Most conventional brands
of commercial baby foods do not incorporate herbs and spices into their jars, which is really a shame.
Homemade baby food is the healthiest alternative to
using commercial baby foods and the end result is a tasty array of foods that you just can not get when using commercial jars.
Results concluded that many
commercial baby foods contain high quantities of sugar and trans fats; both ingredients that are not considered to be healthy for adults, much less babies.
There are babies that will refuse to
eat commercial baby foods, especially if they have been brought - up thus far on only homemade baby food.
But even
if commercial baby food doesn't include additives or preservatives, that doesn't mean that you still can't make your own homemade baby food.
Never
heat commercial baby food in the jars, because they could crack or break when heated in the oven, boiling water or the microwave.
When it comes to ingredients, you don't have to worry much about salt because it's no longer added to
most commercial baby food.
Such events occur numerous times around the world every year, and demonstrate the inevitable dangers that
commercial baby food present to the public.
We will also reflect on challenges to better infant formula regulation, consider the role
of commercial baby foods and will look at how settings can practically support families around food and behaviour change.
Worldwide promotion of infant formula and
other commercial baby foods is leading to increased use of these products, raising concerns about their impact on the health of infants.
Pediatricians and allergists will say that it is possible that the strawberry protein
may be destroyed in commercial baby food processing.
A study conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest shows that
commercial baby food pouches contain many «fillers» like water, modified starches and flour which adds nothing to its nutritional value.
«Babies Need Mom Made Not Made» campaign advocates a universal approach that mothers know what's best for their children and expresses it powerfully by placing it in contrast to the man - made alternative
i.e. commercial baby food, industrially made.
For example, if your baby quickly masters eating pureed baby food, then you can start to make it thicker, instead of having to figure out
which commercial baby food to use as your next stage or step.
A study by CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) shows that the nutritional quality of
commercial baby foods indicates that we are cheating our babies.
Jars that are safe to use in the freezer should clearly say so on the packaging — other jars (
including commercial baby food jars) are usually not strong enough to withstand the expansion of the food that occurs during the freezing process.
Kids who eat
commercial baby food develop palates for processed food, so it's not surprising to see these same kids eat less fruits and vegetables later on in life, and develop a higher risk for diabetes and obesity.
Commercial baby food companies like Beechnut and Plum Organics, also offer «kale baby foods» in their Stage 2 line of baby foods for babies «around 6 months old».
Do not
use commercial baby food jars for canning, because they require special equipment for sealing that is not available for home use.
When you make your own baby food, you are able to experiment with different tastes and textures for your baby and best of all, you have the chance to use a wider variety of ingredients than what is found
in commercial baby food.
Many infants are introduced to strawberries earlier than 12 months old; most often when they have been eating Stage 2
commercial baby foods.
Due to screening,
commercial baby foods may contain a lower level of nitrates than homemade as parents do not have the ability to screen veggies for nitrates.
Jarred
commercial baby food carrots (and other jarred commercial baby food vegetables) have nitrates too.
Another goal of Maggie's was to that the site help parents disengage from the myth that
commercial baby foods are superior and somehow magical.
Those commercial baby food companies don't do anything particularly magical with the food they pack into tiny jars.