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How much does a jar of baby food cost?

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How much does a jar of baby food cost?

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Jars of baby food will cost anywhere between 25 and 99 cents, depending on the brand, size of the jar, and the store where you’re shopping. A much cheaper (and healthier) alternative is to prepare your own baby food. Wait!!!! This is much simpler than it sounds!!

If you want to feed your baby sweet potatoes, for example, all you need to do is buy a sweet potato, bake or microwave it until soft, then scoop out the insides and put in a bowl. Mash them, adding water if needed, until they are the consistency your baby needs. (The smaller the baby, the thinner the food needs to be.)

But here’s the trick: you do not need to do this for every meal. Once a week or so, bake several sweet potatoes (or whatever food you want), prepare for serving, and put a portion in each cup of an ice cube tray. (That makes about 1 tbsp.) Freeze, then pop them out of the trays and into a plastic bag. Store the bag in the freezer, and when meal time comes around, take out just what you need and zap it in the microwave to thaw it out. That’s it! You can use this method with most veggies and fruits. Some fruits, such as apples and pears, may need to be steamed briefly, then pureed in a blender or food processor, but can be frozen in the same manner. Some fruits – like bananas – don’t freeze well, but also do not need any prep – peel a ripe banana and mash it up. That’s it!

This type of feeding takes a little bit more time than opening a jar, but not much – especially if you prep quite a bit at once. It’s healthier because YOU choose exactly what goes into it and don’t have to add salt or other preservatives. Plus, it tastes like "real food" because it IS real food. You can also puree or mash many things you are serving to the rest of the family, rather than using jars. My second child never ate one bite of jarred baby food! This is extremely cost effective – there’s very little waste. I once figured out the cost-per-serving of a few of the things I made for my daughter, and most fruits/veggies cost between 5 and 10 cents per serving – far less than jarred food. Try it out and see if it works for you.

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generally they are 50-90 cents but you should not waste the baby food maybe you can post an ad on craigs list or something of that nature telling mommies you need there old jars im sure they will be more than happy to give them to you and it would save you some money!

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