Baby food: Green beans

We're almost 2 weeks into solid foods with our baby. I have gone ahead and made my own babyfood. It is very simple. The other day I made green beans.

First step: I went to the farmer's market and bought some organic, pesticide and chemical free green beans.

I got home and washed them:



Then I cut off the stems:



And put the green beans in the steamer:



After they were very well done I put them in the blender:



Then made the sure the baby was napping (he's scared of the blender):



I added the right amount of water (leftover from the steaming) to get the consistency right. I pureed them, then poured them into icecube trays:



Froze them overnight:



Popped them out of the icecube tray and into a marked freezer bag:





And done!

So far my son has had avocado, sweet potato, peas, plums, and oatmeal cereal in that order. Next up will be the green beans!

Healthy "ice cream"

It's been hot and humid here lately. And although I looove ice cream, I am trying to eat healthier. So yesterday I made ice cream after being inspired by Jolene over at Everyday Foodie.

Ingredients:
A frozen banana (the one I used was mildly ripe, not brown)
A handful of frozen strawberries
A bit of milk
A touch of vanilla extract

I ran the banana under cool water so the peel was easy to remove. I blended it all together in the blender for a few minutes. This was the result:





It was healthy and delicious! It probably would have been better with cream instead of milk, and a bit of sugar to offset the sour strawberries. But then it wouldn't be healthy ;)