Due to the amount of water crystals that tend to build up with baby food purees, and due to the fact that nutrients may leach / evaporate upon thawing because of the water crystals, it is more prudent to use your frozen
baby foods cubes as soon as possible — 3 months of storage tops.
Not exact matches
Just
as the kit implies, it's so easy to store the homemade
baby food and each
cube equals a single serving size for
baby.
And once they're no longer needed for breast milk or
baby food, they can be used for other recipes, or
as ice
cube trays.
You would use the ice
cube tray method (or whatever method of freezing you currently use)
as you would for other
baby food purees.
You simply transfer the
baby food cubes into freezer bags, freeing up your trays for the next batch of
food as well
as freeing up some freezer space.
If you do not wish to use a microwave to thaw your
baby food cubes, you may thaw your
baby food cubes in the refrigerator over night (ensure that the
cubes remain a closed container and not in an uncovered bowl)
as mentioned.
Always warm
baby food cubes in a glass bowl and not in plastic containers
as researchindicates glass is safer.
Baby Food Cubes do travel well and may be thawed / heated
as you do at home if appliances are available OR may be thawed over a gas stove or camp fire via the submersion method.
So how do you send homemade
baby food to daycare or to the babysitter — it's
as easy
as packing some
cubes!
You may transfer the
baby food cubes into freezer bags, freeing up your trays for the next batch of
food as well
as freeing up some freezer space.
Freeze the homemade
baby food as you usually do then set aside some
cubes.
Step 5: Mash, strain and puree the resulting «sauce»
as needed — May be frozen in ice
cube trays for
baby food cubes
Try freezing it in ice
cube trays or the
baby food trays shown above — then you'll have perfectly sized little portions of stock to use
as needed.
Cubed lunch meat (to dry it out a bit, microwave it 3 times for 30 seconds sandwiched between pieces of paper towel) Shredded or string cheese Cream cheese, peanut butter, Easy cheese (a lick per behavior — also great for grooming practice and stuffing in Kong when your dog will be alone for awhile) Cereal such
as cheerios Kibble (dry
food)-- try placing some in a paper bag with some bacon to «stinkify it» Kitty treats or
food Freeze dried liver treats Beef Jerky Apple pieces Cooked green beans, carrots, or peas Hot dogs, Liverwurst Popcorn Imitation crab (try peeling layers apart and freezing them in a colander to dry them out) Meat
baby food Hard boiled egg white pieces Commercial dog treats (be sure to check ingredients to avoid preservatives, artificial colors and by - products)