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As a parent of three children, I have to say that Heinz is a very good baby food. It comes in many forms for maximum convenience, and in a wide variety of flavours to appeal to a wide range of tastes. A jar or two in a nappy bag for emergencies can be a life saver.
Having said that, as an experienced parent, I do have to say that Heinz baby food, just like most prepackaged baby foods, is not good value for money. Any health visitor or even baby recipe books from the library can point the way to preparing simple baby foods at home that are age appropriate. For example, one can buy a very small jar of pureed carrot for about 45 pence or so. But take a walk down your fresh produce aisle and see just how many carrots that 45 pence would buy you there. A good simple scrubbing, dicing, steaming, and puree and voila, homemade carrot baby food. So if you are on a tight budget like us, you may just consider not salting your food when cooking, and seperating out some of your food for infant consumption. As I said, one can get books from the library with tips and recipes, including making up a bulk of convenient to use baby food.
Also, just because a food is marketed as safe for a baby to eat, and may be traditional, does not mean it is a good nutritonal buy. Consider rusks for example. This is a traditional food served to tteething infants, but is considered such a no-no by health professionals due to its sugar content that the NHS has printed up anti-rusk posters. I recently spotted one in our local baby clinic room as a matter of fact. Sugar in rusks, and indeed in many foods marketed for babies and toddlers, contain sugar, which can lead to tooth decay even before their teeth erupt, so always read the label before purchasing. It is best to choose naturally sweet foods over added sugar. It is also wise to get your infant used to savoury foods early on, so whether purchasing prepackaged foods such as Heinz, or making your own, get a variety.
Heinz does have a special place in my heart, for they are not just a company making money hand over fist marketing baby food. In the US and Canada, Heinz baby food labels can be collected by children's hospitals and redeemed for money to purchase much needed equipment. Eleven years ago when we were living in Missouri, my eldest son benefited from life saving equipment purchased with Heinz baby food donations. This , in addition to the quality and convenience, is why I choose Heinz over other baby food brands when I purchase a convenience baby food product.
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Advantages: Convenient when going anywhere, have a whole range of flavours Disadvantages: can work out expensive, may limit your childs tastes and make it harder on the next weaning stage
Angie17 12.03.2001 ·
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