Some Baby Foods are Worse than Junk Food

Some baby foods contain as much sugar and fats as chocolate cookies or cheeseburgers. The Children's Food Campaign (USA) examined the nutritional content of 107 baby and toddler foods and found many contained 29% sugar, trans fats (linked with heart disease), high in salt. Even some of the organic baby foods either were high in salt, packaged in plastic containers containing BFAs, were very expensive. They noted there is one option that is affordable, tasty and healthy: making your own. For more information, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/21/Some-Baby-Foods-are-Worse-Than-Junk-Food.aspx