Starting Solids: Storage of Puree Posted: 01-10-07 18:40pm
Hi I have recently started giving my
daughter solids, I am making the puree
myself and was wondering if anyone knows
how many days I can keep it in the fridge?
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-26-08 19:19pm
It is recommended that fresh pureed
homemade baby food be stored no longer
than 48 hours (many food safety
authorities say that 72 hour is fine!) in
the refrigerator. This limit ensures that
bacteria growth in the puree is kept to a
minimum and that the food does not take on
the "taste of the fridge"! This "rule"
applies for veggies, fruits, meats etc.
If you do not plan to freeze your homemade
baby food, we would suggest that you make
the puree on a day to day, or every other
day, basis. For example, one sweet potato
may be baked and then you may freeze one
half without pureeing it and then puree
the other half. This method will help cut
down "waste" and also allow for food
safety.
If anything freeze it all if you are
unsure as to how soon it will get used.
It cooks up real fast in the micro.
However with all this "don't microwave or
freeze plastic" scare now a days I am not
sure what you would freeze them in. Some
sort of bag maybe? But even those they
are saying isn't safe to micro anymore.
Glass is your best bet.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 09-08-08 23:52pm
I found it best to thaw under hot water
and mix well. That leaves out buring the
baby by unevenly warmed and sometimes
dangerously hot microwave food.
