What are the benefits of commercial baby foods?
Sometime around babys sixth month, when he is just starting to lift his head and smile, he may be ready to try some solid foods, usually cereals. Most mothers understand that commercially prepared baby cereals are fortified with the correct amounts of iron and other nutrients to help him grow best while he continues to breastfeed. As baby graduates from cereals to the first vegetables and fruits, many mothers request information about commercially prepared baby foods. Commercial baby foods offer many valuable features for growing babies and their mothers. • Nutrient content: similar to the best homemade foods. • Appropriate texture: foods are formulated to contain recommended textures based on age or stage of development. • Variety of tastes and ingredients: foods are available in many flavors and with a large variety of fruits, vegetables and other foods. • Food combinations in recommended proportions: foods are carefully combined and formulated to be acceptable to infants and provide
