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The Cost of Baby Food - Compare the Cost of Jar Baby Food to the Cost of Homemade Baby Food
Compare the Cost of Homemade Baby Food to Commercial Baby Food - You'll be surprised.
The cost benefits are just another bonus of making your own homemade baby foods that add to the nutritional benefits.
This is specifically true as baby moves to "Stage 2-3, or Toddler Meals" commercial foods.
Stage 1 foods seldom have fillers however the advanced line of baby foods contains starchy fillers and other ingredients that are not of any nutritional value.
For more information on this, please read: Cheating Babies - Nutritional Quality & Cost of Commercial Baby Foods at http://www.cspinet.org/reports/cheat1.html
We have prepared a crude chart, without fancy statistics or graphs, to give you an idea of what the monetary cost savings may be. The prices below are reflective of the Southern New England - USA market; non-Organic produce. Prices vary and your savings may vary from a just a few pennies to $.10 or more.
Remember that the cost savings is an additional benefit; beginning good healthy eating habits early and knowing exactly what is going into your baby's tummy is really priceless.
Homemade Baby Food Cost Comparison Chart - Is it really cheaper? follows:
Food |
Brand |
Brand |
Brand |
Brand
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Fruit or Veggie |
Gerber |
Beechnut |
Earth's Best |
Your Ice Tray |
Peas |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.69 per jar divided by 4oz = |
$.89 per 16oz bag frozen peas divided by 24oz = (2 Ice Trays) |
TOTAL: |
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$.23 per ounce |
$.23 per ounce |
$.17 per ounce |
$.04 per ounce
|
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Bananas |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.69 per jar divided by 4oz = |
$.47 per lb divided by 36oz =(3 Ice Trays) |
TOTAL: |
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$.23 per ounce |
$.23 per ounce |
$.17 per ounce |
$.01 per ounce
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Sweet Potatoes |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.69 per jar divided by 4oz = |
$.89 per pound (3 sweet potatoes) divided by 24oz = (2 Ice Trays) |
TOTAL: |
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$.23 per ounce
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$.23 per ounce |
$.17 per ounce |
$.04 per ounce |
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Applesauce |
$.59 per jar divided by 2.5oz = |
$.59 per jar divided by 4oz = |
$.69 per jar divided by 4oz = |
$.99 per pound (5 Macintosh apples) divided by 36oz = (3 Ice Trays) |
TOTAL: |
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$.23 per ounce |
$.23 per ounce |
$.17 per ounce |
$.03 per ounce |
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One of the most commonly asked questions is "Is it cheaper to make my own baby food when the jars are so convenient? The jars aren't really THAT expensive are they?"
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