Making baby food in bulk couldn't be easier with these easy baby food combinations and recipes for Sinchies reusable pouches Making baby food in bulk saves time, is cost effective and ensures that you always have healthy homemade goodness on hand! I started off super simple first – with single flavours of purees in a runny liquid form and from their gradually increased the thickness of the purees and followed on by introducing combinations. I would do a big steam up once a month and freeze cubes of the fruit and vegetables – using some cheap ice cube trays. Once frozen, I’d pop them out into reusable sandwich bags for storage until needed. This way I found that if my baby didn’t really like something (after trying about 15 times on different occasions) it was okay as the pureed foods weren’t mixed together and I’d reduce food wastage. When out and about or even at home (to save mess when I’m on the minutes) I’d choose whatever flavours I wanted or combinations, pop them into a 140ml Sinchies reusable pouch or our fancy new 150ml top spout pouches So I’ll start with some easy baby food combinations first and then will share with you my 5 favourite baby food recipes.

4 months +

I started off with single flavours first - carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato, avocado, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, peas, zucchini, apple, pear, banana, blueberries, mango, peaches, apricots, Apple & Mango and later introduced combinations Apple & Blueberries Apple & Carrot Apple & Pear & Zucchini Apple, Banana & Avo Apple, Banana & Blueberries Apple, Raspberries & Blackberries Apple, Peach, Mango & Carrot Apple, Mango & Pear & Zucchini Apple, Peach & Apricot Apple, Pear, Banana & Mango Banana & Avocado Banana & Mango Banana & Apple Banana, Apple & Peach Banana, Blueberry & Quinoa Banana, Sweet Potato & Quinoa Broccoli & Apple Broccoli, Corn and Potato Blueberries, Banana & Apple Carrot, Pear, Blueberry & Quinoa Carrot & Potato Mango, Sweet Potato & Quinoa Peas & Carrots Pear & Apricot Pear & Blueberries Pear & Banana Pear, Blackberry & Rice Pear, Apple & Cinnamon Pear, Banana and Apple Pear, Banana & Mango Pear, Guava & Strawberry Pear & Mango Red & Green Apples with Guava Pears & Zucchini Pumpkin, Apple & Sweetcorn Pumpkin, Sweet Potato & Potato Pumpkin, Sweet Corn, Carrot & Pumpkin Spinach, Apple, Broccoli & Pea Sweetcorn & Chicken Carrot, Swede, Potato Parsnip, Carrot & Squash Potato, Carrot & Apple Chicken & Apricot Pumpkin, Potato & Beef Spinach, Corn, Sweet Potato & Carrot

My 5 favourite baby food recipes

Banana Custard A delicious banana custard recipe perfect for littlies without any of the added nasties! Can be made with any type of milk, goat milk formula or breast milk. What you need

• 1 1/2 cups milk, formula or breast milk
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 medium banana mashed well
• 1/4 tsp vanilla (optional)
• 1 tsp sugar (optional)

What to do

• Measure cornflour into a saucepan.
• Add enough of the milk to make a smooth paste and then add the rest.
• Add the eggs yolks, banana and sugar and vanilla (if desired).
• Cook on stovetop over a medium heat constantly stirring until you see the mixture thicken.
• Remove from heat, allow to cool, transfer to your 1L Sinchies reusable food pouch and dispense it into your other Sinchies reusable food pouches.

Beef and Vegetable Puree What you need

• 60g beef, cubed
• 60g sweet potato
• 90g mixed veges
• 10g onion (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 TBSP cooked quinoa
• pinch of fresh parsley
• pinch of fresh basil

What to d0

• Boil the beef, sweet potato, mixed veges & onion in just enough water for approximately 7 minutes or until tender. Saving about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the vege water, strain the rest of the liquid.
• Blend the beef and vege mix with the garlic, quinoa, parsley and basil along with the reserved vege water until you reach your desired consistency. A really nice addition to this is a bit of coconut milk or cream.
• Dispense this into some Sinchies 140ml reusable pouches and freeze for when needed.

Triple Berry and Pear Puree What you need

• 1 cup frozen triple berry mix (organic)
• 2 small ripe pears
• 1/2 cup natural yoghurt

What to do

• Place all ingredients in a blend and whizz until the desired consistency is reached
• Fills 5 x80ml and 2 x 200ml Sinchies reusable food pouches

Delish Chicken and Vege What you need

• 500g chicken mince
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1/2 onion, diced (or you can use a leek instead)
• 1 TBSP flour
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1/2 cup of cream
• 1/2 cup corn kernels
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 egg, beaten

What to do

• In a frying pan fry the onion until transparent. Add the garlic and chicken mince & fry until the chicken is cooked. Add the flour, water, cream, corn, carrot and mustard and simmer gently for about 15 - 20 minutes until the carrot is tender.
• Blend until the desired consistency is reached and store in your Sinchies reusable pouches.

Easy chia seed, berry and banana puree What you need

• 2 strawberries
• small handful of blueberries (or any other berries)
• 1 banana
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 2 TBSP milk

What to do

• Using a stick blender, blend the strawberries, banana and the milk.
• Add the chia seeds and pour it into your Sinchies reusable pouch.
• Leave it to stand for about 10 minutes allowing the chia seeds to soak.
• Serve cold