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A 6 - 8 month old meal plan that you can prep ahead of time to save time and money! In 1 hour I will show you how to make at least a month’s worth of food for your little one.
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[@arabaeight8172]

Great video💪 a tip for others interested… if you’re into liver, boil and purée that as well. As a spoon to your veggies and that gives them iron and other nutrients😅 my son loves liver, maybe cos I love it hihi. 😊

[@acandkayshow1234]

Thank you so much for this, my baby is almost 7 months, we’ve just been doing the jar baby food and haven’t been as consistent. He’s still been drinking a lot of milk I want to get him to eat more real food though. So I’m buying all these ingredients tomorrow and making my baby all of these. I started feeling like a bad mom but now I’m going to make changes!!

[@busymama5866]

This was PERFECT timing! Gearing up to feed my almost 6 month old. :) I mostly did prepackaged baby food for my last two babies as I was a working mama and didn’t take the time to prepare much. Now I’m a new SAHM and want to spoil my last baby with the best food possible! This was great!

[@soniahernandez9867]

Ah! Same here! New sahm here as well, third baby (possibly last), and first time making all their baby food.. so exciting isn’t it?! LOVING it!

[@buffpanda527]

The square silicone ice cube trays at walmart for like $4 (and somilar everywhere else) are basically 1oz portion exactly. I would freeze everything in those and pop them out as needed to make food mixes or pop them out and store them in containers if i needed more trays. Easier to know what portions and how much baby is eating.

[@lilyelias1048]

How do you heat from frozen pls?

[@buffpanda527]

@@lilyelias1048 just thaw or microwave in 15sec increments and mix/mash in-between each increment to avoid scalding spots in the baby food. Mix in cereal powders if using them (or formula for older baby) after its warmed up. All your food should be precooked prior to being frozen to reduce bacteria.

[@healthyhomemadebaby6504]

I appreciate your focus on whole, additive-free foods! As a new channel dedicated to healthy homemade baby food, I’ve subscribed!

[@christinapiva7846]

Thank you for the meal prep guide! Very helpful, my daughter is 3 months atm, so will be starting all this soon. Appreciate all the effort you put into your content.

[@kathydiamond6064]

This is exactly the kind of content-rich 20m video I was looking for, 1-2hrs of work for a month's food prep. You toured through all the foods, leaving the details to written notes, provided your resources and products for fact-checking concerned parents. I greatly appreciate how thoughtful your content is, from title to video to notes. Thank you so much!

[@nehainaniya4625]

One of the best baby food videos !! All in one . What a smart way of doing it !!

[@kaylaboisvert7633]

I’m for sure going to try the steam roasted method! My veggies were getting pretty dry and weren’t blending the best. Thanks for sharing!

[@ilimduu_ene]

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[@howtocookandmore]

I like to use a triple steamer to cut down cooking time. I also use the hand blender she uses. Mine came with a chopper/grinder & that’s what I use for meats.

[@LP2488]

An idea to add some sweetness to oatmeal is by using the water from steaming/boiling any fruit like apples for instance can be the same water you use to cook the oatmeal. It's a natural sweetener and you don't need to worry about it doing harm to your baby.

[@blacklion5436]

ohh thank you good idea 😎😘

[@LP2488]

@@blacklion5436 No problem! We do this and save the water for oatmeals or to sweeten anything else baby would eat. No granulated or any type of sugar needed.

[@mutesiodette3228]

@@LP2488 g9i

[@christianmaterial2417]

Good idea

[@Seyorekids]

Alpha

[@VitorHugoP]

Thank you for this video. I am so overwhelmed and my daughter has been lagging behind with food introduction so this is a life saver. Thank you

[@faithbrewer7827]

Thank you for sharing how to make homemade baby food. My daughter used it and my grandchildren are so healthy! God bless and have a great week ❤

[@HK-gj3sb]

Just a heads up for you and anyone else who is going to use breast milk in baby food: breast milk should never be refrozen. For example using frozen breast milk for purées then freezing those purées is not safe. Instead you could thin the purées before you serve them or you can use formula or water instead of breast milk and then freeze it 🙂

[@LP2488]

I'm just happy someone said it because this is exactly my thoughts when this video started. It's so important to be careful with this and also the oatmeal could very well be done with boiled water and add the breast milk into the portion baby will be eating on that given day!

[@truebluedreams]

actually formula shouldn't be used to freeze - you can't/shouldn't freeze formula. I just add a bit before I serve the puree, after defrosting it.

