Healthy food for my baby
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I think the decision to feed a child homemade baby food and/or commercial baby food is entirely up to the parents and what works best for their family, and is none of my business.0
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I did the same thing when my son was little, he was picky and fussy and didn't like the taste of the store bought foods so I had to prepare his at home with the food processor . He would eat store bought oats and rice though, but everything else had to be prepared at home.
When he got older, he become better at eating what was served and wasn't so fussy anymore. I have no idea if it's really healthier then regular store bought baby foods, but apparently the home made stuff tastes better.0 -
I think it's great.
I never really did commercially prepared baby foods, except custard or fruit as a "dessert." I didn't have anything against prepared per se, and I wasn't afraid of additives or anything, it just seemed like my baby should be eating what I was eating (well, less the horrific binges). Fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy. I had one of those little hand-crank baby food processors, super-cheap but one lasted per baby. 
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With my oldest I did mostly commercial baby food. With my second I did a combo of homemade and commercial. With my third I did mostly homemade, but didn't do much in the way of purees at all. I gave her soft bits of food she could self feed asap. Expecting # 4 soon and plan to skip the commercial stuff and let this baby mostly self feed again. That was definitely easiest, and cheapest. Ripe bananas, avocados, well cooked egg yolks, well cooked ground beef, soft chicken, sweet potatoes, etc. all make great first foods and no major prep work is necessary. I don't start til 6 months, and after just a few weeks baby can have something from virtually any dinner I make. No extra prep, no expensive tiny jars, and best of all, I can eat with my family instead of having to eat in shifts while someone feeds baby.
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Is the baby on a diet?0
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I made food for my dd when she was a baby too. I don't think commercial baby foods are unhealthy but sometimes they were much more expensive than just preparing it myself.
Do what works best for your family.
This doesn't really pertain to weight loss though does it?0 -
No, it just looks like a "look at me, I'm SUCH a better mother than anyone who feeds their baby commercial food!" post.0
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Looks great...do you have recipes?0
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I just cooked food for the adults; then smooshed up the same foods for my baby. I didn't do a huge amount of prepping. I'm sure making your own baby food is "healthier" than store-bought food; b/c making food at home for yourself is usually "healthier" than going out to eat. I guess it depends on what you mean by "healthier." It is certainly a lot cheaper.0
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I just didn't feed my kids solids until they could handle some chunks, I just kept them on the boob 5 EVA. But, good for you for putting in that effort.0
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I'm quite jealous of the amount of Tupperware you have.0
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Have you come across the idea of Baby Led Weaning? Same homemade benefits if you choose, less prep, mess, and dishes. I used the basic idea with both my kids and liked the convenience of feeding the baby basically what I was eating. I have an awesome video of my then 9 month old enthusiastically gumming a roasted turkey wing then hugging it. Its adorable, gross and hysterical all at once.0
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