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Compare the Cost of Homemade Baby Food to Commercial Baby Food - You'll be surprised.

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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.

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Homemade Baby Food Cost Comparison Chart - Is it really cheaper? follows:

 

 

Food 

Brand

Brand

Brand

Brand

 

Fruit or Veggie

Gerber
2.5oz Jar 

Beechnut
2.5oz Jar 

Earth's Best
4oz Jar

Your Ice Tray
12 oz.

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:

$.23 per ounce

$.23 per ounce

$.17 per ounce

$.04 per ounce 

 

 

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:

$.23 per ounce

$.23 per ounce

$.17 per ounce

$.01 per ounce 

 

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:

$.23 per ounce

 

$.23 per ounce

$.17 per ounce

$.04 per ounce

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:

$.23 per ounce

$.23 per ounce

$.17 per ounce

$.03 per ounce

 

 

 

 

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