[@janinemijares4534]

Can you mix freshly expressed breastmilk with purees then freeze them?

[@HK-gj3sb]

@@janinemijares4534 Yes you can add fresh breastmilk and then freeze :)

[@ellie3947]

@@barbarapicelliklein5561 how does blending food lose nutrients?

[@wondernessful]

My twins just turned 10 months. Their fave fruit is mango and their fave veggie is zucchini. They also loooove eggs

[@paigecook1219]

Thank you for the video! My sweet girl is 7 months old. She is having a slow start with solids. Any foods with sugar in them (sweet potato, sweet peas, etc.) give her diarrhea. :( she has an immature digestive system I guess. Since she has been eating vegetables with no sugar, she has decided she doesn’t want to eat much anymore. I’m looking forward to adding cinnamon to see if that helps her eat solids again!

[@corineskipper1919]

Food processor. I used one for both my kids. Easy as pie. Whatver we had for every meal they had the same thing too. No matter what it was. Roast mac and cheese spegetti lasagna pancakes biscuit and gravy. It all went in the food processor. ❤

[@popchinesemusic2023]

Praying that everyone falls asleep quickly and has a peaceful sleep. Hope you all wake up happy and well rested 😜👍😀

[@BBGshop7]

Oh that's sounds so nice

[@popchinesemusic2023]

@@BBGshop7 💚💚

[@Jfine0]

Not when you have a baby

[@kylieeheart]

Amen

[@charline2149]

This sounds wonderful!

[@TXyellowRose]

I’m on my 2nd baby after 5yrs with my first child I was recommended “Super Baby Foods” and I tried to follow it. I’m looking forward to trying some of these recipes out 😋☺️ especially the chicken!

[@lemongirl1038]

my daughter is 6 months- almost 7 months and her favorite food so far is mangos and sweet potato! she really dislikes bananas itself so i’m trying to mix it in with other foods. i’m also just giving her purées for right now since we’re both comfortable with that :) thank you for all the tips! 🧡

[@yasakas7568]

How do you use aluminium folio for preparing baby food. I don't use it even cooking for adults. Everybody thinks they have some knowledge. We are very careful with our little ones

[@shadurg]

Great video! FYI - studies show that heating breastmilk beyond 110•F significantly detoriates all of its good nutrients. Adding the breast milk in just before serving is the best way to optimize all those nutrients rather than using it as a liquid to cook with.

[@HealthNutNutrition]

Thank you for letting me know! I use to just add it in at the end so I’ll go back to that!

[@SamanthaMahenthiran]

Loved your 6 to 8 Baby Food Meal Prep video Nikole ❤❤❤❤❤

[@whgemes1364]

Just for heads up to all mom : Do not cook a lot of food by age of 6 to 8 months babies needs only 200kcal . & 80% is for breast milk or formula . Your baby won’t eat alot either because 6 to 7 months she is learning how to eat . My daughter ate only 2 spoon of tea a day ! From 6 to 7 months . Now she is 7 months and 2 weeks and she starts eat 3 table spoon of purée. Try to cook only for two days because the. Nutrition still after 24 hours .. other than that don’t do it . My daughter loves broccoli & potatoes purée, zucchini purée with chicken , sweet potato with carrots 🥕: she loves : papaya, pear, & avocado 🥑. She hates Apple because of the acid. Don’t put salt on baby food until they turn 12 months ( use : onion or leek, parsley , and olive oil) . Please be patient and don’t force your baby to eat !

[@ayushiramsurn3732]

Thanks for sharing. From Mauritius watching your video . Great ideas. Gonna tried this for my soon to be 6 months old. Love the ideas. Sure we want more videos as the baby grows

[@Rikha06]

Thank you so much for this video. It was so helpful as I usually struggle with what varieties of food I should be giving my 8 month, since most of the foods we eat are with lots of spices. Love it! 😍😍😍

[@NikkiScatch84]

That all looks so healthy!! Way better than the bottled garbage from the grocery store.

[@HealthNutNutrition]

For sure!

[@ritakoszegi-takacs1798]

Not sure about the baby food quality elsewhere, but in Hungary it’s the same as you’d do it at home, no preservatives whatsoever. For some reason my 9 months old son rejects everything I cook for him for lunch, and eats absolutely every store bought baby food 🤷‍♀️ it’s literally the same ingredients, so not sure what his problem is 😀 anyway, still trying my best tho :) just saying that store bought baby food might be the only thing that a child is willing to eat and those aren’t actually as bad as people think

[@nikkil8342]

@@ritakoszegi-takacs1798 The reason why a lot of moms in the U.S. aren't relying on commercial baby food now is because many (even reputable) baby food companies have been caught with dangerous levels of heavy metals. We have lost trust.

