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Our starting solids setup at 6 months, everything here earned its spot on the counter.

Glass jars for the fridge, silicone trays for freezer cubes, and plates that survive being thrown.

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🔗Link in bio to everything I use ✨

A whole week of baby food, done in one hour.

This week for my almost 6-month-old: pumpkin, sweet potato, broccoli, zucchini, and oats.

My process: I wash all the vegetables really well with baking soda, then chop, steam until soft, and blend each one until smooth. Pour into silicone trays and freeze.
For the oats: I take organic old-fashioned oats, blend them into flour, mix 1 part oats to 5 parts water, and cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring the whole time. Cool, pour, freeze.
Each cube is one serving, I just build her little menu the night before.

Follow along, next I’ll show you how I warm these up, plus more recipes and finds for this stage. What are you cooking for your little one this week?

#babyfoodprep #startingsolids #6monthsold #firstfoods #babyfoodrecipes momsofusa ukrainianinusa texasmom legomeal by @irika_kuz

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Follow and comment «MAKER» and I’ll send you links to everything I use, including my stainless steel food maker + a $10 off code for it 🤍

Chicken liver pate one of the most iron-rich foods I make for her.

How I make it:
• Rinse the chicken liver well
• Optional: soak it in milk for a bit to mellow the flavor
• Add finely chopped carrot and a drizzle of olive oil
• Bake at 350°F for about 40 minutes, until the carrot is soft
• Blend smooth with a splash of boiled water
• Freeze in cubes

Chicken liver - one of the richest sources of iron there is, plus vitamin A, B12, and folate.
Carrot - vitamin A and natural sweetness that balances the liver.

Liver is very high in vitamin A, so I serve small amounts and not too often, about once a week. This is how I do it for us, always check with your pediatrician 🤍

Follow along, I’ll show you how I serve this to her next 🤍

#startingsolids #babyfoodideas #7monthsold #ironrichfoods #homemadebabyfood babyfirstfoods babyledweaning momsofusa ukrainianinusa texasmom taken in USA by @irika_kuz

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Comment “PACI” and I’ll send you everything I used to make it 🤍

The days are long, but somehow the first 7 months disappear in the blink of an eye 🥹🤍

Instead of throwing away all those tiny pacifiers, I turned them into a little memory frame, a piece of those newborn days we can actually keep forever.

Every paci represents a stage, a sleepy night, a tiny baby, and memories I never want to forget. 🥹

Save this for when your baby outgrows their pacis! 🫶🏻

#momlife #newbornmemories #babykeepsake #babykeepsakes #motherhoodunfiltered momsofinstagram newbornstage babymemories diybaby diykeepsake pacifier pacimemory motherhoodmoments taken in Texas, USA by @irika_kuz

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Easy sensory bag for babies 3+ months 🤍

All you need:
— a ziplock bag
— frozen peas + a little warm water
— tape to secure it to the tray

If your baby is little and not sitting up yet, you can tape it to their play mat for tummy time instead, just always stay right beside them. ✨

Always supervise, the bag stays taped down and out of reach of little mouths.

What’s your go-to way to keep baby busy in the high chair?

#sensoryplay #babyactivities #babysensory #3monthsold #momhack babydevelopment tummytime babyplay momsofusa newmom by @irika_kuz

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Lobster purée for my baby 🦞🥰

No salt, no butter, nothing added, just the meat and the water it cooked in.

Shellfish is one of the top allergens, so we introduced it on its own first, in the morning, and watched her for a couple of days after.
Lobster is also naturally salty, so she gets a small amount.

This is how I do it for us, always talk to your pediatrician before introducing shellfish 🤍

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Turkey + veggie purée 🥕
How I made it:

Broccoli + carrot, steamed in my baby food maker.
Ground turkey, cooked separately in a pan, no salt, nothing added.
Add the turkey to the cooked veggies.
Blend it all smooth right in the food maker.

You can also cook it all together, just add the ground turkey (or finely chopped meat) straight into the food maker with the veggies and steam it all at once. I did mine separately this time.

What’s inside:
Turkey - iron, zinc, protein, and B vitamins (B6 and B12) for growth and brain development.
Broccoli - vitamin C, which helps her body absorb the iron, plus vitamin K and folate.
Carrot - vitamin A (beta-carotene) for eyes and immunity, and natural sweetness.

This is how I do it for us, always check with your pediatrician 🤍

#startingsolids #babyfoodideas #7monthsold #ironrichfoods #homemadebabyfood taken in Texas, USA by @irika_kuz

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We’ve got new pacis, and I’m honestly loving them 🤍

They’re super light, easy to wash and sterilize (huge for
me), and dust doesn’t stick to them. She’s teething right
now, and this paci calms her down every time.

Best part: she’s calm in the car and on our walks. It’s
really been saving us lately.

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Follow and comment BABY for links 🤍 Frozen berry yogurt, what she eats on teething days.

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Strawberries + blueberries, blended with plain whole-milk yogurt
Pour into a silicone teether mold
Freeze for a few hours, then pop it out and hand it over

The cold soothes her gums, and she gets to hold it and feed herself at the same time. She goes quiet the second it’s in her hands.

Always with me sitting right there watching her. Yogurt is dairy, so we introduced it on its own first, this is how I do it for us, always check with your pediatrician.

What’s been saving you on teething days? 👇

#teethingbaby #babysnack #babyfoodideas #homemadebabyfood startingsolids babyledweaning teethingremedies momsofusa ukrainianinusa texasmom taken in Texas, USA by @irika_kuz

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She wants ice cream too 😭🍦😂

Moms, do you eat yummy things in front of your babies? 👀

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Just a regular Friday… and my new phone gets delivered 📦📱🍒🥰

What do you think of the new iPhone color? 🍒

#fridayvibes #iPhone18 #iphone18pro #apple #momsofusa taken in Texas, USA by @irika_kuz

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Comment MAKER and I’ll send you the link + a discount code 🤍

Hi mamas! 🤍 I found a new baby food maker with a stainless steel steam basket and I’ve been testing it out. @grownsy 🍓

Or find it in my bio.

Honestly, it’s such a convenient little food maker. Easy to use, easy to clean, beautiful on the counter, and it makes purées with the perfect texture every time.

Cleanup takes seconds, easy to wash and sterilize. That’s why I’d recommend a baby food maker to anyone feeding their
little one.

Always check with your pediatrician before introducing new foods, especially strawberries.

#Grownsy #Grownsybabyfoodmaker #startingsolids #homemadebabyfood

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