Benefits of Homemade
Homemade baby food is the most nutritious
Store bought baby food, including the organic brands, has a shelf life of about 2 years! In order to achieve this shelf life, the food needs to be sterilized. This is accomplished by heating it to very high temperatures to ensure food safety. While necessary for shelf life this process kills vitamins, nutrients, taste, color, and aroma in the process. Homemade baby food is higher in nutrients, tastes far better than store bought, and has the enticing aroma that will make your baby excited about eating. It can retain most of its nutritional value, taste, color, texture and aroma because it is only lightly steamed and not overcooked. In fact, most ripe fruits can be pureed without cooking, leaving all of the precious nutrients intact!
Homemade baby food is the most economical
Buying commercially prepared baby food can get very expensive. Depending on the brand, store bought baby food can cost two to three times more than homemade! Not to mention the dollars wasted when you throw away a jar or pouch of half eaten food.
The best way to save money on baby food is to make it yourself in large batches and store it in Sage Spoonfuls jars in the refrigerator or freezer. Sage Spoonfuls recipes use natural or organic ingredients, are easy to prepare, and, in most cases, can be stored for extended periods of time. You save money while giving your child the most nutritious and best tasting food. What could be better than that?
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Benefits of Homemade
Homemade baby food is the most nutritious
Store bought baby food, including the organic brands, has a shelf life of about 2 years! In order to achieve this shelf life, the food needs to be sterilized. This is accomplished by heating it to very high temperatures to ensure food safety. While necessary for shelf life this process kills vitamins, nutrients, taste, color, and aroma in the process. Homemade baby food is higher in nutrients, tastes far better than store bought, and has the enticing aroma that will make your baby excited about eating. It can retain most of its nutritional value, taste, color, texture and aroma because it is only lightly steamed and not overcooked. In fact, most ripe fruits can be pureed without cooking, leaving all of the precious nutrients intact!
Homemade baby food is the most economical
Buying commercially prepared baby food can get very expensive. Depending on the brand, store bought baby food can cost two to three times more than homemade! Not to mention the dollars wasted when you throw away a jar or pouch of half eaten food.
The best way to save money on baby food is to make it yourself in large batches and store it in Sage Spoonfuls jars in the refrigerator or freezer. Sage Spoonfuls recipes use natural or organic ingredients, are easy to prepare, and, in most cases, can be stored for extended periods of time. You save money while giving your child the most nutritious and best tasting food. What could be better than that?
Homemade baby food leads to more adventurous eaters!
Babies do not need to eat bland food. They are far more adventurous eaters if given the opportunity. Commercially prepared baby food is usually bland in color, taste and texture. Additionally, the smell of store bought baby food is rarely as enticing as homemade. Babies who are fed a consistent diet of this food have a much higher chance of becoming picky eaters. They become so accustomed to eating bland food, which they don’t enjoy very much, that they are less eager to try new tastes and textures. This pattern often continues into the toddler years and well into childhood. How many young children do you know who won’t eat anything other than processed chicken nuggets?
On the other hand, babies who are fed a consistent diet of delicious homemade baby food often grow to become adventurous eaters who make healthy choices for themselves without even realizing it. When my boys want a snack, they usually reach for an apple. They are too young to know that apples are healthy; they just know they love the taste. This is not to say kids who are fed homemade baby food won’t go crazy for ice cream, cookies and chicken nuggets on occasion, it’s just that getting them to eat well isn’t a daily struggle.
Homemade baby food is the “green” choice
With commercially prepared baby food, there is the constant purchasing and discarding of jars, lids, pouches or boxes. Can you imagine how many baby food containers get thrown away in a year? Not to mention the wasted food that gets thrown out from an unfinished meal
By making your own baby food and storing it in Sage Spoonfuls jars, you are not adding any waste to the environment or wasting food.
Homemade baby food is just as convenient as store bought
With Sage Spoonfuls, homemade baby food is just as convenient, but more healthy and budget friendly, than store bought. By preparing your baby’s food in large batches and storing it in the refrigerator or freezer you will have a constant available stock of healthy and delicious food.
Sage Spoonfuls jars, trays and labels make storing homemade baby food an easy one step process. There are no messy ice cube trays or pop open lids to deal with. Sage Spoonfuls jars are also the perfect size. Most jars you’ll find have a small 2 ounce capacity, Sage Spoonfuls jars have a 4 ounce capacity and are ideal for serving your home made baby food when away from home.
Taking homemade baby food on-the-go is easy with Sage Spoonfuls. The insulated bags and reusable freezer packs keep the food fresh for up to 12 hours so your baby can have delicious and healthy homemade baby food no matter where the day takes him!