[@pappoola]

Love this! Working our way through the first foods! Our LO had sweet potato for the first time tonight and LOVED it!!! Loving your new cookbook 😊

[@HealthNutNutrition]

So happy to hear and thank you!

[@SineadMaria211]

Hey I was just wondering what spoon Sage is using to feed herself? She's adorable btw 😍

[@dwaynebentley1633]

Your video is very brief, clean and informative. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@virgencita161]

Omg Thank You very much God Bless your baby and all your Family!!!

[@francesandrews5506]

Awww congratulations to u both, love the name Oakley x Sage & Oakley ❤❤ Thankyou for sharing x love and hugs x

[@SakuraButterfly13]

My baby is turning 7 months and so far she’s been loving avocados, carrots, apples, bananas and squash. She’s not a huge fan of potatoes but this video is helping me find more foods to try out with her. Thank you! ☺️

[@TheSmilingWeb]

My little boy is 7months old now and it's sooo overwhelming to know when, how and what to give him. Thanks for these VERY useful tips and videos! So grateful!

[@chuzuy]

Thank you. This was a great video. I am so confused with purees and blw but this video really helps simplify things and gives my brain a break from overthinking if my 7 month old is getting the right nutrition. Definitely trying the chicken thigh idea! That sounds really yummy.

[@Mytkyjh]

I love this Video I have four 2-10. And one on the way I’m definitely trying this for my last baby !❤

[@caseyfernandes9368]

Thank you so much for this video just what I needed 💗 so easy meals and healthy

[@kmr906]

LOVED THIS VIDEO! Thank you so much for these super helpful tips! My son is 9 months old and I was feeling so pressured and guilty for still giving him mainly purees and not strictly #blw but this video gave me some great recipes to try and incorporate them into our eating routine! Thank you!

[@HealthNutNutrition]

I’m so happy to hear that!! I think what’s most important is whole foods and honestly your son will guide you with what he’s comfortable with. I find I keep testing sage with different textures and she keeps surprising me. Scrambled eggs chopped up small was a good one because they’re super soft but you still have to chew a little.

[@kmr906]

@@HealthNutNutrition we just started with scrambled eggs this week actually!. Once I got past the gagging (which is the scary part for me 😬) he actually did okay with it. I also tried cinnamon banana oat mini pancakes and they were a hit! Thank you for your amazing content. May God keep blessing you, your channel, and precious Sage ❤

[@precioustabs3160]

@@HealthNutNutrition where is the downloadable guide? :) Thank you

[@jasminbanes5260]

3:34 meal prep

[@evelynmoreno9399]

Thanks for the meal prep guide!! I was worried on what to do for weaning but you helped me so much now ! 😘

[@bushra_naveed]

Thanks for giving these idea for making baby food

[@tiffany172]

Thank you for this videos. I'm adult looking for more puree food ideas this was very helpful to me

[@mrsbeyl6856]

Nice tips and ideas in preparing our babies food.❤️❤️

[@jls7159]

So many good tips and ideas! I think an Instant Pot could really cut down time as well!👌🏾

[@juliedoherty6894]

I really enjoyed this!! My baby is 7 months and has been doing purées from 6 months and is now just starting finger foods. Liked the idea of steam roasters the veg. Watching from Ireland 🇮🇪 by the way 🥰

[@fashionc1250]

Thank you for the video!! It’s super helpful! This may be a dumb question 🙋‍♀️ how do you warm up the frozen baby food for meal time every day? Thank you!

[@autumnrain8937]

I use a small pot and add a little bit of water to it and add the frozen baby food to it. I wait for most of the water to evaporate but it would depend on the consistency you want I suppose. Then I usually pour the baby food in the bowl I'm feeding from and put it in the freezer to cool down while I prep my little one for meal time.

[@vanessamaya5464]

Oh my goodness!!!! Thank you so very much. Iam definitely going to do this.!!!! So excited lol🥰😃

[@mariaelisa3208]

This is such a help for me right now!! Thank you Nichole!! Greetings from Argentina!!

