Make your own baby-food!  I know it's sooo tempting to just grab a few jars in the supermarket, but at NZ$1.60 a jar (one measly serving) it is very expensive stuff! 

It is very very cheap to cook and puree (for younger babies) things like apple and pumpkin etc and you can use ice-cube trays to freeze individual servings.  As they get a little older (my baby is almost 1!) they can eat many of the things the rest of the family does - with just a little extra mashing or chopping.

I have also just switched from buying 'baby yogurt' at about $5.50 or more for 6 servings, to feeding him plain greek yogurt (which I made myself - well, from a make-your-own-yogurt packet mix anyway - I'm going to find out how to make real homemade stuff soon!).

There is just no need to be spending $3 or more a day on tinned baby food, when you can easily make it for a fraction of the price!

Blessings

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Posted by crazybusy

I used to make my own baby food! It is time consuming but well worth it. Good for you giving it a shot!
Congrats on your baptism coming up soon! My oldest two have been asking lots of questions about baptism lately.
Thanks for your comments on my blog the other day!
Love, Alyssa

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Posted by Anonymous

With my last baby I didn't even do baby food- just fed him what we had and mashed it up real well. But I will have to say that in the future I don't plan to buy baby food. It is much healthier making it at home- whether mashing a banana or what. I can't believe the high prices there!
Jamie
www.princessruby.blogspot.com

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Posted by NZCate

Hi, I'm tagging you to take part by posting a photo of your Christmas Tree!

Cheers,
Cate5

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