Bananas for Baby Food

Bananas are so cheap!
Especially when they are a little older at the store and they get marked down even more. That is a good time to buy them for baking. And for baby food.
Last time I saw some like this I bought a bunch, brought them home, and broke them up into smaller pieces and froze them on baking sheets before putting them in baggies to store in the freezer for future use.
Now all I have to do is pull out the amount I want, let them thaw a little or put them in a warmer, mash them and serve them.
Simple. Cheap. Good!

Homemade Baby Food

I saw that my Kroger has Organic Braeburn apples on sale this week for .78/lb! That's a great price, so I made sure I got by there to get some for making applesauce for my son.

While I was there I also got some bananas just for eating (I like them to still be a little green) and noticed some that were marked down because they were a little older. I got them home and realized all this meant was one had two bruises, one was opened a little bit, and they were already yellow instead of green. My husband likes them more yellow, and I knew they would make great baby food since they are a little more ripe. The newer bunch was .38/lb and the older ones were .29/lb.

I bought an extra recyclable bag while I was in there (they are .80 each right now), just under 7 lbs of apples and almost 5.5 lbs of bananas. For $8.11. I saved $8.48. I was pleased with this, and am greatly looking forward to breaking these amounts down even further once I have made all the baby food to see how much I paid compared to buying prepared food for him.

I'll write another post once I have figured up all the numbers. I am estimating that 1 banana will get me 2 meals (how my son is eating now) and each of these bananas coast me .12, meaning that each meal cost me .06! I like that number!! Much better than store-bought!