Your baby may have more probability to become obese with the homemade baby foods, study says.
Dietary fats, which are high in homemade foods, supply essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins along with energy and sensory qualities. These are vital for the growing child but too much of these will contribute to childhood obesity and health.
Mirror magazine features the research by the University of Aberdeen and the University of Warwick and says that:
"Home-cooked recipes also contained more sugar (2.5g vs 2.2g per 100g), with much higher levels of salt (0.24g vs 0.08g per 100g), double the protein and twice the amount of fat (4.4g vs 2.2g per 100g) and almost treble the saturated fat (1.5g vs 0.6g per 100g)."
The study further points that pre-made food in shops are more expensive than homemade baby foods although the former has lesser nutrients. Nonetheless, the researchers say that most of the commercial meals that they studied met the energy density recommendations and therefore can provide excellent alternative especially having more vegetable variety per meal.
Some experts say that homemade foods have more advantages as:
- You know what you are feeding with your tot
- Less expensive
- You can choose which ingredients to include
- The baby can have the opportunity to eat what the family is also eating
The disadvantages with homemade foods in contrast with the above advantages will be:
- More time required to prepare and
- Inconvenience with storage and servings.
While some would recommend making your baby's own food, the experts from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Warwick will recommend serving shop-bought meals for your kiddo. Just make sure that you check the labels and content since for sure, the vast collection of these commercial baby foods will confuse you. Be guided accordingly.
