We fed Toby jarred baby food while in Boston airport on our recent trip to England - much easier to store than fresh. Then when in England we bought more to feed him at Heathrow. We didn't in the end, Customs made me taste it and it was so vile I just couldn't do that to him!
I was about to throw the jar away when I noticed the label. I guess British companies have to label their food slightly differently as not only were the ingredients listed in descending order but they showed percentages. An entire jar of mixed vegetables was only 41% vegetables. Three different Oils, potato flour and water made up the rest.
Wow!
We are about to switch to Formula for my sanity but I don't think the switch to jarred baby food will follow.
customs made you TASTE baby food?!?!
ReplyDeletewe played a game at my baby shower where i had to taste baby food blindfolded and guess what it was... yuck!
That is so weird that customs made you try the food! I love making our baby food too, we haven't bought any jarred food yet, and I hope not too. But, I have been told by my pediatrician that we should not make carrots or beets, those should be purchased, something to do with them growing in the ground and their skin so thin they retain pesticides, even if organic. And she told me this after I made carrots for him once, yikes! I threw them away.
ReplyDeleteyeah, i've heard you're supposed to wait on carrots and beets until they're a year old b\c of the nitrates. although my lactation consultant said she knew nothing about this. who knows
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