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Plastic plates for the new mom
If you are planning a shower for a soon-to-be-mom, here's a great reusable and practical gift idea. The small-sized recycled plastic plates that Preserve makes are perfect for both the shower (for cake and munchies) and for the young eater that will be sitting in a high chair, demanding more crackers, in less than a year.
My friend did this for me and it was great. She bought the 7" plates for the shower, and afterwards I got all of them as a little after-gift, neatly cleaned and placed into a ziplock bag so I'd be able to store them easily. Once my little boy got old enough for finger foods - usually between 8 months old and a year, or so - I pulled those little plates back out and he loves them. They are the right size for him, top-rack dishwasherable, non-breakable, and brightly colored. Everyone wins. And at less than 50 cents a plate, if we take one to a friend's house or a restaurant and accidentally lose it, it isn't the end of the world. I think in the last 8 months we've lost four out of the original ten - not too bad.
These plates are #5 plastic (polypropylene), which is BPA-free and durable. My local natural food store carries the plates, but you can also order them online from Preserve directly. I'd be willing to bet the plates-cups-utensils set is a great deal, although I haven't tried it myself. - Leigh G.
My friend did this for me and it was great. She bought the 7" plates for the shower, and afterwards I got all of them as a little after-gift, neatly cleaned and placed into a ziplock bag so I'd be able to store them easily. Once my little boy got old enough for finger foods - usually between 8 months old and a year, or so - I pulled those little plates back out and he loves them. They are the right size for him, top-rack dishwasherable, non-breakable, and brightly colored. Everyone wins. And at less than 50 cents a plate, if we take one to a friend's house or a restaurant and accidentally lose it, it isn't the end of the world. I think in the last 8 months we've lost four out of the original ten - not too bad.
These plates are #5 plastic (polypropylene), which is BPA-free and durable. My local natural food store carries the plates, but you can also order them online from Preserve directly. I'd be willing to bet the plates-cups-utensils set is a great deal, although I haven't tried it myself. - Leigh G.
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Freezing homemade baby food in recycled containers
Making your own baby food is a snap, saves money (especially in comparison to organic baby food), and is pretty fun. One glitch that I run into sometimes while I’m making a batch of food is what to do with the tiny bit left over that doesn’t fit into the ice cube tray. You know, you have this 16 cube tray, and somehow you always make 18 cubes worth of food. It seems silly to take up all that space in the freezer with a tray containing only two cubes of pureed carrots, don’t you think?
Re-used apple sauce cups to the rescue! Instead of eating those extra 2 ounces of pureed carrots when no-one is looking, you can simply pour it into a clean #1, 2, or 5 plastic cup of sorts. Apple sauce cups work great, as do small yogurt cups. I actually use a plastic #7 cup from the organic applesauce I like to buy- the manufacturer was kind enough to detail on their website that the #7 plastic they use is a combination of #1 and #2, and thus are BPA-free.
Later, to get the now-frozen puree puck out of the cup, just dip the outside of the cup very briefly in hot tap water. It should slide right out after that. You can store them with the regular food cubes in a freezer bag. I try to only make 2-oz puree pucks, not 4-oz ones, because I think the 2-oz pucks defrost a lot faster.
- Leigh G.
Re-used apple sauce cups to the rescue! Instead of eating those extra 2 ounces of pureed carrots when no-one is looking, you can simply pour it into a clean #1, 2, or 5 plastic cup of sorts. Apple sauce cups work great, as do small yogurt cups. I actually use a plastic #7 cup from the organic applesauce I like to buy- the manufacturer was kind enough to detail on their website that the #7 plastic they use is a combination of #1 and #2, and thus are BPA-free.
Later, to get the now-frozen puree puck out of the cup, just dip the outside of the cup very briefly in hot tap water. It should slide right out after that. You can store them with the regular food cubes in a freezer bag. I try to only make 2-oz puree pucks, not 4-oz ones, because I think the 2-oz pucks defrost a lot faster.
- Leigh G.
Three peach puree pucks
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