Organic Baby Food

During the first year of a baby’s life, their weight triples. The baby’s developing organs are unable to deal with pesticide residues and chemical additives in food so it is important that the baby gets the most nutritious healthy food possible. Start them off on the right path.

A child learns their eating habit when they are young. By preparing organic food for them while still a baby, and continuing the healthy meals as they grow up, you are giving them very good building blocks for their future food decisions. Lead by example.

It is recommended that babies start being gradually weaned from breast milk to solid food at six months. There is a long standing debate as to whether the introduction of solid food earlier than six months of age raise the risk of food allergies developing. Introducing solid food to them at that time avoids any risk of development of food allergies. A number of manufactured baby foods are labeled for babies aged 4-6 months. Rely on your conversations with the pediatrician to determine when it is best for your baby to be introduced to solid food.

When you start preparing organic baby food, use simple recipes and prepare puree for baby’s under 9 months. From 9 months to 1 year old, the baby can be fed the same organic fruits and vegetables you feed the rest of your family.

We hope that the tips below will help you as you enter the world of organic baby food.

Do not use sugar, honey or salt to season organic baby food

Any baby food that has been heated and not eaten, is a health risk if reheated. Throw it away!

Make sure that you sterilize the baby’s cups, bowls and utenziles until they are 6 months old. Washing your hands before and after touching raw and cooked food. It is so important that all preparation surfaces be kept absolutely clean.

Save time by making organic baby food, suitable for freezing, in batches. Freeze them in ice cube trays for portion sized servings. (some aren’t and have to be made in tiny quantities to use immediately).

Freezer guidelines
· Fruit and vegetable purees with added milk, yogurt: up to 2 months
· Purees of fish, chicken or meat: up to 3 months
· Plain fruit and vegetable purees: up to 6 months

Foods not suitable for freezing:
· Banana
· Avocado
· Melon
· Mango
· Pear

Affordable, Healthy Food Choices

The cost of healthy food is often an obstacle to creating a healthy lifestyle. The local grocery store has a wide selective of healthy products. Unfortunately many of those healthy food choices are more expensive to buy than unhealthy junk foods. Shopping wisely can allow you to eat healthier and save money in the process. A healthy diet does not have to drive you into the poorhouse.

When going to the grocery store remember that by buying healthy foods you will ultimately spend less because you won’t be making unhealthy purchases like high fat meats and sugary snacks.

Less Waste is Less Waist:

Eating a healthy diet means replacing the foods that are high sugar and high fat with healthy foods like fruit and vegetables. If your goal is weight control, reduce your portion sizes as well. This means that you will be spending less on grocers because you are no longer buying as much.

More Veggies, Less Meat:

By replacing your meat purchases with vegetables will trim your grocery costs even more. Meat and poultry is much more expensive than fresh vegetables and much healthier for you. Salads are another cheap, healthy addition to your diet. Although you can buy pre-packaged salads, buying the lettuce and vegetables for the salad and making it yourself is less expensive and worth the effort.

Fresh and Canned Fruit:

Fruit can be a bit pricey, but buying canned fruits packed in water or low-sugar syrup is a lot less expensive. Oranges, apples and grapefruits are usually less costly than other fruits and they are on sale frequently. Buying your fruit on sale will further reduce your grocery bill.

Beans and Rice are Nice:

Brown rice and legumes are inexpensive and are good substitutes for meat a few times a week. Making a meal with one or both will fill you up and they are tasty and healthy. Bean such as adzuki and mung beans do not cause flatulence for most people.

Save on Meat:

Canned fish contains most of the nutrients that fresh fish contain. Canned salmon and tuna packed in water are very inexpensive, low in fat and calories. If you just need meat, choose chicken. It is cheaper to buy a whole chicken and remove the skin before cooking.

Eating healthy food does not have to cost you an arm and leg. Shopping wisely will allow you to buy inexpensive, healthy food, stop buying unhealthy food and save money in the bargain.

Well, what are you waiting for? Change your grocery shopping habits today.

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