[@melinaborin3020]

Really good video. Healthy and easy food. I used to do almost the same for my first daughter. She loves brocoli, rice and beans since 6 months now she is almost 3 years old and still love that. In 5 months I will start feeding my second daughter. One thing I didn't see was about how long is good to keep food in the refrigerator and when I did research fir my first baby it was 3 days in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer. Also about breast milk just added when baby will eat.

[@tamannabaig2573]

I use to do earlier if the child is adaptable ok 👍🏻 but my baby got gas problem everyday I have to put gas syrup so I stopped all this prep and started to cook fresh in morning and took only the quantity to puree left food I use to keep near AC and all gas issue got resolved Mny months I didn’t realize the fact that my baby was suffering from meal prep puree nd all now I do little extra to get saved from later health issues Alhamdulillah

[@mamakaluba4921]

Hi Nikole. I’m from South Africa (all the way down on the African map) and I’ve been watching your videos to prep for my own baby. I never ever comment on KZbin but you have been so helpful. Thank you

[@icewine1127]

My baby is 7 month. He has tried over 50 different foods. He dislikes tofu by itself. He loves anything naturally sweet.

[@ravreet6997]

Randomly came to this video and my baby's name is also Sage.. lovely

[@umy9828]

What about eggs?

[@edinaoconnor5561]

Thank you!! I loved it! Your baby is so beautiful!!🥰👍😋

[@karagonzalez8298]

Roasting veggies in a parchment wrap (seam side down) also cooks them nice and soft without losing moisture.

[@SofieLovesThis]

Cinnamon is not healthy for adults or children in excessive amounts - unless it is real (Ceylon cinnamon). This is because the type that comes from the cassia tree and is usually sold as ground cinnamon contains coumarin, which can be harmful to the liver over a long period of time. Therefore limit the intake to 0.3 g.

[@zivanjaria5885]

Thank you for such an insightful and informative video.I am sorry but did you add water to breast milk? Is it OK to mix water and breast milk? Also heating breast milk on the stove? I am curious, I'd like to know if that's a safe process for my baby. Also do you freeze food purees with breast milk?

[@maishanawar9527]

When you boil the chicken Can u add ginger garlic paste

[@smrithisruthy9031]

I am a Malayali...I am from Kerala...Even though the food habits are entirely different from that of yours, I am a subscriber of this channel..I love watching your videos ..Love u Sageyyy😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@nibbel94]

I think all nutrition guidelines should be taken with a grain of salt and that most babies will probably be fine. That being said, recommending to add cinnamon to a bunch of food is just not adviseable. It has been shown to cause liver damage. The safe daily limit is about 1/30th of a teaspoon of cinnamon for a 8kg baby.

[@ThiliniJayasinghe-s5l]

How do you heat the frozen food? Using the microwave or put it outside for a while. Thank you for the great ideas. 😊

[@alexisvillarreal5862]

This has come in handy going through what we’re going through now with all these baby food brands not being safe or healthy for our precious babies. Thank you! 💜

[@desvoniavanrooyen2505]

I am a new mom of an one month old and i have been watching your videos since I was pregnant... Its really nice and very informative please keep it up you are doing a good job i love love your video 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@marta3627]

At what temp are you roasting the veggies? I checked your blog post and I couldn't find it, it only says for how long. Thanks.

[@jenheslink1191]

Thank you so much for all of this!!! My babe is 6 months and I have loved making all his baby food so far but was looking for some better ways to prep it and keep it a little longer!

[@Veryawesomecool]

Congratulations🎉 I hope your baby is doing well then :) Do you have any tips as a parent? Like specific brands, strollers, toys, clothes, foods, ect? I need advice, Thanks!🙂

[@agabator4267]

Um, you can use spices form the begining same as cinamon just without salt and sugar 🙂

[@MsGaella]

Excellent! Thank you. Great resources!

[@kaitlinross4348]

I’ve been cooking everything soft and mushing it or if it’s meat crumbling it to fine ground beef like texture. My babygirl is 9 months and loves every food lol. Shovels it down like yours hahaha

[@hannanarissa4931]

Hi! How do I combine frozen breast milk + frozen purees? Can I reheat them separately and combine once reheated? Will that affect the nutrient/quality of the breastmilk since it would be 2 different temperatures?

[@me5752]

Needed this! Thank you!!!

[@popaki9484]

What kind of oats did you grind up? Is it like regular old fashioned oats? Also the barley flakes is from regular barley? Please help. Thank you!!!!!

