Organic baby food is actually safer and healthier

by Rick Dupont Because pesticides on crops and growth hormones in livestock has been used freely now it-s proven to hurt babies- health because of this organic baby food sales have increased 10 fold. Small bodies do not have the immune system strength and brain development yet and this can be affected by diet. When pesticide residue on fruits & vegetables or growth hormones from milk are introduced, the little developing systems of babies may compromise. The Federal pesticide Standards are Cold Comfort In 2000 a massive increase in the organic industry happened with the advent of federal regulations about the use of pesticides . Unfortunately parents who have already raised their babies on regular prepared baby foods were left wondering about what was in the old supplies. The Baby food companies generally complied with federal standards but freely admit the presence of low levels of metals and pesticides in their baby foods. There is no way to eradicate toxins like this unless you go totally organic. Gains For Babies health Babies raised on organic baby food often realize a healthier immune system and their all around development generally benefits as well. Unfortunately exposure to toxins in food often causes allergies, mental problems and behavioral issues and more. In fact, pregnant mothers are strongly encouraged to adopt organic diets to stop these toxins getting to their unborn child through the blood stream. You can find organic baby food at you local supermarket chain but is is always better to go to the local organic markets. Make sure you comparison shop because prices vary widely . Signing up to the shops email list will inform you of specials but you shouldn-t make this your main reason for buying because you cannot put a price on your babies health . Of course, you have other options in regards to organic baby food you can make your own! A number of organic baby food recipes can be found with simple searches on the internet or even in cookbooks. Adapt any baby food recipe by using all organic products instead of traditional ones that might contain the toxins like antibiotics, pesticides or even food additives. For the large part, organic baby food is made by blending organic fruits, vegetables and other foods until it is a consistency babies can tolerate for instance a puree for babies just starting and a little chunky for toddlers who have teeth.

Shaye hates baby food

but thoroughly enjoys table food! This week I just started making her scrambled eggs for breakfast. For 5 days I've tried to give her baby food. She snubbed me every single time, forget it! I give up. It's time to be a big girl now!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

From the LazyBoy of PapaBear Here are the baby items you will absolutely need: 1) Car Seat. The hospital wont let you take your baby home without one properly installed. We got ours for free from the Rich Mothers Club. Soon your baby will grow out of the infant car seat and have to sit in a bigger car seat. Find another free car seat through the Motherâs Club. Evidently, kids need to sit in car seats until they are 5 or 6 years old and there are different car seats all along the way. Keep finding free car seats otherwise your car seat investment will be in the thousands of dollars. 2) Diapers, lots of them! Steal as many as you can from the hospital. Unfortunately, you will eventually have to buy these yourself. Babies go through about 6-8 diapers a day. Have fun with the changing! Buy in bulk. Diapers.com will save you time, hassle and money. 3) Food: The good news. For the first few months, Baby food is free because it comes out of your wifes boobs. The bad news. Your wifes boobs have never been bigger, but not sure when you will ever look at your wifes boobs the same again. After a few months, baby will start needing solid foods, again, buy in bulk. 4) Clothes: Get as much as you can from the Mothers Club, hand me downs, use your own old clothes if you still have them. It is amazing how fast a baby will outgrow clothes. Avoid spending money on clothes at all costs! Baby clothes from 0-9 months are the dumbest expense! The baby has no memory and no ability to understand what she is wearing. Putting pretty clothes on a baby is purely for the indulgence of the parent at this stage of life. I've seen parents and babies wearing matching outfits. Some people think thats adorable, I think thats idiotic. Its actually more expensive to buy the same outfit for a baby than it is for an adult if you can believe it. My baby is cute if shes wearing a pretty dress or if shes wearing a potato sack, you know why? Shes a baby! Babies are cute! Babies grow up to become people, and if you are a good looking person, you will spend more money on your clothes and appearance because the world loves good looking people. And if you are an ugly looking person, you will continue to wear nondescript clothing and question why the world is so shallow while secretly wishing that you were better looking. Thats just the way the world works. Babies and good looking people always win no matter what! 5) Furniture: Find it for free from someone giving it away from the Mothers Club or family. You need a crib, a stroller and eventually a high chair for baby to eat solid food. Get these for as little money as possible. Neither you nor baby will remember how pretty babys furniture was. Nobody cares. 6) Toys: Babies play with anything. They think that their own feet are foreign objects. There is absolutely no need to buy expensive baby toys. If you can find free toys, give them to your baby. But do not clutter your house! Keep 2 or 3 favorite toys around for baby to play with and thats it. When a toy gets old, get rid of it and find a new toy. Use an old ball, a small box or an old cell phone. Let the baby use her imagination. And thatâs it. You see, raising a baby can be cheap. Dont think that you need to spend a fortune on stuff. With a little legwork, all of your money can be saved for her education and that shotgun for when she starts dating.