Alex wrote (snipped):
> I am about to start my son on solids. I plan to begin with vegetables.
> Unfortunately only four "vegetables" are available in the jarred variety: carrots,
> squash, peas and yams. of these carrots can be considered paleo and squash a
> big maybe [can it be eaten raw)? So, aside from carrots I would have to make my
> own baby food.  Any suggestions for first veggies for a 5 month old?
>
One gadget we found very useful for making baby food was a white plastic
baby food grinder.  It had a plunger that pushed the solid chunks of
food up to a hand cranked grinder.   It was also easy to clean.  It
measured perhaps 5 inches in height and an inch and a half in diameter.
The big advantage was that you could make baby food out of whatever you
were eating, at home or away, very efficiently.  It made it a lot easier
to set the standards for the baby's food as high as your own.

Gary Weinhold (Pat Lucey's spouse)