Now that the baby food making machine is in full gear, Kristen and I began to determine what makes sense to purchase and what we should make from home based on cost. Let me tell you, the money saved from making the food is amazing!
Sans applesauce (can't beat the cost of a big jar of the natural kind) just about every food is cheaper! For example, sweet potatoes. One medium sweet potato produces four servings for a baby in Gilbert's range. The sweet potato costs anywhere from 10-to-50 cents whereas a a single serving from the store can run between 75 cents and a buck. 50 cents vs. 4 bucks, hmm...tough call. Not!
We bake the potatoes when we make our own, I let them cool and quickly puree them up. Maybe takes an extra 15 minutes. And since I do the food in bulk, I just fill up a ice cube container and freeze it for later. Now Gilbert's food is done for part of the week.
Next up, peas. A frozen bag cost about $1.5. I get 8 servings out of the bag. Oh yeah! Prepared stuff costs about the same as the sweet potatoes. Do the math. Cha-ching!
Anyway, for any parents looking to budget or save a few bucks, in my opinion, experiment with making baby food.
Also, as your child sees you make the food once he/she is old enough to help it is a great opportunity to spend time together doing an activity that is constructive. Hope Gilbert will be a foodie like his parents!
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