The top five reasons to make your own baby food:
Less
packaging and shipping, much better for the environment
Convenience!
Snack while you share with your baby!
Homemade
tastes so much better, and fresher is healthier!
Cheap,
Cheap, Cheap! The average is $.20 cents per ounce for store bought, homemade averages $.03.
You
know how the food was made, and where it came from
Recommended Reading
Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook by Lizzie
Vann Daphne
Razazan
All of the books by Michael Pollen
Recommended Movies
Food Inc.
Two Angry Moms
Recommended Sites
Weelicious
Wholesome baby food
The Top Five Helpful Hints to Making your own baby food
Have
good reliable tools that work for you (a good blender, pots for steaming,
food processor, rice cooker)
Keep
Safety a priority
Use
your intuition and listen to what your baby wants
Make
enough for future meals to store in the freezer or refrigerator
Use
ingredients that transfer over to your older child or even you! (ie. Make
extra sweet potatoes for dinner and have some left over for the babe!)
