| Most parents shop the baby aisle of their health food | | | | the change. Unlike adults, babies' bodies use food for |
| or grocery store looking for baby food, see organic | | | | survival and growth. Babies and children eat |
| baby food and then purchase their preferred brand, or | | | | substantially more food per pound of body weight than |
| the one they have a coupon for, without giving it | | | | adults; they also process food differently. Some |
| another thought. Most of us grew up on regular baby | | | | studies have found that pesticides and other chemicals |
| food and we are, more or less, healthy and whole. | | | | have a significantly greater impact on children than |
| Having suffered no evident negative effects from | | | | adults. |
| commercial varieties, it can't be that bad, right? | | | | While you will notice organic baby food costs more |
| However, it's less about what you grew up with and | | | | when compared with standard commercial brands, |
| more about raising a healthy baby in a world where | | | | you can reduce the cost without affecting your baby's |
| hormones, pesticides and other chemicals in food are | | | | health. Various traditionally grown foods, including |
| the norm. As we are all too aware, today's world is | | | | bananas, broccoli, mangos and sweet peas, contain |
| not the one we grew up in. | | | | very low levels of pesticides and are safe for |
| Do chemicals found in the baby foods really affect | | | | consumption by your baby. Switch to organic baby |
| your child's health? Many people mistakenly believe | | | | food for foods containing high levels of pesticides |
| that chemicals in our food are digested and expelled | | | | including apples, strawberries and spinach. To save |
| as waste; however, in reality, they get absorbed by | | | | even more, make your own! Buy or grow organic |
| the body and accumulate. It is safe to assume that, if it | | | | vegetables so that you know what is going into your |
| happens in adults it happens in babies, too. When | | | | baby's system. If you need help with preparation tips or |
| babies who had been fed a diet of regular baby foods | | | | baby food recipes, a simple search on the internet will |
| were switched to organic baby food, the noticeable | | | | yield hundreds of options. |
| levels of pesticides and fertilizers that had been | | | | In our modern day society, children seem to get sicker |
| present in their bodies reportedly disappeared. While | | | | more often and tend toward obesity. For these |
| the adverse effects of chemicals haven't yet been | | | | reasons alone, it's a good idea to get your child to start |
| proven harmful to children, the possibility does exist | | | | eating healthy food as early as possible. The best way |
| that they could damage a baby's internal organs or | | | | to do that is by feeding them organic food from their |
| cause health problems later in life. | | | | first bite of baby produce without the hidden dangers |
| While changes in your baby may not be noticeable | | | | of pesticides. Feeding your child good, wholesome |
| once you have stopped feeding them commercial | | | | foods will set them up for a long, healthy life with good |
| baby food and shifted to organic, your baby will notice | | | | eating habits. |