Call me crazy, but I have been so excited for Knox to start eating solids so that I could make all of his baby food. Food is a BIG deal to me, and I am really passionate about eating organically, naturally grown (or raised in the case of meats) products as much as possible. I thought for a while on what his first “real” food should be after the obligatory rice cereal. I settled on sweet potatoes because of their nutritional rock stardom and the fact that they’re pretty sweet so it should be a good transition for him after breast milk. I went out to the local health food store to stock up on a few produce items for the next week or so, and last night, I made my first batch of homemade baby food. I plan on sharing my journey through creating delicious baby-friendly concoctions with y’all through “Knox Noms,” which will become a regular feature here (or so I think as of right now). Here’s last night’s recipe for sweet potatoes:
Take two organic Sweet Potatoes:
Peel them:
Dice into 1 inch-ish cubes:
Place them in a steamer basket over about an inch of water. Steam over medium high heat for 15 minutes, or until tender:
Let ‘em cool off for a second because those suckers are hot and will burn your hand. Really, they will (ask my hand). Pop them into your food processor, blender, food mill or just smoosh them up good with a fork. 
Add some of your cooking liquid to thin them to the desired consistency and blend away. You can also use breast milk or formula for this, just keep in mind breast milk can’t be microwaved. I used the cooking water, in case you were wondering:
Once they’re the right consistency, let the whole thing cool off.
If your baby is going to eat some right away, reserve some for them. Then, put the rest into storage containers. I’m using Baby Cubes- they’re BPA-free and can be frozen (and they stack to save space!), washed in the dishwasher and have attached lids (thank goodness because I don’t have time to search for tiny lids). These are the 1oz variety, but they come in various sizes:
Cool in the fridge completely before freezing. Not too tough, right? And the best part? Not only do I know exactly what went into Knox’s food, but it only cost me $1.49 to make 14 servings. !!! Who said feeding babies organically had to be expensive?
Here is Knox in action eating his sweet potatoes. I cracked up giving him these because his expressions were priceless. He started off very unsure, but ended up liking them (I think).
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