1 way that I am trying to save money and keep the kids healthy

So I wanted to share with anyone that is interested 1 way that I have been trying to save money for our family while making sure the kids are getting adequate amounts of fruits and veggies. 

In all honesty buying a lot of fresh fruits and veggies isn't always cheap, though if you find them on sale and then combine them into these pouches that I'm going to show you then they go far and you get a lot out of it.

As many of you have probably seen many stores have those handy squeeze pouches of baby food and applesauce mixes.  My kids LOVE those pouches of apple sauces.  Carys especially likes them, all of them. and I agree, they are nifty for transporting and they are getting some good vitamins.

My issue is, they are expensive and also there are added things in them that they don't need.  Also there was the time that I opened one and it was moldy on the inside. Nasty!

About a month ago I found this nifty bugger!  I was intrigued.

For not much (Target has it the cheapest at $25.99 for the unit which includes 10 pouches and $15.99 for the box of 50 pouches and lids.) you buy the unit and then a box of pouches and you can make your own squeeze pouches.  What I do is basically make a smoothie without the added ice.  I use just fruit and veggies and then the occasional yogurt.  If I need to sweeten it a tiny bit I add a smidge of honey. 

The kids love it and I love that they are getting real nutrients in their little bodies.

I've used apples, blueberries, peaches, pears, carrots, pineapple, mango's, kiwi, spinach, strawberries, raspberries, oranges, bananas, Greek and regular yogurt.  There are probably more that I am forgetting.

So here is the unit with the bits

Please ignore the books in the background.

Here it is all ready for filling

I threw everything in our food processor attachment on our blender

All mushed

 

Poured in and ready to be pushed in.

 One of my cute helpers

 

So easy!

 

Here are 20ish pouches I made in the freezer.  There are more in the fridge.

They last 3ish months in the freezer and a few days in the fridge.

I have been really happy with my investment. It is the simple little things that help save money in the long run. 

TA-DA!