Puree parties are a fun an exciting way to create an assortment of purees that celebrates baby’s first meals, and gives moms a chance to bond with each other and connect with nature.
New mothers have enough on their plate with a new baby in
the home and it can seem like an insurmountable task to even begin to think
about processing and pureeing baby food.
Thank goodness for a village of great family and friends, like you, who
want to support the new mom in providing homemade purees for her baby for the coming
months. So, get all the gals together and stock mom’s freezer full
of baby purees.
PUREE PARTY PLANNER
The Goal
To help stock the new mom’s freezer full of purees for the new baby, so she’ll have time to get that much-needed massage she’s been wanting and baby can experience his first meals from home.
To help stock the new mom’s freezer full of purees for the new baby, so she’ll have time to get that much-needed massage she’s been wanting and baby can experience his first meals from home.
The Plan
Decide ahead of time who you’ll invite and what you’ll make,
depending on baby’s age and stage. Feel
free to use recipes from this site or from my book, 201 Organic Baby Purees, to
create your menu. Have each mom bring
fresh or frozen organic ingredients to make the baby purees, this is what I
call an “un-pot luck.
Women can be crabby when their hungry so plan to fill their
tummies with something good and nutritious.
Have plenty of drinks, including non-alcoholic cocktails. Remember, we did say this party would be fun
right? This is the kind of girls night
out I’m talking about!
Invitations
Create your guest list and send out invitations 2 weeks in
advance, along with an insert containing their kitchen role and organic
ingredient(s). Make sure you indicate
the quantity (i.e. 2 pounds organic sweet potatoes).
The Roles
Give each guest a role and include it in their invitation so
they’ll know their job. You may find you’ll
have more than one, but depending on how much food you’ll make, you’ll need the
help.
I’ve come up with a few suggested job titles to get you started:
I’ve come up with a few suggested job titles to get you started:
Iron Baby Chef – comes up with the menu, and recipe stage
for baby (give this role to mom)
Prep Cook – Cuts, trims, cores, peels, skins, and slices the
foods
Line Cook – steams, bakes, and boils ingredients to get them
ready for pureeing.
Puree Cook – purees the food
Quality Control Chef – makes sure purees have no unprocessed
or fibrous materials remaining in purees.
Ice Lady – spoons purees into ice cube trays or other
freezer safe containers to freeze.
Product Labeler – labels freezer bags or containers with the
recipe name, date frozen, and expiration date (8 weeks for fruit/veggies; 12
weeks for meats).
RSVPs & Thank You Gifts
Collect RSVPs a week before the party so that you’ll have a
chance to purchase any additional ingredients.
A week before the party, create or purchase little tokens of
appreciation to thank the moms for their hard work and support.
Thank You Gift Ideas
Goody bag of healthy treats
Bamboo mixing spoon
Dish towel
Premium hand sanitizer
Room spray
Homemade treats
Homemade bath scrub
Homemade glass cleaner (1 part white distilled vinegar to 1
part water)
