Fresh food is good for your baby. Here are a few tips and tricks to make it easier for you to feed your child with healthy meals.
Know what to avoid
Don’t include nuts and raisins. Popcorn along with peanut butter and any unpeeled fruits aren’t a good choice for kids when they’re less than two years old. Homemade baby foods with spinach and collards as well as turnip greens aren’t ideal either. These foods contain naturally-occurring nitrates that could compromise your baby’s hemoglobin levels, The Spruce says.
Keep the honey out
You’ll need to avoid adding honey to the baby foods if your kid is still under a year old. Honey can increase the risks of health complications like infant botulism.
Avoid acidic fruits
Oranges, tangerines and pineapples aren’t the best ingredients for homemade baby food. If your baby is under a year old, the acid in these fruits will be hard on your baby’s stomach and digestive system.
Go for frozen vegetables
If you’re shopping for vegetables you can use to prepare for your baby’s homemade meals, be sure to go for frozen vegetables over canned options. Canned options contain a ton of sodium and additives which is why you’ll want to avoid them at all costs.
Look for a delivery service
Preparing your baby’s home-made meals on your own can take a toll o you. You may want to consider finding a delivery service that sends Fresh Baby Food in the Upper East Side. That way, on days when you have too much on your plate and you simply can’t handle going into the kitchen to prepare those meals, you won’t have to subject your child to store-bought, canned food. All you have to do is call and you’ll receive Fresh Baby Food delivered right to your door in the Upper East Side.
