Winter Walden Ski & Snowboarding Club for Children a time until your baby is eating a wide variety of foods. (Check with your pediatrician if you have ques- tions about when your baby is ready for solid foods and how to introduce them). Make your own by buying fresh produce (when possible) or frozen and cook it, puree it, freeze it in cubes and store the cubes in labeled freezer bags. You can com- bine the cube mixtures once you've introduced baby to each and made sure he has no allergies. Thin foods with formula or breast milk (note: breast milk is parve, and so may be mixed with meat) and thicken with rice cereal. Once your baby wants to feed himself, puree the same foods into chunkier bits or freeze as is. You also can begin to make combina- tion, or "all-in-one" meals, to ensure that baby is getting a variety and to introduce her to family meals. The frozen cubes travel well in plastic storage containers. Other items make quick meals and are low cost alternatives to commercial baby foods (see table 4). Until you get used to cooking dif- ferently, it may seem like whole foods require more preparation than you are used to. Although this is true, the more you do it the more short cuts you will find. Don't forget how good you will feel knowing your family is eating healthy foods. TABLE 1: 'Internet resources to help you get started: • http://earth.vol.com/–teri// http://superbabyfood.com/ ParentsPlace.com http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/pre schoolnutr/348-012/348- 012.html http://www.vrg.org/ http://yahoo.com (then do a search: homemade+baby food) http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pa ges/families/nncc/Nutrition/make. babyfd.html Books with recipes and tips: The Super Baby Food Book (F Roberts Publications) The Complete New Guide To Preparing Baby Foods by Sue Castle Baby Let's Eat! by Rena Coyle La Leche League International Publications — (order on-line: http://www.lalecheleague.org ): * Whole Foods For The Whole Family Cookbook * The Natural Baby Food Cookbook by Margaret Kenda and Phyllis Williams * Sugar Free Toddlers by Susan Watson * Feed Me, I'm Yours! by Vicki Lansky TABLE 2: 0 A food processor, blender or food mill 0 Two to four extra ice-cube trays. (Colored ones are best. That way, you can tell them apart from your regular ice-cube trays. You don't want your ice cubes to taste like spaghetti). 0 Four small, storage containers with tight-fitting lids (used only for baby) 0 A toothbrush holder and an extra baby spoon (for the diaper bag) Freezer bags (gallon size) n A food steamer or rice steamer (this is a non-essential but handy item) 0 A crock pot n TABLE 3: Some of the following guidelines, taken from Virginia Cooperative Extension on the Internet, will help you make a grocery list and start cooking for baby. * Do not season baby food — even if it seems tasteless. Baby food should not have added sugar, salt, fat back or seasonings such as monosodium glutamate. Sodium is found naturally in foods, so addi- tional salt is not needed. Do not use • Professional instructions * Classes for all skill levels - beginner to expert * Special program for the younger skiers (ages 6-9) * Small classes * Adult classes too! * Charter buses Saturday & Sunday (248) 8 5 5 -10 7 5 winter walden Teaching Kids to Ski is Our Business ski club Celebrating our 23rd Season! newish Women International MitBv4h Cheipter covied4 frvtet'Z v pvt, to aeZids )LIST DEERTS' Thursciely, February 26th, 7:30 p.m. Thornberry Apartment Ctwbho%se 5460 Bentley • W. Bloomfield R.S.V.P. by Feb. 21 Robin Lash 788-2503 AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 1998 DURANGOS AND PIDS FOR YOUR BEST PRICE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Call MIKE SCHLUSSEL TAMAROFF DODGE 24625 West 12 Mile (Just west of Telegraph) • Southfield, MI (248) 354-6600 West Bloomfield - On the Boardwalk ,WicAapcks)/ MO, stride- Mee , DIRECT: 223-8516 (248) 932-5308 Summit Place Mall Shoes (248) 738-4888 WINTER CLEARANCE SALE SAVE UP TO 50' On All Fall And Winter Children's Shoes & Boots 2/13 1998 69