Can this blend hard food and also soft food? I have a 6 month old and he needs all pured food. Does the food need to be cooked before blending?
891972
I believe that all fruits and vegetables should be cooked for a six month old any ways. I only put cooked food into this food mill and it works well that way.
891973
I alway used cooked food for my son. I don't know if you can puree hard food
891974
Food should be steamed cooked for any child, it isn't recommended that an infant is served uncooked foods unless it is a whole fruit piece if the baby is able to chew. Steaming the foods makes it much easier to puree due to the softness and adding water makes the purees a finer texture.
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Yes it can but depending on how much extra ingredients you add will determine how long it takes to completely blend everything. So, adding a little extra stuff at a time should not be a problem at all.
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Absolutely! We started using our Sage Spoonfuls set when our son turned 6 months (he's now 17.5 months) and we're still using it beyond his food needs. The blender has the option of attaching to the bowl or used as a wand. And, because of that, you can make various batch sizes. You would absolutely love this set. We only have our one son for now and the blender/processor worked excellent for one pure up to multiple purees. We have done it all and am so glad we have this set. One thing I did was purchase a inexpensive coffee grinder to grind my oatmeal/barley/rice/etc cereals. That made the cereal more fine powder and easier for my son to eat. That was the only hiccup I found with Sage. It just didn't get the cereal to the consistency I wanted. But that's like a $5-10 purchase on the side (since we don't drink coffee). The recipe book alone is so worth this set and is so simple to follow. My son has tried everything in the book and there's even some yummy combinations that we didn't necessarily think would go together. And now our son has a good palette. We still pure quite a bit of food so I can add to my other recipes (to include our son still has a favorite breakfast of non-pured oatmeal with quinoa and pured carrots). Oooo...and the processor is great for soups and sauces. You will not be disappointed with this set.
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NOt a good idea. You can puree items, but liquidy items are best suited for a blender. Especially a high-powered Vitamix! I recommend it!
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I was researching this blender to make baby food as well. Did you purchase this model? If so, how is it working for you?
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Nope. Just process the food down to the size for your child and fill. We do raw most of the time.
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No you don't have to mix it. But when you first start feeding it to them be sure to follow the instructions and introduce it slowly. This food is great. I ran out of it recently and feed the dogs a well known brand for a few days until I could get the Taste of the Wild after the first day my Poodle Terrier broke out in hot spots in several places. I immediately put her back on the Taste and the hot spots cleared up within three days.
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no if it gets to hard it well break the mixer, 60 mins should make soft ice cream, if you want a thicker add more cream to your mix, and less milk
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Sorry, I do not know. I've blended mostly fruit and dairy products. I did blend well-cooked broccoli for soup without a problem. I would think spinach would be fine. Kale... I couldn't predict; perhaps if you removed tough stems and cooked until quite tender.
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Absolutely mixes as well. With some formula types there may be some clumps left and require a little mixing. But with similac advance it mixes perfectly, I just make the bottle in the machine, put the top on and I'm feeding my baby. Amazing time saver.
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My dog is now 5 but I have been using this base mix with raw meat. As a puppy I transitioned him by first boiling the meat for a few minutes, after a week I transitioned him to half boiled and half raw. After that I moved him to full raw. I think I may have done it all over a six week period and he was fine. I hope that helps!
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it works great on soft cooked vegetables and fruit, a blender works better for cooked meats in broth
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I know my daughter uses it all the time to make baby food, she says it works great. That's the only food her baby has had, now 8 months old.
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Plastic, very strong though. Very easy to clean, and chops fast. I also bought for baby food prep. I couldn't find bpa info anywhere, or a helpline for U.S. Also, as far as baby food, it has trouble pureeing some foods like carrots, apples, to smooth, always had chunks, which is fine now for my almost 1yr old, but in early phases, my baby got choked up a couple times when I missed a little chunk. I tried steaming longer, but still had issues with not always 100 percent pureed. Some foods, sweet potato, peaches did great. Not sure?
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The blending is a manual thing. You hold the button until you are satisfied with the coarseness of the food. The longer you blend, the smoother the puree will be.
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I add it to my dogs food just before serving stirring it lightly into the food. I feed them Honest Kitchen food which is a dehydrated food mixed with water to rehydrate.The food is moist so it blends in easily.
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Yes. The first thing I made in this blender was "Lima Cheese Soup" which is made of cooked lima beans, water, milk, onion, and cheese, all blended together till smooth. I put the hot cooked beans/water/onion mixture directly into the blender and add the milk and cheese chunks and blend till smooth. (Since I make a large recipe, I do in 3 batches in blender). The blender jar is tempered glass and has no trouble handling hot liquids as well as cold.