A lesson in frozen food

Flat frozen vs container that won't close

Grown-up food can be frozen flat

Sometimes you buy things that just don't work as advertised and sometimes you find new uses for things you no longer need.  This is a tale of two products and one idea.  Several months ago I started making baby food for my sweet sweet with these little plastic containers from the baby store.  The first time I used them they worked great.  The second time around the tops wouldn't stay shut and I had to start using rubber bands.  Annoying.  Also, the little pots took forever to thaw out and the baby doesn't like to wait for her food.  Ever.  That leads me to the next product.  Breast milk storage bags.  Since I never could keep up with the demand I switched to formula and now have a supply of milk storage bags.  Because I am cheap I did not throw them away.  Suddenly it dawned on me.  I can use the bags for the baby food.  But, it gets better.  For years I have been making all sorts of stuff to freeze, mainly chicken stock.  So that it doesn't take up as much room in the freezer I put it in a ziplock and freeze it flat. Once it is frozen I stack them up.  Well, now I do the same with the baby food.  Anything frozen flat with thaw out in a fraction of the time and it won't take up near as much room in the freezer.  I actually saw Jamie Lee Curtis taking about the same principle a few weeks ago on TV and she suggested stacking them vertically like you would books on a shelf.  Never thought about that before, but that tip makes it even easier to find what you are looking for in your already overcrowded freezer.  So whether you are making baby food or grown up food try freezing it flat.