Peach, take 2

We had another go at frozen fruit. After a less-than-happy experience with strawberry I decided to try peach. I always recommend people buy organic, especially the "dirty dozen," of which peach is one. 


I took three peach slices out of the bag of fruit that I use for Buttercup's smoothies and ran them under warm water. I cut them into smaller chunks and handed them to her. She ate all three slices after a very full meal of spaghetti (her favorite), so I'm assuming she liked it! 


I like having another way to get more fruit into Buttercup during the lean winter months. There are only so many pears and apples a girl can eat, and her beloved clementines are out of the picture, due to acid booty burns. (It's pathetic - I have to hide from her if I want to eat a clementine, because she'll get so upset that I'm not sharing). Thank God for frozen food technology!


PROS: easy way to get extra fruits, especially out of season
CONS: non-organic is very pesticide heavy

Peaches

One of the great things about giving birth in the dead of winter is that your baby is starting solids during the yummy summer months. So much fresh produce, so little time!

First I washed a piece with Fit veggie wash. Ideally, I would like to be feeding my family organic produce, especially the "Dirty Dozen." But, I'm not. Until we can do that, I'm using Fit veggie wash. It helps me sleep better at night. Anyway, I cut the side off my washed peach, then sliced that chunk into thirds (leaving skins on). I have to say that I am noticing that I think Buttercup does better with shapes that are more ball-like/chunk-like than the classic BLS "baton" or french-fry shape. But, she does pretty well.

She seemed to like it pretty well, but spat out all the skins. Fair enough, really. Does anyone actually LIKE peach skin? Also, as I said above, I think she may have done a bit better maintaining her grasp if the chunks were chunkier. Maybe next time I will give her the whole peach with a bit sliced off to provide an entry point.

PROS: great in-season fruit

CONS: slippery