[@peaceokoye6944]

Your videos are interesting and educating. What is the best way to warm these stored foods.

[@Lightitup91]

I am in Italy, and here there is an absolute rule that you cannot refreeze food that comes from the freezer and cooked. This is not the first video where I've seen the opposite instead and I'm shocked, because it's so convenient that way!

[@deannmichele6466]

If you would have told me that I was seriously considering making my own baby food, I'd of laughed at you. I guess I have evolved. 40yrs old about to give birth to baby number 4, and I can't get enough of your videos. Subscribed.

[@Ayden.Alijah]

You’re a life saver 😊

[@allieking9001]

This is awesome, thank you!

[@megans4695]

I have a 6 month old. We started solids last week. He really disliked oatmeal but so far loves sweet potato and bananas! I’ve been making everything myself too and just introducing one food at a time every few days. I found your channel during those middle of the night nursing sessions and I love your videos!! Definitely going to try out the applesauce!!

[@cjgamer830]

Dor Sack Is Trying Solids For Her Baby At 6 Months.

[@emilyortiz1171]

This might be a dumb question but when your pulling the purées from the freezer what is the reheating process like? Or do you just thaw it out before giving to baby?

[@Sandra-iw3wz]

Loved this video! My baby girl will be 3 months soon but I’m counting down the months until I can feed her homemade baby food. So exciting!

[@thelittlemermaid6645]

Mine is slowly 2 months but its better to get ready☺

[@720breebree]

I’m 37 weeks on my second baby, it’s been 13 years since my last pregnancy so I’m kind of new to this again (: I never made my own food with my first daughter I bought all that store canned baby food 😳 This video is super helpful and so are some of the comments I absolutely can’t wait to try out these recipes! Thank you for posting! Also what temperature is the stove preheated to?

[@pelonch24]

Same here, I had my 2nd baby after 9yrs and here I am making my own purée. Lol

[@calebEditz]

Absolutely love this video. I am actually meal prepping at this moment. I just have a question how do I defrost the food when I’m ready to feed the baby? Thank you

[@HealthNutNutrition]

I warm mine up on the stove on low with a bit of water, covered ☺️

[@laurenamber4596]

How long did you keep all the prep food in the fridge and when you took the frozen food out of the freezer how long did it last before needing to be thrown out.

[@tasneemqadi5249]

Guys I have a question.. If I store the food in an air tight container in the fridge.. Would it last for a month??!!

[@glittergirlsparks]

The intro is everything 😂

[@AndreaRodriguez-fp4su]

Thank you!

[@reshmadsouza8413]

Thank you. Lovely video , packed with information. BTW how do you make the bone broth?

[@taylortsakopulos1216]

Can also make acv with apple scraps

[@moiayap2743]

Is it safe to thaw breastmilk and mix it with the puree then store again in the freezer the piree with breastmilk? Thank you

[@luwamteclemicheal9935]

Amazing thank you 😊

[@winglessangel1275]

Oh my goodness, using foil is dangerous for your health 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

[@janiceboland5105]

My children are 17 and 13 but I still like to watch baby meal prep!

[@brilliantbutblue]

Lol mine are 18yrs and 30yrs and definitely no babies in our life, but yup l watched the entire video and enjoyed it as well🤭

[@hannuh_marie__]

I don’t even have any kids, but I watched the entire video.

[@LLAML]

Why

[@countrymama2024]

My lil girl will be 10 months old next week and she loves sweet potato, Avacado and cheese

[@katyroberts2470]

Just let baby cry is crap advice. Ive tried this approach 12 years ago with my eldest n he got a hernia. I wont be doing this with my 2nd son.

[@imdimples_]

What kind of oatmeal to use and bone broth? ☺️

[@aoleonlola6499]

I’ve learned more here than the multiple visits to my girls pediatrician. Thank you!

[@celesteio]

Im second time mom, my daughter is 5 months old and I started her with baby cereal but I have four weeks to introduce new foods and then I will do all these, I feel like a first time mom, I forgot what I did first time, but this video makes it so simple. Thank you 😊

[@tesslopes-medina884]

I couldn’t find the links to the silicone freezer tray and the glass storage containers. I scrolled through the blog post a few times looking

[@vikiluch99]

Is it early to prepare purée when you pregnant. I am afraid that there won’t be time for this.. and how to unfreeze this product- in the hot water (not microwave)?

[@melissamachado732]

Thank you for this video! I am a FTM and this is so helpful!