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Thicken Baby Food Thin Baby Food Cost of Baby Food The Frozen Pureed Baby Food table below is established from our own experience with freezing homemade baby food; we did a lot of it having to feed twins. You may have better, or worse, luck with freezing your homemade baby food cubes. Homemade Baby Food is most easily stored in your freezer. It is best to keep the cubes as far into the freezer as possible. Try not to store your homemade baby food cubes on the door to avoid the warming that may occur when the freezer door open. Table accounts for foods that have been cooked and/or pureed raw.
| Type of Food | How Foods Will Freeze When Pureed | |
FRUITS Apples Avocados Apricots Bananas Blueberries Melons Cherries Citrus Coconut Cranberries Figs Grapes Kiwi Mango Nectarines Peaches Papaya Pears Persimmons Plums Prunes Pumpkin Strawberries |
May turn brown [cooked] - freeze in slices for a nice teething reliever [raw] May turn brown when pureed - best frozen in halves with a bit of lemon juice [raw] May not freeze solid and texture may be altered [raw or cooked] May brown when pureed - best way to freeze, cut in half, wrap then freeze [raw] Freeze well whole or pureed - may thaw to a watery consistency [raw or cooked] May be gritty/watery when thawed - best frozen raw in chunks [raw or cooked] Freeze well whole or pureed - may thaw to a watery consistency [raw or cooked] Does not freeze well Does not freeze well Freeze well whole or pureed - may thaw to a watery consistency [raw or cooked] Unknown Freeze well when frozen whole, halved or quartered [ raw] May be gritty/watery when thawed [raw] May be gritty/watery when thawed - best frozen in chunks [raw or cooked] Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed - freeze in chunks [raw or cooked] Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed - freeze in chunks [raw or cooked] Freezes well, may be gritty/watery when thawed -freeze in chunks [raw or cooked] Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed [raw or cooked] Unknown Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed [raw or cooked] Freeze well but may not freeze solid and texture may be altered [raw or cooked] Freezes well [cooked] Freeze well whole & raw or simmered into a puree or sauce/syrup |
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VEGETABLES
Asparagus Broccoli Beans (Green) Beans (Dried/Lentils) Beets Carrots Cauliflower Corn Cucumber Eggplant Leeks Onions Parsnips Peas Peppers Potato-White Sweet Potato Spinach Squash-Butternut etc Summer/Zucchini etc Tomatoes Turnip |
[Cooked]
Freezes well but may be watery when thawed - best frozen in pieces Freezes well but may be watery when thawed - best frozen in pieces Freeze well but may be gritty/watery when thawed - best frozen in individual pieces Freeze well Freeze well Freeze well Freezes well but may be watery when thawed - best frozen in pieces Freezes well but may be watery when thawed - best frozen without being pureed Does not freeze well Freezes well but may be watery when thawed - best frozen without being pureed Mixed results, best frozen within another dish/meal Mixed results, best frozen within another dish/meal Freezes well but may be gritty/watery when thawed Freeze well but may be gritty/watery when thawed Mixed results, best frozen within another dish/meal Freezes well but may be gritty/watery when thawed; lots of reconstituting needed Freezes well Mixed results Freezes well Freeze well but may be very gritty/watery when thawed; Best frozen as a "sauce", may be watery when thawed Freezes well but may be gritty/watery when thawed;
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MEATS/PROTEINS
Beef Chicken Eggs Fish Pork Tofu Turkey |
[cooked]
Mixed Results - may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces Mixed Results - may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces Do not freeze well pureed but freeze with mixed results when scrambled or fried Mixed Results - may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces Mixed Results - may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces Mixed Results - may be very gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in chunks in water Mixed Results - may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces |
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GRAINS
Barley
Flax Kamut Millet Oatmeal Pasta Quinoa Rice |
[cooked]
Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed N/A Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed Does not freeze well - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen whole Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed Mixed Results - may be rubbery or gritty when thawed, best frozen not pureed |
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list compiled from personal experience, your results may vary.
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