Welcome! Let's Get to Know One Another!

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  • cali4niachef
  on May. 7, 2007 at 12:48 PM
• Name: Cindy
  
  Age: 27 TODAY!! woot woot!
  
  Children (names & ages): Reed 20 months
  
  Ever made baby food?: Yes, i started when my son was around 5.5 months
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet): Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. Organic Baby and Toddler Cookbook by Lizzie Vann, http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/, mothering.com
  
  Any tips to share: all you need is a mini-prep Cuisinart food processor to get started. don't use the food mills, they are cheap and take too long!
  
  What do you want learn from this group?: tips to get a toddlers to eat
  
  Any questions you have?: none at the moment
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?: I am also the owner of the groups Birth Is Normal and Raising Your Spirited/High-Needs Child.

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  • Momontherun2
  on May. 7, 2007 at 1:11 PM
• Name: Sumbal
  
  Age: 25
  
  Children (names & ages): Isabella:5 years old, Kaitlin:10 months old
  
  Ever made baby food?: Yes
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet): My friend taught me how to do it.
  
  Any tips to share: Butternut sqush has been the easiest for me to make. I put it in the oven for 15 mintes after cutting it in half. and scrape out the filling then I mash it up and give to my baby. When she was younger I would blend it and then put it in Ice cube trays and freeze it then put it into ziploc bags. So simple.
  
  What do you want learn from this group?: Other good foods I can make at home for my baby.
  
  Any questions you have?: What veggies are not good to make at home for baby. I have heard there are some veggies babies shouldnt have.
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?: I just recently got on the natural bandwagon about a month before my baby was born. I really loved going organic. I think its so important teaching both our kids top eat healthy and take care of our world by also recycling.

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  • brikel0
  on May. 7, 2007 at 1:12 PM
• Name: Kelly
  
  Age: 24 (almost 25)
  
  Children (names & ages): Brianna 6 months
  
  Ever made baby food?: have ever since brianna started taking solids
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet): Book- Blender baby food
  
  Any tips to share: watch out for constipation
  
  What do you want learn from this group?: anything you have to offer
  
  Any questions you have?: none right now
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?:

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  • micheledo
  on May. 7, 2007 at 1:51 PM
• Name: Michele
  Age: 32
  Children (names & ages): Nathaniel - 16 months and Daniel - 3 weeks
  Ever made baby food?: If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet): Yes - just ground up table food or fruits and vegetables - didn't use any recipes
  Any tips to share: Don't be afraid to use spices and herbs - my firstborn could and did eat anything, but I think my second one may have a weaker stomach.  He has problems so easily just from breastfeeding (I assume it is the food I am eating that is getting into the breast milk)

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  • deadgirl
  on May. 7, 2007 at 2:08 PM
• Name: nicole
  
  Age:27
  
  Children (names & ages): Jeremy, 3 years old & one on the way, due Oct 24, 2007
  
  Ever made baby food?: not really, but i want to try with this one!
  
  What do you want learn from this group?: how to make baby food that my baby will eat! how to make baby food quickly & easily.
  
  Any questions you have?: not yet!
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?: i am a vegetarian & i am raising my kids that way.
  

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  • JessieHarnes
  on May. 7, 2007 at 2:37 PM
• Name: Jessie
  
  Age: 22
  
  Children (names & ages):  Silas 5 months
  
  Ever made baby food?: No (Silas has yet to eat solid food, he is breastfead, but we will be starting to make food soon)
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet):  I have printed a ton of recipes off the internet
  
  Any tips to share: 
  
  What do you want learn from this group?:  New recipes and what other babies like
  
  Any questions you have?:
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?:  I have a wonderful loving man, Joe, and and awsome but weird dog Sadie and we live in Nor Cali

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  • chicomommy
  on May. 7, 2007 at 2:59 PM
• Name: Dana
  Age: 27
  Children: Nicholas 4 yrs., Keira 6 months
  Ever made baby food: Yes, I made almost all of my sons food and will be doing the same for my daughter soon.
  Resources used: internet for recipes
  Tips to share: Ice cube trays work the best for freezing. I would just cook extra of what was for dinner and blend it up and freeze. I used a mini food processor last time but now I have a stick blender and hopefully it will be even easier.
  What do you want to learn from the group? New recipes I haven't tried yet. Any helpful tips other moms may have.
  Questions: None
  
  
  

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  • cierasmommy
  on May. 7, 2007 at 3:24 PM
• Name: Stephanie
  
  Age: 21
  
  Children (names & ages): Ciere Kimber age 3 months
  
  Ever made baby food?: nope but verry excited to
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet):
  
  Any tips to share:not at the moment
  
  What do you want learn from this group?: well how to make my own babyfood, when to feed my baby baby food what to start with pretty much everything pertaining to babyfood
  
  Any questions you have?: see above answer just put "how do i " in frunt of them
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?: i am a new mother of an adorable baby this is our first child and it has been the most wonderful experience  having her and watching her grow. i hope to learn alot from this group to better my daughtors nutrition.

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  • Angelbabe3
  on May. 7, 2007 at 8:19 PM
• Name: Elisa
  
  Age: 26
  
  Children (names & ages): A.J. 5, Sage 2, Sabastian 4 months
  
  Ever made baby food?: no
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and Internet):
  
  Any tips to share:
  
  What do you want learn from this group?: how to make my own baby-food
  
  Any questions you have?: do u know when u can start yo-baby they have out, and what type of food do u make baby-food frozen, canned, or fresh

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  • DanaMel
  on May. 8, 2007 at 8:10 AM
• Name:  Dana
  
  Age: 30
  
  Children (names & ages):  TJ--11 months
  
  Ever made baby food?: Yes
  
  If so, what resources did you use(books, magazines and internet):  Blender Baby food and First Meals.  My best resource was my friend who made her own baby food
  
  Any tips to share:  Try new things
  
  What do you want learn from this group?:  I would like to get some more ideas for adding some variety in my son's diet.  I feel like he eats peas and carrots all the time.
  
  Any questions you have?: Not at the moment
  
  Anything else you want to share about yourself?:  Not really....if people want to know anything about me, just ask.  I am happy to share!

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