Well, Stella is no longer a vegetarian. I heard that lamb was a good meat to start with, apparently it is easier for babies to digest. I bought the meat at the St. Paul Farmer’s Market from Bar 5 Meat and Poultry from Arlington, MN. They have good policies on being hormone free and natural. Stella wasn’t as enthused as mom and dad about the lamb. We’ve tried it several times and only have real luck getting her to eat it when its mixed with fruit. It was relatively easy to make and I found that the puree forms into a soft paste which was a good texture for Stella.

Ingredients
1 lb ground Lamb
10 ounces of breast milk or prepared formula (if using breast milk-use fresh milk not frozen)

Directions
In a frying pan, saute lamb with 4 ounces of breast milk or formula. Cook on medium heat until no longer pink. Drain liquid from meat and discard liquid.

In your blender, put in 6 ounces of breast milk or formula and then lamb. If you are putting the lamb in right after cooking, remove the small cap off your blender and put a towel over the hole while operating.

Using the puree setting, puree 20 seconds, scrape sides and then puree again for 20 additional seconds.

Makes 15 ounces

Baby Food Storage
I store my baby food in 2 ounce plastic containers that I purchased from Babies R Us. Peapods also has containers for sale. You can also fill ice cube trays and once they are frozen, you can pop them out and store them in a feezer bag. Defrost food containers when ready to use by letting them soak in a container of hot water. Baby food can be safely frozen for 3 months. Use defrosted baby food within 24 hours of defrosting. Fresh purees can be safely refridgerated for 2 days.