| Babies are the youngest members in the family | | | | purchased readymade from the grocery. Even |
| and yet, demand a lot of attention and care than | | | | the most popular brands of baby food may not |
| others, especially when it comes to their food. | | | | be as healthy as the food prepared at home. This |
| Four to six months of age is the time to prepare | | | | is due to the fact that the majority of the baby |
| the baby to take solid food, since milk alone would | | | | foods add thickening agents and chemically |
| not suffice to offer all the nutrients needed for | | | | modified starches and even some steroids that |
| the growing baby. This is the time to introduce | | | | dangerously reduce the nutrient level of the food |
| various tastes to the baby in very small | | | | by more than half. |
| quantities, say, one teaspoon each. | | | | There is the environmental factor also in preparing |
| Some babies catch up with the new taste but | | | | a baby food at home. Every baby food is packed |
| some, refuse to do. For such babies, it is better | | | | in a jar, bottle or package that is harmful to the |
| to blend the solid food with a familiar taste of milk | | | | environment, not to mention the disposable |
| before offering it to the baby. But the most | | | | diapers. If such things are avoided, we can create |
| important fact is that the baby is intelligent | | | | a greener atmosphere. |
| enough to decide upon the choice and taste of | | | | Since the ingredients in a home made baby food |
| the food and if one taste or type is most | | | | are prepared by the parent personally, it ought to |
| repeatedly offered, the baby gets used to only | | | | be fresh and clean and there cannot be a |
| that taste and refuses to take other types of | | | | compromise on that. In fact, preparing baby food |
| food. So, it is a good advice to introduce all types | | | | at home is not a strenuous task. |
| of food to babies at this stage, namely, carrots, | | | | Since the immunity of the baby is in its initial |
| spinach, and a porridge containing vegetables and | | | | stages, they are easily prone to diseases and |
| proteins that would form a healthy solid food. | | | | hence it is the ultimate duty of the parent to take |
| There cannot be an iota of debate over the | | | | utmost care in maintaining hygienic and healthy |
| quality of food that has to be given to the baby. | | | | atmosphere to the baby. This includes sterilizing all |
| Needless to say, baby food has to be the best, | | | | the things that come into contact with the baby. |
| containing high nutritional value and free of toxins. | | | | The taste and food given to the baby at this |
| All these can be combined together, if the baby | | | | stage greatly influence their health even at their |
| food is made at home. | | | | adult stage, which emphasizes the need for a |
| More over, the baby food that is prepared at | | | | healthy baby food. |
| home costs nearly a fraction of the price of that | | | | |