Homemade baby food is the best. It's not as hard as some think and saves you a lot of money. If you don't already have one I recomend getting a steamer (steamed is the healthiest) and food processor. They don't have to be fancy or expensive. Buy fresh fruits and veggies when possible, but frozen or canned will work too. Peal and cut into chunks. Steam fruit or veggie until mushy (usually 15-20 min.). Retain the liquid collected from the steamer. Then put chuncks into the food processor a little at a time and puree. If you need to add some of the liquid you retained (you will need to do this with most veggies, but not the fruits). Once food is pureed to your liking spoon into icecube trays and freeze. When frozen removed from trays and put into a labled ziploc freezer bag. When you are ready to use take out the desired numbered of cubes (most trays are 1.5 - 2 oz. per cube) place in microwave safe dish and heat just until warm (30-45 sec. is usually enough). I did this with all 4 of my kids and to this day they still love fruits and veggies. This would take about 4 hours over a 2 day period (1 for fruits and 1 for veggies) and I would have enough baby food for a month.

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Don't be intimidated by making your own! It's quick and cheap. All you need is a food mill and some ice cube trays and you're off and running. An added plus- less garbage!