Help a Young Mother by Making Baby Food

I am currently volunteering as a mentor for a local teen mother. I love it. My "mentee" has done as much for me as I could ever do for her. She keeps me young, she makes me laugh, and she shows me how truly fortunate I was to get through my youth without any major scars.

I met my young friend through the Young Lives program. If you have the opportunity to volunteer for this program in anyway, you should. It is simply amazing.

If you are looking to help someone out (with a little less commitment) than actually mentoring a teen or working at a camp, make some baby food for a young mother.

It is really simple. You simply boil vegetables, pastas or other things you probably have as leftovers in your home, grind them up in a food processor and freeze the "mush" in ice cube trays. It is healthy for the baby, and much less expensive for the parents. If you don't know any teen moms, call a local teen pregnancy program and see if you can help by donating food, diapers or other baby necessities.

Here are some other baby-food making tips.

Wholesome Baby Food