Do/Did you make your own "baby food"?

[luvsmickeymouse]

I made all of my baby food. I have 2 very healthy kids. They are 19 and 17. Both born with a cleft lip and palate. They have had alot of surgeries. My oldest son , adopted from Korea, is all done with surgery. My youngest, adopted from The Phillipines, weighed just 10 lbs. at a year old! I feel that homemade baby food was great for my kids, and it saved alot of money!

 

[minkydog]

Christian ate pureed foods until he was about 8yo. He is severely mentally handicapped and autistic, which caused him to be extremely orally defensive. He also had a swallowing disorder, so all his food had to be the consistency of oatmeal. I used a little food grinder for years to mash up the food and remove the strings & hulls. He ate everything we ate.

Now he's 12yo. He still has some feeding issues but he can handle some texture. We just mash his food with a fork now or dice into tiny pieces for him. Incidentally, he will eat almost anything we give him, very unusual for an autistic child.