What is different between a baby food grinder and food mill?

January 27, 2010 by  
Filed under Baby Food

What else do you need to make home baby food besides food grinder? How do you steam it? Do they sell the thing for steaming baby food? And storage?

If it possible, Could you list everything we need to have to make baby food?

My baby is only 3 months , i don’t mean to feed him now but i love to know all the tips to make him food by myself. I’m 1st time mom can’t wait till i feed him solid food n so excited :)

Thanks!

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4 Responses to “What is different between a baby food grinder and food mill?”
  1. VALRE says:

    I’m a first time mom too. There is an excellent website I used to guide me in all the ways of “cooking” baby food. You can find there all the answers to your questions. It is great to provide your child with homemade baby food, however most of the baby food I used to make will taste the same as jarred baby food. I used to do both. There is this brand: Earth’s Best you can found in most grocery stores and its organic.

    http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/

  2. the_potato_friend11 says:

    Difference between baby food grinder and a food mill.. one has the word baby in it, so naive people will probably pay more for it just because the word baby is in it. Honestly, all you really need is a regular old food processor. That way it has the opening at the top to stream in water or formula, however you want to dilute the food. As far as steaming food goes, the way I steam any food is .. Put a saucepan/pot half full of water on a stove burner. Let it come to a boil. Set a metal colander on the saucepan/pot with the food inside that is still whole, or at least cut up, but not mashed up. If you can find a lid to loosely cover the colander, then put a lid on top. I usually use the lid that goes with my big stock pot. Then you let it steam cook for 10 minutes or so.

  3. Linds says:

    This website is great! It will answer lots of your questions:
    http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com

    You really don’t need much to make homemade baby food. Here’s what I do and use:
    1. Cook the fruits or veggies in a glass microwave safe dish with food wrap on top to keep the steam in. After it cooks, let it sit in the microwave for 5 minutes. The food is done when it can be pierced easily with a fork.
    2. Puree the food and cooking juices in the blender (or food processor). You’ll need to add a little more water to most veggies.
    3. Spread the purees into ice cube trays, cover them and freeze them overnight.
    4. When they are frozen, pop the cubes out into freezer bags and store them in the freezer.
    5. When you are ready to feed baby, heat cube(s) for a few seconds in the microwave.

    I bought the “So Easy Baby Food Kit.” It was helpful before I knew about that other website that I listed for you!

  4. Chris says:

    Basically, there’s no difference between a baby food grinder and food mill, it’s just the baby food grinder has “baby” in it so it’s typically designed for making foods for babies but obviously, they have the same use, to make foods that can be easily digest. It’s good to feed him solid feeds when he/she can already, just try first the natural way like boiling, etc. but ALWAYS remember, breastfeeding is still the best for babies.

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