commercial baby food

**captainscaptain** · 25-10-2011 11:34

Just curios as to whether or not the little cans of beef and veg puree contain enough beef to be a good iron source?

**share a book** · 25-10-2011 11:40

I thought it would say on the can und er Nutritional Information? I'm not s ure. We're vegetarian so I never really boug ht baby food other than apple or pear puree.

**Hokey Pokey** · 25-10-2011 11:43

The natural ones maybe although the regular ones I am a bit wary of. They contain alot of water and "fillers" for my liking, compared to making it yourself.

**captainscaptain** · 25-10-2011 16:38

yea its the natural ones im talking about, they dont say anything about iron in the nutritional chart

**Hokey Pokey** · 25-10-2011 16:53

Would have little in it, I am guessing.

**Elijahs Mum** · 25-10-2011 16:54

Normally if products don't mention certain amounts of nutrients it usually means its low or has none of that nutrient , if that makes any sense! So I would assume if there were a decent amount of iron in it they would put it in, legally companies only have to list 7 nutrients on their labels, calories, protein, total fat, saturated fat, total carbs, sugar and sodium. I would be skeptical of the quality of meat in processed baby food, maybe try find an organic brand or it is quite easy to make a big batch at home, at least that way you can gaurantee the quality!

**captainscaptain** · 25-10-2011 19:29

Mmmm yes you're probably right. I tried making some beef and carrot puree at home but it ended up all stringy and DS hated it. 'Spose some mince would be easier hey?