Baby Food Recipe: Corn

Corn Puree

The sweetness of the corn is often pleasing to even the most pickiest eater.  The American Association of Pediatrics indicates that you can introduce corn to babies after 6 months.  Once you have this puree down it makes for an easy natural sweetener and combination ingredient for Stage 2 and Stage 3 baby foods.

Follow this simple recipe to make a quick corn puree for your little one.

Ingredients:
2 cups of corn
2 cups of water

Instructions:

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil

Add 2 cups of frozen or fresh corn to the boiling water (you can also steam the corn as well)

Boil for 10 minutes or until tender

Drain corn in a colander and reserve 1/4 cups of water

Puree corn and add reserved water to achieve desired consistency

*Using the water from the pan enables you to return the nutrients from corn to the puree

Tip: Push the corn through a sieve to ensure a shell-less puree

Storage:

Option 1: Store the corn puree in air-tight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days

Option 2: Place the corn puree in ice cube trays and freeze overnight, then empty frozen cubes into a freezer safe air-tight container/bag and save for 3 months (each ice cube equals 1 ounce)

Guilty Pleasures (Lunch Edition) :: French Fries or A Medium Coke?

Like most Mommys I am trying to lose weight. Unfortunately when stressed - I eat - bottom line, and this week work really took a toll on me. Knowing where this is heading I decided to download the My Fitness Pal app to keep track of what I eat. 

So based on my goal to lose 35 lbs I have been placed on a 1,200 net calorie diet (eek!). I learned that I have been eating double that (and sometimes more). Going forward I am going to try to stick to this goal since I'm not getting any younger. 

With all of that said, here is my dilemma of the day  - oven baked french fries or a medium coke. I can only choose one (i know that Coke shouldn't even be an choice but baby steps)...

Cheers to my new lifestyle change! In the end it will be best for me and my family :) Oh and I am super thankful for modern technology - let's add this one to the top mommy app list. I will let you all know how this journey goes.