Making own baby food REALLY cost effective... and healthier??

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I just did the calculations. A jar of baby food is $0.60 and has 4 oz. A bag of frozen green beans is $1 and makes 8 oz. The difference between store-bought and homemade is $0.03 per oz. And looking at the jars, it says ingredients are just the vegetable and water.

So is making your own baby food really cost-effective and healthier?? I'm not really seeing that...

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We just use what good we already have in the house so it's cheaper in the sense that I'm not buying another item.

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If you're buying fresh vegetables for yourself anyways you can always put some aside and prepare it for baby. That way you don't have to buy specific jars of food. But yes, the jars of food are cheap regardless for babies.

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Most baby food doesn't even have anything extra in it. Unless it's like a "chili" or pot pie or one of those things then there will be a few weird things but veggies and fruits even the fruit mixes have nothing but fruit and veg and water and sometimes a natural preservative .... I made the majority of mine for my daughter's first month eating pureees then at 7 months I started buying mixes like pear ginger lychee fruit and quinoa etc because I just couldn't make mixes like that! I wanted to expose her to as many things as possible now at 9 months she eats what we eat. But, it's fine to use jar or tetra packs! Do what's cheapest and easiest as well as healthy. If it's literally peas and water then go for it!

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Wayyyy cheaper. I buy a giant bag of organic fruits or veggies from Costco and can make a ton of baby food out of it. Plus no preservatives or extra nasty ingredients. Way healthier.

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If you're just using what you already bought for your own meals, then I could see it being cost effective. I also like the home made idea bc you get more variety to choose from. But I don't understand how its healthier. Like you said, most of them are just the fruit/vegetable & water & sometimes the just from another fruit. I think I only found one that seemed processed. Just like the infant cereal has nutrition in it and isn't just filler.

Making own baby food REALLY cost effective... and healthier??

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