Also processed baby foods are cooked at high temperatures which destroys the vitamins and nutrients in the food. Some jarred foods artificially add these vitamins after the foods are processed.
Preparing baby food at home is a simple and economical plan. This ensures that you provide your baby with a food best in quality, nutrition, and taste. Also when you make baby food at home, you can cook it quickly, thereby preserving the color and taste of the food. Above all the food nutrient content is also maximized. Mothers whether working or not receive advice from those in foodservice career.
Sweet Potato Puree is a common first food given to a baby. Here is a simple and easy recipe for preparing Sweet Potato Puree. Method: Bake or steam sweet potatoes. Cool them and put it into the blender and puree to a smooth consistency. Add water to get a thinner consistency.
Avocados are one of the first fresh fruits a baby can enjoy because of the smooth and creamy consistency. They are high in nutrient content too. Method: Avocados can be mashed with a fork to the consistency appropriate for your baby. Avocados can be served in a variety of ways mixed with applesauce or pear sauce or sweet potatoes. A cup of avocado puree may contain almost 700 calories.
A banana also does not need to be cooked. Method: You can simply puree the banana in the blender with a little water. Don't feed any citrus or acidic fruit to a baby until it is one year old.
Preparing a healthy baby food at home is not that time consuming as you might think. You can prepare batches of food and store them. You can use Baby Food Trays or ice cube trays and freeze the prepared food for single servings. By just spending an hour a week in the kitchen, you can prepare a month's worth of baby food.
By feeding homemade foods for your baby you would know exactly what your baby is eating. You feed your baby fresh and healthy food which is rich in nutrient content rightly suggested by those in chefs career in the foodservice industry. The biggest advantage is that you can prepare your baby's food as per his or her preferences by changing the combinations of vegetables or fruits. And finally you would be saving a lot of money in the best health of your baby.
