This is something that I have recently started with my eight month old daughter.
I am always afraid of who may be making my baby food, is it someone here or overseas that may want to poison my baby? I am also afraid of what is going into my baby food. Is the label 100% correct or are there things that they can get away with hiding? And why must they always add water and dilute it so much? Is she still getting the nutrients that she should? Are they hiding any unnatural sugars?
I do not know if it is just who I am, or if it is because I am a new mom, but these things really do scare me. I also fear if there was lead in the soil where the fruit/vegetables were grown or if there was an excessive amount of nitrates that could be harming my baby.
So, this is why I have decided to start making my own baby food for my child. I want to do what is best for her and make sure that she has as many opportunities in life as possible.
And if that were not reason enough on its own, I am also saving some money too. I am not saving as much as I had imagined when you take into consideration the amount of water they baby food companies add to stretch out the food that they have. But, at least I have a better idea of what my child is eating.
I did not manage to grow a garden this year (the timing of our move really messed that up for me), so you better believe as soon as I can (next season) I will be starting my garden so that I know exactly what is in the soil and thus getting into our foods and what is used to grow them. I plan to have a green house too, though so that I can better protect it from unwanted bugs. I will also use heirloom seeds since the plants will still produce re-usable seeds (I swear the government making it to wear plants will not continue to regenerate is a controlling and conspiracy plan).
What do you do in these hard times to try to save a dollar? What are your government theories? Please comment below.
Check out my Recipes page for a how to get started guide and copies of recipes that I have created for my daughter.
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