The frozen foods table presented here has been established from personal experience with freezing homemade baby food—a lot of experience, having to feed twins. You may have better, or worse, luck with freezing your homemade baby food cubes.
| Freezing Foods |
| Table accounts for foods that have been cooked and/or pureed raw. |
| Type of Food |
How It Will Freeze When Pureed |
| FRUITS |
Cooked and Raw |
| Apples |
May turn brown (cooked)—freeze in slices for a nice teething reliever (raw) |
| Apricots |
May not freeze solid and texture may be altered (raw or cooked) |
| Avocados |
May turn brown when pureed—best frozen in halves with a bit of lemon juice (raw) |
| Bananas |
May brown when pureed—best to cut in half, wrap, then freeze (raw) |
| Blueberries |
Freeze well whole or pureed—may thaw to a watery consistency (raw or cooked) |
| Cherries |
Freeze well whole or pureed—may thaw to a watery consistency (raw or cooked) |
| Citrus |
Does not freeze well |
| Coconut |
Does not freeze well |
| Cranberries |
Freeze well whole or pureed—may thaw to a watery consistency (raw or cooked) |
| Figs |
Unknown |
| Grapes |
Freeze well whole, halved, or quartered (raw) |
| Kiwi |
May be gritty/watery when thawed (raw) |
| Mangoes |
May be gritty/watery when thawed—best frozen in chunks (raw or cooked) |
| Melons |
May be gritty/watery when thawed—best frozen raw in chunks (raw or cooked) |
| Nectarines |
Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed—freeze in chunks (raw or cooked) |
| Papaya |
Freezes well, may be gritty/watery when thawed—freeze in chunks (raw or cooked) |
| Peaches |
Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed—freeze in chunks (raw or cooked) |
| Pears |
May turn brown—freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed (raw or cooked) |
| Persimmons |
Unknown |
| Plums |
Freeze well, may be gritty/watery when thawed (raw or cooked) |
| Prunes |
Freeze well, but may not freeze solid and texture may be altered (raw or cooked) |
| Pumpkin |
Freezes well (cooked) |
| Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries |
Freeze well whole and raw or simmered into a puree or sauce/syrup |
| VEGETABLES |
Cooked |
| Asparagus |
Freezes well, but may be watery when thawed—best frozen in pieces |
| Beans (Dried/Lentils) |
Freeze well |
| Beans (Green) |
Freeze well, but may be gritty/watery when thawed—best frozen in individual pieces |
| Beets |
Freeze well |
| Broccoli |
Freezes well, but may be watery when thawed—best frozen in pieces |
| Carrots |
Freeze well |
| Cauliflower |
Freezes well, but may be watery when thawed—best frozen in pieces |
| Corn |
Freezes well, but may be watery when thawed—best frozen without being pureed |
| Cucumber |
Does not freeze well |
| Eggplant |
Freezes well, but may be watery when thawed—best frozen without being pureed |
| Leeks |
Mixed results—best frozen within another dish/meal |
| Onions |
Mixed results—best frozen within another dish/meal |
| Parsnips |
Freezes well, but may be gritty/watery when thawed |
| Peas |
Freeze well, but may be gritty/watery when thawed |
| Peppers |
Mixed results—best frozen within another dish/meal |
| Potato, White |
Freezes well, but may be gritty/watery when thawed; lots of reconstituting needed |
| Spinach |
Mixed results |
| Squash, Winter (Butternut etc.) |
Freezes well |
| Squash, Summer (Zucchini etc.) |
Freeze well, but may be very gritty/watery when thawed |
| Sweet Potato |
Freezes well |
| Tomatoes |
Best frozen as a “sauce,” may be watery when thawed |
| Turnip |
Freezes well, but may be gritty/watery when thawed |
| MEATS/PROTEINS |
Cooked |
| Beef |
Mixed results—may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces |
| Chicken |
Mixed results—may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces |
| Eggs |
Do not freeze well pureed, but will freeze with mixed results when scrambled or fried |
| Fish |
Mixed results—may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces |
| Pork |
Mixed results—may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces |
| Tofu |
Mixed results—may be very gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in chunks in water |
| Turkey |
Mixed results—may be gritty/watery when thawed; freeze in cooked pieces |
| GRAINS |
Cooked |
| Barley |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen, not pureed |
| Buckwheat/Kasha |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen, not pureed |
| Flax |
N/A |
| Kamut |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen without being pureed |
| Millet |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen, not pureed |
| Oatmeal |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen, not pureed |
| Pasta |
Does not freeze well—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen whole |
| Quinoa |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen without being pureed |
| Rice |
Mixed results—may be rubbery or gritty when thawed; best frozen without being pureed |
| DAIRY |
Cooked |
| Cheese |
Mixed results—best frozen in chunks, cubes, or shreds; melted and then frozen cheese may thaw to a rubbery texture |
| Milk |
Mixed results—can be frozen, but will separate |
| Yogurt |
Mixed results—may separate when thawed; best frozen and eaten in frozen form or added to other foods (smoothie time!) |