Today, we’re going to talk about making your own baby food. With a little planning

今天，我們要講的是自己製作嬰兒食品。只要稍加計劃

and some kitchen utensils, you can make foods for your baby at home. Homemade baby food

和一些廚房用具，你可以在家裡為寶寶製作食物。自制嬰兒食品

will help cut food costs, provide your baby with nutritious foods and make your life just

將有助於降低食品成本，為您的寶寶提供營養食品，讓您的生活變得更美好。

a little easier. Some of the materials you can use to make

比較容易。你可以用一些材料來製作

your own baby food: a cutting board and knife for food preparation; a cooking pot, steamer

你自己的嬰兒食品：準備食物的砧板和刀子；烹飪鍋、蒸籠。

or baking dish for cooking; a spoon, fork, potato masher, blender, food mill or strainer

烤盤

for pureeing; and an ice cube tray, cookie sheet, wax paper, plastic wrap and freezer-grade

冰塊盤、餅乾片、蠟紙、保鮮膜和冷凍室級的

containers or bags for storing homemade baby food.

儲存自制嬰兒食品的容器或袋子。

Canned or frozen vegetables and fruits also may be used to make homemade baby food. When

罐頭或冷凍的蔬菜和水果也可以用來自制嬰兒食品。當

using commercially prepared canned or frozen items, check the ingredient label to avoid

使用市售的罐頭或冷凍食品時，請檢查成分標籤，以避免出現以下情況

extra sugar, salt and fat. Ways to prepare foods for homemade baby foods:

額外的糖、鹽和脂肪。自制嬰兒食品的食物準備方法。

Steaming or boiling are acceptable for fruits, and microwaving, steaming and boiling are

水果可以用蒸或煮，微波、蒸、煮都可以接受。

acceptable for vegetables. To minimize vitamin loss, boil fresh vegetables or fruits in a

蔬菜可以接受。為減少維生素的損失，可將新鮮蔬菜或水果放入沸水中煮沸。

covered saucepan with a small amount of water, or steam them until just tender enough to

蓋上鍋蓋，加少量的水，或蒸煮至剛夠軟的時候，就可以吃了。

either puree, mash or eat as a finger food. For meats, baking, boiling, broiling, braising,

或打成泥、搗碎或作為手指食物食用。對於肉類，可烤、煮、燒、燉。

stewing and steaming are good cooking methods, but frying is not. Cook meat until it is soft

燉、蒸都是不錯的烹調方法，但油炸就不是了。煮肉要煮到軟

and tender and reaches a safe temperature according to a meat thermometer. Do not add

嫩，並根據肉溫計達到安全溫度。不要添加

salt, seasonings, sugar, butter, margarine or oils to foods for babies younger than 1

在1歲以下的嬰兒食品中加入鹽、調味料、糖、黃油、人造黃油或油。

year old. Foods taste differently to your baby than they taste to you.

一歲的寶寶。食物對寶寶的味道與對你的味道不同。

With clean hands, equipment, work surface and fruits or vegetables, you are ready to

手、設備、工作面和水果或蔬菜都乾淨了，就可以開始了。

start. Today, we will be preparing peaches. First, wash the peaches, then cut in half,

開始。今天，我們將準備桃子。首先，將桃子洗淨，然後切成兩半。

remove the pit, peel and place cut side down in a baking dish. Next, we’re going to add

去掉坑，去皮，切面朝下放在烤盤裡。接下來，我們要加入

1½ to 2 inches of water to our peeled peaches. Now, bake for 20-25 minutes in a 400-degree

1.5到2英寸的水，加入我們去皮的桃子。現在，在400度的烤箱裡烤20-25分鐘。

oven. After cooking, the next step is pureeing.

爐。煮完之後，下一步就是打泥。

Pureeing food means that you put it through a sieve, grinder or blender to make it into

純化食物是指將食物放入篩子、研磨機或攪拌機中，使其成為。

a pastelike or thick liquid with a smooth texture. If you are making baby food for immediate

糊狀或濃稠的液體，質地光滑。如果您正在製作嬰兒食品，以備立即食用

use, use within one to two days. Store in a refrigerator at 40 degrees or less in a

使用，一到兩天內使用。儲存在40度以下的冰箱中，在一個

clean container marked with the date the food was made.

清潔的容器，標明食品的製作日期。

To freeze in single-serve portions, try using either an ice cube tray or a cookie sheet.

如果要冷凍成單份，可以嘗試使用冰塊盤或餅乾片。

For the cookie sheet method, drop 1-2 tablespoons of cooked, pureed food in separate spots on

餅乾片法，將1-2湯匙煮熟的食物泥分別滴在餅乾片上。

a clean cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and

一個乾淨的餅乾板，上面蓋著蠟紙。蓋上保鮮膜或鋁箔紙，然後

put in the freezer. When cubes or cookies are frozen, with clean

放進冷凍室。方塊或餅乾冷凍後，用乾淨的

hands put them in a clean plastic freezer container or a bag, and store in the freezer

手把它們放在乾淨的塑膠冷凍容器或袋子裡，然後存放在冰箱裡。

at zero degrees or less. Write the name of the food and the date on the container, and

在零度以下。在容器上寫上食品的名稱和日期，以及

use within one month for best quality. Once frozen, homemade baby food can be thawed

一個月內使用，以保證最佳品質。自制的嬰兒食品一旦冷凍，就可以解凍。

or defrosted in three ways: in the refrigerator, under cold running water or as part of the

或以三種方式解凍：在冰箱中、在冷水中或作為冰箱的一部分。

reheating process. Do not thaw baby food on the counter at room temperature or in standing

重新加熱的過程。不要在室溫下將嬰兒食品放在臺面上或在常溫下解凍。

water. When you remove baby food from the freezer, label it with the date and time removed.

水。從冰箱中取出嬰兒食品時，要標明取出的日期和時間。

Store thawed baby food in the refrigerator, and use it within 48 hours or throw it out.

將解凍的嬰兒食品存放在冰箱中，48小時內使用或扔掉。

Meat, poultry and fish should be used within 24 hours. Do not refreeze baby food that has

肉類、家禽和魚類應在24小時內使用。不要重新冰凍嬰兒食品。

thawed.

解凍的。