A new mom sent me a post about making baby food – who what where when why and how.
Well let me start off by saying that I enjoy making baby food! It was almost addicting! However, I was not creative with it. I made lots of variety of fruits and veggies, and when I could I added in some rice or potatoes or pasta and made sure my daughter got what she needed…
The Baby Bullet and the Baby Cook are two well known baby food processors that you can buy out there. I got the Bullet! It is much less 
expensive than the Baby Cook, but is missing the steaming feature which ended up being something I really wish I had!
In the beginning when your baby is only eating small amounts per meal – this is perfect. I loved using it. I loved that it came with small serving cups that are easy to store in the fridge, and bring around with you. It came with a “batch bowl” and smaller cups to make smaller amounts of food. You’re also provided with a tray for the freezer so you can make more food, and store it in cube sized portions in the freezer.
I started feeding Rachel solids at 4 ½ months. These “cube sized portions” were great for her! I put a cube of rice and a cube of veggies and mixed it together. She would be full! However, as she got older and started eating a LOT, it became useless to me! The batchbowl became the small portion, and lasted only a week. The smaller cups lasted for a day or two. And I completely stopped using the cube trays as it just wasn’t enough! I was making baby food every week. And let me tell you, once their eating a variety of fruits and veggies, it can take all day to make baby food.
(1) clean, peel and cut the fruit/veggie
(2) steam each fruit/veggie separately
(3) using water, puree the fruit/veggie in the bullet
(4) put into storage containers
By the time Rachel was 6 months, I was already done with the Bullet and using the blender for everything. It took the same amount of time, but I could make months worth of food in the same amount of time! Also, I bought a ton of small Tupperware from the dollar store, and labels, and I make combinations of foods in portion size that can go in the freezer, fridge or microwave.
I did very much enjoy the Baby Bullet Recipe and Nutritional Guide that came with it. It had lots of important information about allergies, choosing the right fruits and vegetables and what to serve when and how to make the perfect puree. It also served as a Journal purpose to keep track of what you have fed your baby and when so you can look back if you notice any reactions. This was the best part of the Baby Bullet!
End result: I would no longer recommend the Baby Bullet, but rather a food processor, or if you’re willing to spend the money – perhaps the Baby Cook…?
Have your own reviews about making baby food, The Baby Bullet, or the Baby Cook?
I was given the Baby Cook as a gift. It was great. But when you are making large batches at a time I felt limited for a variety of reasons.
My suggestions???? 4 burners and 4 pans/pots. Voila! A food making frenzy!!
I ended up buying a hand mixer from Loblaws. $9.99 and well worth it. I find it much easier to clean and very easy.
For storage I purchased the “baby cubes”. They come in 1 oz, 2 oz and 4 oz sizes. I found a couple of each was more than enough. They are about $8 each.
The process? Cook, cool, baby cube, freeze, remove (and put into labelled freezer bags), wash and repeat!
Very interesting points. Thanks!
I think that the Baby Bullet is amazing! I can definitely see where you are coming from but from what I have heard, the Bullet is better than the Baby Cook and makes more food. The storage containers and everything were perfect for me. Even if that meant I took 5 or 6 everywhere with me, it also came with a little insulated bag and were so easy to store in the fridge too. I liked how the containers had dates on them. I have been told by other moms that you can just use ice cube trays to freeze, but thats not even half of a serving. The bullet contianers are a full serving of fruit/veggies/grains. And when you freeze food using their tray, it fits perfectly back into a bullet cup, and into a bottle warmer to defrost. I would highly recommend the bullet. Especially if you can get one for free from someone!
I got the Baby Cook and Bullet for a baby gift. I tried both. All of the comments in this blog about the pros and cons of each are dead on. Its a waiting game with the Baby Cook. Its too small, and you’re always waiting for the steamer. If you steam all of your fruits or veggies on the stove, and then use the baby bullet – its quicker, and has a larger batch bowl. If you’re just doing something small, the regular bullet sized container is good too. I ended up selling my Baby Cook, and keeping the Bullet.
At what age did you start introducing the foods you made with the baby bullet? I’m *planning* on breastfeeding for the first year so just not sure when to start doing a mix of the two to wean her off
Some people recommend 6 months, others 4 months. You can still continue to breast feed but I strongly recommend introducing solids anywhere from 4 -6 months. I started at 4 1/2 months with pureed rice cereal and basic veggies like avocado, carrots and peas. The Baby Bullet came with a great guide, but the site that Krystal (below) recommended has great recipes and advice as well. Its good to introduct new flavors and textures to their pallets.
I wrote a blog in the fall about baby food recipes and there is some stuff in there that may be helpful to you.
http://socialstork.com/blog/baby-food-recipes/
Any more questions, please ask!
My little guy started on pears and avocado. He loves them!
Personally I think both are a gimmick. I made all of Marley’s food, and it seems like this is just wasted money. It’s easy to steam/roast all veggies and fruits and as long as you have a decent blender, you are fine. Plus I like that with regular blenders, you can do larger batches of food and freeze them. I got to a point where we had a months worth of food frozen and ready for her. Ive blogged a lot of my process with her (including baby led weaning for solids) and loved the options out there. http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com is a great resource (not my site), for month by month guides and preparation instructions. Good luck, but I really think you could save your money on products like this.
I by no means have experience with this yet and I do see what you mean with larger batches but I do like that the baby bullet has the individual containers with dates on them – if there was a way I could just buy those and use my regular blender then I would!! Thanks for the website though, I will definitely be book marking it
You can buy just the cups! As just the cups, just the freezer piece, or the complete set. I found them by going to their Facebook page and clicking on shop. Here is a link to the complete set.
https://www.buythebabybullet.com/order.php?adID=100060&product=scSet&storefront_id=144452002266657
We like our baby bullet (was a gift). Wholesome baby is an amazing website for questions and idea’s. Our baby is 10 mths now and I still go on it all the time:)
I have a baby bullet (a gift) and I feel the need to give an honest review. The product is poorly constructed. When using the larger component, the lid doesn’t seal properly. I ended up with blueberry puree EVERYWHERE. I thought I had made an error and tried sweet potatoes, the same thing happened. I didn’t overfill, the items were cooled and I tightened all the components. I have a food processor and it’s faster and easier to clean than the bullet. I make all of my baby food for my twins and make large batches and freeze them. This product is marketed well, but fails to deliver.