Tiny meals

I regularly started Eleanor on pureed baby foods when she was five and a half months. We started with avocados and carrots. I make and freeze all my own foods, though, I also purchase a few jars (Earths Best) here and there to introduce a new food before I buy a large amount of specific ingredients. Most of the time, I can make her food out of things we already have for our own dinners. In addition to the 30-36 oz of milk, I feed Eleanor 8 oz of puree per day. My book of choice for home made baby food is The Best Homemade Baby Food On The Planet. One of Eleanors all time favorite recipes (the only one not in there) is corn and sweet potato but she rarely turns any other food down. Now, one week shy of eight months, she is showing interest in chewing little morsels. Ive given her little pieces of pancake and oatmeal and she can handle them. I introduced her to tomato sauce a few days ago, she had no problem with acidity, digestion or allergy. So, I went ahead and made her first big girl meal tonight! It was a success! Here is what we had...

One box of star pasta is a little over $1 cant beat that!
I boiled 1/4cup for 9 minutes, or until very soft.

 I mixed in a small amount of tomato sauce
and refrigerated the leftover stars for tomorrow

 Like I said, I freeze...alot. One ounce cubes
for quick, single use later