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what is the avantage of making fresh pureed baby food (for fruits and veggies)? i looked at the labels of the jars and there are no preservatives.
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02.23.09, 07:34 PM Flag ]
- Price. Ability to portion out (freeze in ice cube trays) so that baby can eat a variety of things. Satisfaction from knowing you made the food.
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  02.23.09, 07:35 PM Flag
- it's really really easy to make your own and freeze it. and it tastes better. fwiw i also have bought the "happy baby" frozen baby purees, and those are pretty good, too. earth's best and other jarred foods are not bad, but not as good tasting.
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  02.23.09, 07:36 PM Flag
- I think price is never a reason. The price of buying fresh organic produce and making your own, will be considerably higher. Homemade, fresh food tastes a LOT better. Nutritional value is unclear. Baby food companies have access to fresher organic produce, no are more nutritional than store bought. I remember researching this a lot and finally deciding it was just taste.
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  02.23.09, 07:38 PM Flag
  - I don't know about that. I can get a bag of organic carrots from Trader Joe's for around $2. From that, I can probably make about 10 jars' worth of pureed carrot. At least.
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    02.23.09, 07:41 PM Flag
    - But the organic bag of carrots is already several weeks old and really low in nutrition. And in cooking and freezing in your home kitchen, you are losing nutrient content as well. My price argument works better for either shopping at WW or the chicken combo baby foods.
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      02.23.09, 07:44 PM Flag
      - I still don't get how it's cheaper to buy baby food in jars. You can make so much more with the same amount of money. And more types of combos too. I used to make batches and freeze everything.
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        02.23.09, 07:47 PM Flag
    - Yeah, but you only use the one-veg jars for the first month or so. Then they are blends with other veggies or fruits. When you add it all up . . .
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      02.23.09, 07:44 PM Flag
- My theory: pureed food is better because DB will get more variety. One of my DCs ate mostly jars (I was too busy to deal, kids too close in age) and now, as a preschooler, she eats ONLY bread, pasta and cookies. My other DCs got pureed food most of the time and they will eat almost anything.
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  02.23.09, 07:39 PM Flag
- My dd ate Earth's Best jars for three months before she switched to regular food. As a toddler, she has an incredible palate. She'll eat tapenade and sushi and lamb and mild curries and green vegetables and whole wheat bread and a variety of stinky cheeses, etc.
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  02.23.09, 07:42 PM Flag
- np: Even Earth's Best has had food recalls in the last few years. I used to use that, but once I saw that even they were having contaminated food. When i made my own babyfood, it ended up costing only one-third of what jarred food cost, and it was fast and easy to do. It was a no-brainer to make the switch.
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  02.23.09, 10:00 PM Flag

what is the avantage of making fresh pureed baby food (for fruits and veggies)? i looked at the labels of the jars and there are no preservatives.

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what is the avantage of making fresh pureed baby food (for fruits and veggies)? i looked at the labels of the jars and there are no preservatives.

Price. Ability to portion out (freeze in ice cube trays) so that baby can eat a variety of things. Satisfaction from knowing you made the food.

it's really really easy to make your own and freeze it. and it tastes better. fwiw i also have bought the "happy baby" frozen baby purees, and those are pretty good, too. earth's best and other jarred foods are not bad, but not as good tasting.

I don't know about that. I can get a bag of organic carrots from Trader Joe's for around $2. From that, I can probably make about 10 jars' worth of pureed carrot. At least.

But the organic bag of carrots is already several weeks old and really low in nutrition. And in cooking and freezing in your home kitchen, you are losing nutrient content as well. My price argument works better for either shopping at WW or the chicken combo baby foods.

I still don't get how it's cheaper to buy baby food in jars. You can make so much more with the same amount of money. And more types of combos too. I used to make batches and freeze everything.

Yeah, but you only use the one-veg jars for the first month or so. Then they are blends with other veggies or fruits. When you add it all up . . .

My theory: pureed food is better because DB will get more variety. One of my DCs ate mostly jars (I was too busy to deal, kids too close in age) and now, as a preschooler, she eats ONLY bread, pasta and cookies. My other DCs got pureed food most of the time and they will eat almost anything.

My dd ate Earth's Best jars for three months before she switched to regular food. As a toddler, she has an incredible palate. She'll eat tapenade and sushi and lamb and mild curries and green vegetables and whole wheat bread and a variety of stinky cheeses, etc.