• It allows you to introduce food related traditions to the infant.
• It is important to teach children at the earliest age possible that home-made foods are most enjoyable and the easiest choice, and not to rely on processed foods when they are hungry.
• Making your own baby food can also save you money, allow your baby to eat a greater variety of food and help make the change from pureed to mashed foods easier.
• As well, you can mix home-made baby food with breastmilk or formula - the store-bought food is mixed with water.

Quicklinks:
• Storing home-made baby food
• Warming Baby Food
• Special Concerns When Introducing Vegetables
• General Baby Food Texture Guide
• Recipes for Home-made Baby Food
• Store bought baby foods
• Questions? Concerns?