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Five Reasons For Preparing Your Own Baby Food
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: Parenting |
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: 42 |
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: 26 April 2008 07:00 |
by: Nancy Miller
Are you unsure whether you should make your own baby food at home or just buy it from the store? If so, then take a look at these five good reasons for doing it yourself - they may help you make up your mind...
1. Home-made Baby Food is 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 babys diet. These additives are an attempt to add flavor, texture and bulk to poor-quality products. They contribute nothing at all to your babys health or well-being. By preparing the food yourself, you can be sure that your baby is getting exactly what his/her little body needs - and nothing that it doesnt.
2. Youre in Control
By preparing your babys 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 the goodness it contains. However, when you buy apple-sauce at the store, youd almost need a degree in nutrition just to decipher the list of ingredients.
3. Its Easy to Make Your Own Baby Food
Once you get started cooking for your baby, youll 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, youll be able to serve up delicious, healthy meals in minutes -- every day of the week.
4. Its Much Cheaper
The prices that baby food manufacturers charge for their products is nothing short of scandalous and are in no way justifiable. The reason they can charge so much is because theyve conditioned most parents to believe that they have no choice but to buy from them. By preparing your babys food yourself, you can avoid being a victim of this daylight robbery, and find yourself with extra cash to spend on all those other things that a growing baby needs.
5. Its Very Gratifying
Watching your baby enjoy the meal youve just prepared for him/her is already a very gratifying experience. On top of that, however, you have the satisfaction and pride of knowing that youre giving your child the gift of a healthy and nutritious diet - and saving yourself money as well.
And finally...
If all that werent enough, heres another great reason to do it yourself: home-made baby food is much tastier than any commercial product. Delicious food is one of lifes great pleasures and your baby deserves to enjoy the rich flavor and texture of real home cooking just as much as you or I. After all, none of us would enjoy eating TV Dinners morning, noon and night - and that goes for your baby too!
So, dont put it off. Get started today. Your baby will thank you for it in more ways than one.
About The Author
Nancy Miller is author of "How to Make Your Own Healthy Baby Food" and a full-time working mom. Find more tips and advice on making baby food at http://www.healthy-baby-food.com
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