No, buying food in little jars is easier. There's no question about that at all. You must have the time, the energy, and the interest to make your own baby food. It's been a few decades since I had a baby around here, but I recall pressing the cooked foods through a strainer with the back of a wooden spoon to make sure the puree was absolutely smooth for a brand hew eater. But not for very long, since I figured that the baby could figure out how to deal with lumps, which they did.
Make lots at a time, once you're sure your kid will actually eat it and tolerate it. Freeze meal-sized gobs in ice cube trays or on cookie sheets, then put the frozen blobs in a zip lock baggie.
I used Campbell's Vegetable Beef soup as finger food, since everything was cooked to a very soft texture and nicely diced into baby sized pieces. You could consider the same thing with soup you have around (homemade, even) for older babies.
Your sister is probably a better source of advice that I am, given how long it's been since my kids were babies. Though check back in a year, we'll have a baby in the family by then.
Re: Blender & Baby Food
Make lots at a time, once you're sure your kid will actually eat it and tolerate it. Freeze meal-sized gobs in ice cube trays or on cookie sheets, then put the frozen blobs in a zip lock baggie.
I used Campbell's Vegetable Beef soup as finger food, since everything was cooked to a very soft texture and nicely diced into baby sized pieces. You could consider the same thing with soup you have around (homemade, even) for older babies.
Your sister is probably a better source of advice that I am, given how long it's been since my kids were babies. Though check back in a year, we'll have a baby in the family by then.
K.