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How to Make Your Own Healthy Baby Food

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Why Make Your Own Baby Food?

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 5 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.

Mmm Good!!! 

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 the goodness it contains. However, when you buy apple-sauce at the store, you'd almost need a degree in nutrition just to decipher the list of ingredients.

A 1905 painting by AHS Landor of a Tibetan infant 

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 the week.

There's nothing like Mama's milk 

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/her 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.

Nancy Miller is author of 'How to Make Your Own Healthy Baby Food' and a full-time working mom. Visit Nancy's website at http://www.healthy-baby-food.com

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Don't offer your baby foods that pose a choking hazard, including:

* Small, slippery foods, such as whole grapes, hot dogs and hard candy
* Dry foods that are hard to chew, such as popcorn, raw carrots and nuts
* Sticky or tough foods, such as peanut butter and large pieces of meat
* Foods that may clump together,like raisins

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Remember

Don't offer cow's milk, citrus or honey before age 1.

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Is your baby ready for solids?

* Can your baby hold his or her head in a steady, upright position?
* Can your baby sit with support?
* Does your baby seem hungry between regular feedings or wake for nighttime feedings after a period of sleeping through the night?
* Is your baby interested in what you're eating?

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Enjoy your baby's sloppy tray, gooey hands and sticky face. You're building the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating!

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