Baby foods are foods not including breast milk or baby formula. In today’s health conscious society parents are more aware of what is best for their baby; one choice is baby organic food. Around the age or four months babies are able to digest pureed food. There is a vast range of organic baby food on the market. Fruit and vegetables pureed are available in jars for convenience in three stages 1 2 and 3. Stage one for babies of 4 months stage 2 for babies of 6 months and stage 3 for babies 9 months and over. Pureed strained and stewed foods made from organic fruit and veg are said to provide all of the nutrients and nourishment a growing baby needs.



Organic baby foods are specially made from organically produced fruit and veg with little or no pesticides used in the growing and production. Parents are led to believe that these high priced baby foods are healthier than non organic this may be the case however there are high levels of potassium and added sugar and salt often in even the dessert or breakfast cereals. The argument between home made and shop bought organic baby foods weighs heavily on the side of home made baby food with fresh vegetables and fruit. As parents we want what is best for our growing babies we wouldn’t feed our babies pesticides so why would we allow our children to eat food that has pesticides in it. In today’s society parents often work long hours and buy organic baby foods for convenience.



The baby food market is very competitive and baby food products are often very expensive an average baby jar of dinner costs $2. 24 this added up on a weekly or monthly basis can put a big dent in your salary. An alternative to buying pureed or strained food is to buy organic veg and fruit and make home made dinners and desserts. On way to do this to make a batch of meals with no added salt or sugar and freeze them in freezer containers and defrost the night before eating. This way you know exactly what is in your baby’s
food. Fresh fruit and veg is much healthier the jarred or frozen variety and much kinder on your budget. When purchasing baby organic food or any baby food you should read the labels carefully if you don’t understand exactly what is in the product ten perhaps home made is a better option.



Baby foods whether organic or otherwise should be clearly labelled with the ingredients. However often the manufacturers don’t give percentages of the ingredients for example how much chicken is in a chicken broth dinner. The percentage of food or non added food is often not disclosed; hence parents have no way of know just how nutritious their baby’s pureed strained or blended food is. The potential for deception is ever present in baby food industry. Their can be over or under emphasis of ingredients. There are rules and regulation surrounding the manufacture of food the U.S F.D.A the United States food and drug administration has clear rules and regulations to keep companies that manufacture food and drugs in line. If you are a busy parent then you will perhaps choose to buy organic baby products thinking they are the next best thing to home made food. There are often added sugar and salt in even the dessert and breakfast cereals so it is important to always read the labels.



Organic food is a good alternative to home made dinner’s desserts and breakfasts. There are three stages of organic baby groups 4 months 6 months and 9mounths and upwards. There are many producers of organic baby food Heinz, Beech- nut; Gerber’s, Organic Baby and Earth’s Best are just some of the organic baby food producers. There are some 47 variations of organic baby food on the market. There are many variations of baby food veg casserole, Lancashire hot pot, veg lasagne chicken casserole, banana dessert banana and rice sweet pumpkin, strawberry rice and snacks and breakfast cereals also. Whether you choose to buy organic baby foods or opt for the homemade version once the product is made with nutritionally rich balanced food then the choice is a purely personal one based on healthy options and information.