Kooking For Katie
Kooking For Katie
Well this December, Katie is turning 25 years old. Where did the time go? So for this month’s column, it brought me back to when I first stated “kooking” for Katie.
WhenKatie first started eating “real” food, I would buy oatmeal and later those crackers that she could munch on and oh yes, those Honey Nut Cheerios. But being a Buffalo girl that was a no brainer. Yes, Cheerios are made in Buffalo.
But for fruits and veggies, it was much easier to cook them, freeze them in small quantities and then heat them up when it was time for lunch or dinner. To me this was easier, because I liked to cook and I liked to know what was going into Katie. It is best to feed your child one specific food for a week to make sure they have no allergies or adverse reaction.
Baby Food*
Vegetables - Pick a vegetable….. peas, carrots, potatoes. Veggies that are more mild
Fruits - apples, peaches, plums, bananas, or pears
Wash the veggies or fruits, peel them, cut them in smaller pieces, steam them until they are soft and can be pureed in a food processor or blender.
Place the pureed vegetables or fruit in ice cube trays. Then place in freezer.
When meal time rolls around, pop out one or two veggie or fruit cubes.
Heat in the microwave or on the stove top.
Feed your child one veggie or fruit for a week. Then the next week try something different. When you know that your child tolerates the fruit or veggies, you can mix different combinations to make a new taste.. Peas/Carrots, Apples/Plums; Apples/Bananas. Bananas tend to brown when frozen but they still taste good.
If you want to introduce your baby to meats you can use the same procedure. Cook the meat, puree it in the food processor or blender, store and freeze in ice cube tray. When meal time approaches, cook one of two cubes.
Twenty five years later, I am still “Kooking for Katie” but proud to say that Katie has become a great cook too. This past Thanksgiving, my husband and I were able to spend time with here at her homein Northern Virginia…. and the apple pie was delicious
