Whether the meal preparation is done in advance using the Batch Cooking or that it remains a bit of a baby meal, it is important to keep them well! Do you know how to keep baby meals well? In the fridge, freezer or in an airtight box, there are several ways to keep baby meals!
In the refrigerator
The first technique for conservation of baby meals is the fridge. This simple technique makes it possible to place baby meals at a low temperature. In the refrigerator, baby meals are better preserved in hermetic containers such as plastic boxes, glass jars, etc.
For a good preservation of baby meals, it is best to consume them before 3 days. Obviously, some meals such as vegetarian recipes will be able to stay in the fridge a little longer (4 to 5 days). However, breast milk recipes keep in a short period of time, 2 days.
Before placing baby meals in the fridge, it is important to leave them at room temperature to avoid breaking the cold chain. Meals cannot stay more than 2 hours at room temperature, don't forget to put them back in the fridge!
Freezer
The freezer can keep baby meals for a longer period: several (from 2 to 12 months). Each food has a different freezer duration: for example, fish -based preparations can be kept for 4 months while those based on chicken 6 months.
As with the fridge, it is necessary to wait until baby meals are at room temperature before putting them in the freezer and they must be in an airtight container to avoid the proliferation of bacteria.
PSST, we have a little advice for you! In order to prevent muffins or any other preparations from sticking between them, they must first freeze them separately and then group them in the same container!
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In an airtight box
Good homemade snacks and muffins can be kept in an airtight box for a few days. For all savory preparations and especially those based on protein, we put them in the fridge for good preservation!
More advanced techniques
Using homemade sterilization
As a rule, home sterilization is to keep meals by heating them at high temperature. It ensures the stability of meals in glass jars put at room temperature. This a nice solution if your fridge or freezer are ready to overflow.
Thanks to this conservation process, baby meals can be in your cupboard for 1 year!
Home sterilization is quite simple to set up. Just place baby meals in glass jars adapted to this technique. Put the jars in a saucepan filled with water (the jars must be entirely in the water). And let baby meals sterilize for 30 to 60 minutes from the moment the water boils.
This technique slightly modifies the quality of the food so made a little space in the freezer or the fridge!
Under a vacuum
By keeping baby's meals, they can stay for 10 days in your fridge before offering them to baby.
To keep baby's meals under vacuum, you must be equipped with a machine that allows you to do it! It is really a technique as a last resort, because the fridge or the freezer, which is already enough enough to keep baby meals.
