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In the Can
Should Conscientious Parents Can or Freeze Homemade Baby Food?
By Katherine Bontrager
BallŪ fresh preserving recommends storing the puree in freezer-safe jars, such as the BallŪ Plastic (8-ounce) Freezer Jars. There's even a fill line that takes the guesswork out of figuring out the space needed for the upward and outward expansion of the food during the freezing process. Or if glass jars are more your style, the company offers 4-ounce glass jelly jars. Since these jars are small, they're perfect for freezing smaller portions; just be sure to leave 1/2-inch headspace to allow for expansion during freezing.
Albury agrees that there are a number of products on the market these days to assist parents with storage, including freezing trays with individual lidded pots. Otherwise, Yoshida says regular ice trays work perfectly, too.
Regardless of how you store your homemade handiwork, know that, as with anything, there is a use-by date. As to just how long things can safely be stored in your freezer, much depends on the food item you're freezing.
"Once fruits or veggies have been cooked and are being frozen as a meal, then they should be stored for a maximum of three months to preserve nutritional value," Albury says. "For dishes containing meat, we'd also recommend a maximum storage time of around three months."
"As far as baby food, we recommend two months' storage in the freezer, and this is related to quality verses safety," Devine says. "It's always important to label and date the food with the day it was prepared before freezing. And you want to make sure and keep the freezer at zero degrees Fahrenheit or lowr."
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