Five Reasons For Preparing Your Own Baby FoodWritten by Nancy Miller
Here are 5 good reasons to start preparing your own baby food, as opposed to buying it in store.1. IT'S HEALTHIER AND MORE NUTRITIOUS Commercial baby foods contain additional fat, salt, sugar, fillers or other ingredients that are completely unnecessary (and often inappropriate) to your baby's diet. These additives are an attempt to add flavor, texture and bulk to poor-quality products. They contribute nothing at all to your baby's health or well-being. By preparing food yourself, you can be sure that your baby is getting exactly what his/her little body needs - and nothing that it doesn't. 2. YOU'RE IN CONTROL By preparing your baby's food yourself, you know exactly what your baby is eating. When you prepare an apple sauce, you know he/she is getting fresh, pure apple and all goodness it contains. However, when you buy apple-sauce at store, you'd almost need a degree in nutrition just to decipher list of ingredients. 3. IT'S EASY Once you get started cooking for your baby, you'll quickly realize just how easy it is. All you need is a food blender and some fresh ingredients to quickly prepare healthy, tasty, home-made meals for your little one. Furthermore, by making large amounts of his/her favorite meals in advance, and then freezing them for later, you'll be able to serve up delicious, healthy meals in minutes -- every day of week.
| | The 6 Key Points to Preparing Your Own Baby FoodWritten by Nancy Miller
Congratulations on taking decision to prepare your own food for your baby! By doing so, you're treating him to two of life's greatest gifts -- good health and delicious food.Before you get started, here are some important points to keep in mind... ONE AT A TIME Introduce new foods to your baby's diet one at a time. Allow at least five days between each new food. This will give you time to spot any allergic reactions. Introduce them at breakfast or lunch to reduce risk of any allergic symptoms developing during night. Be sure to only give your baby foods that are appropriate for his/her age. TAKE IT IN STEPS Make progression from thin liquid purées to more solid, chunkier meals slowly, making sure that your baby is able to cope comfortably with new texture every step of way. KEEP IT WHOLESOME Add no salt, little or no sugar and little or no fat to your baby's food. Let's leave unwanted additives to baby food manufacturers. Even if, to you, food seems to lack something, your baby won't mind (it's still much tastier than anything that comes in a jar). DON'T FORCE YOUR BABY TO EAT IF HE/SHE DOESN'T WANT TO We all have a tendency to over-react if our little bundle of joy doesn't want his supper. But, remember, we all have times when we just don't feel hungry -- it's just that your baby has no way of telling you this. Give him/her amount he/she wants, no more and no less. Don't worry, he/she will make up for it next time.
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