Five Reasons to Make Your Own Baby Food
By Nancy Miller
Are you undecided whether you should prepare your own baby food
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. 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 the 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 applesauce, you know
he is getting fresh, pure apple and all the goodness it contains.
However, when you buy applesauce at the store, you'd almost need
a degree in nutrition just to decipher the 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, homemade meals
for your little one. Furthermore, by making large amounts of 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 the week.
4. It's 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 they've conditioned
most parents to believe that they have no choice but to buy from
them. By preparing your baby's 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. It's very gratifying.
Watching your baby enjoy the meal you've just prepared for him
is already a very gratifying experience. On top of that, however,
you have the satisfaction and pride of knowing that you're giving
your child the gift of a healthy and nutritious diet -- and saving
yourself money as well.
And finally ...
If all that weren't enough, here's
another great reason to do it yourself: homemade baby food is
much tastier than any commercial product. Delicious food is one
of life's great pleasures and your baby deserves to enjoy the
rich flavor and texture of real home cooking just as much as you
or me. After all, none of us would enjoy eating TV dinners morning,
noon and night -- and that goes for your baby, too! So, don't
put it off. Get started today. Your baby will thank you for it
in more ways than one.
© Nancy Miller
Nancy Miller is author of How
to Make Your Own Healthy Baby Food and a full-time working
mom. Visit Nancy's web site at www.healthy-baby-food.com.
