw)
• 1/2 giant zucchini, skins on, cut in 1-inch rounds and then quartered
• 2 kiwi fruit, skins removed, quartered
• 1 whole banana
• Steamer basket or microwave
Add cut zucchini and frozen broccoli to a steamer basket and steam for about 7 minutes. DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID WHEN FINISHED. Once finished, process all ingredients in a food processor or blender, adding liquid 1/4 c at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Yield: 7 Infantino squeeze pouches.
It's simple to use, and even easier to clean. Over the weekend, I said I was going to add recipes. Well, it only took me two days (a record, perhaps?), but I finally got around to doing it!
Howsabout we start with something sweet, shall we? Tonight I'm working on the savory. But a few hours ago, I whipped up some sweet recipes that I'm sure Baby Boy will love. Tell me if you make any of these concoctions! Obviously, these ingredients can be adjusted to make more. (NOTE: each squeeze pouch is 4 oz.)
Wanna know what I'm making for the savory dishes? You're just going to have to wait and see!
Forgive the awful photo. The natural light was gone by photo time.
Applesauce
What baby doesn't like applesauce?! If you say yours, then your baby is weird. I never make straight up applesauce. BORING. I like to cram as much other fruit in there as possible to really up the vitamin ante. And summer is the BEST time to get fresh fruit/berries. So here's my recipe. NOTE: I actually canned mine in addition to putting it in pouches and saving some for Baby Boy's dinner.
• 5 lbs. apples (your choice of variety - I used pink lady, but cortland, fuji, and gala are also good choices)
• 2 – 3 cups fruit/berries (fresh OR frozen) - I used two peaches, a handful of raspberries, about a cup of strawberries, a handful of cherries, and a handful of blueberries
• water
Quarter the apples and cut off the core. (If you're using peaches or any other fruit, do the same with it.) Chuck the apples (skins and all) into a large stock pot. Throw all the other fruit/berries on top. Fill the pot with water so that the water comes about half way up the fruit. (You don't want to add much more than that or the sauce will be very thin.) Bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 25 minutes, uncovered. After 25 minutes, run the entire pot through a food processor, food mill, or blender. Ladle into jars for storage. (If you have a Vitamix blender or can borrow one from a lucky friend, you will get the smoothest applesauce EVER. I do not have one, so I used my ol' trusty food processor, which worked just fine.) Yield: 3 quart jars, 4 Infantino squeeze pouches, and about 1/4 c left over for dinner.
Cucumber Melon Pear
This is the PERFECT treat for warm days. Pears are easy on babies' tummies. And the cantaloupe/cucumber are excellent for hydration... amongst other things.
• 1/2 a cantaloupe - rind/seeds removed, cut into chunks
• 1/2 a giant cucumber - skin/seeds removed, cut into chunks
• 1 pear - sliced, core removed
• Steamer basket or microwave
Steam the pear (skins on) however you want. I add an inch of water to a pot, boil the water, insert a steamer basket, add the pears to the basket, put a lid on it, and let them go for about 7 minutes. After the pears are steamed, run them under cold water to stop the cooking and make them easier to handle. Remove the skins. Add pear slices, cantaloupe, and cucumber to the food processor and process until smooth. Yield: 5 Infantino squeeze pouches
Super Green Smoothie
Really, you can make this with just about anything green - be sure to add some fruit for sweetness, though! I was going to add kale, but forgot. And truth be told, it may have made the recipe a little more gritty than I'd like. (The blender might be a better option for this one. Mine didn't really break down as much as I'd like with the food processor. But it's still really good, and I think Baby Boy is going to go crazy over it.)
• 1/2 pkg. frozen, thawed spinach (OR steamed fresh... but save yourself some time and buy it frozen)
• 1/2 cup-ish frozen cut broccoli (no need to thaw)
• 1/2 giant zucchini, skins on, cut in 1-inch rounds and then quartered
• 2 kiwi fruit, skins removed, quartered
• 1 whole banana
• Steamer basket or microwave
Add cut zucchini and frozen broccoli to a steamer basket and steam for about 7 minutes. DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID WHEN FINISHED. Once finished, process all ingredients in a food processor or blender, adding liquid 1/4 c at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Yield: 7 Infantino squeeze pouches.
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