When the children arrive, most people feel at some point that they are there are hours in the day to get to everything. The obligations of family life, work life and all the tasks that are carried out every day, sometimes become an obstacle course. And this causes that on many occasions, quick and comfortable alternatives are sought to speed up these tasks.
But when it comes to food, turning to pre-fabs and ready-made food can become a habit as well as a problem. Pre-manufactured food contains many chemicals, sugars or salt among others, substances that are not necessary and that can also put health at risk. Especially when it comes to babies and young children.
Although today, many are the companies that try to create products as natural as possible, the truth is that prepared food it will always be less healthy than the one cooked at home. Besides being much healthier, lto homemade food it is also cheaper and of course, much richer.
The benefits of home cooking
You will only need a little organization and many containers suitable for freezing the food in portions. Once you get into the routine, preparing food for your baby will become a simple task. Cooking for your baby has many advantages, for example:
- You can know at all times that your son is eating the best, choose the freshest and healthiest ingredients for your baby yourself.
- You will control the consumption of substances that are not recommended for babies, for example, salt or sugar, which should be out of the diet of younger children.
- Home cooking it is cheaper, at one time you can prepare rations for several days. You just have to add more amount of vegetables and the chosen protein and a preparation, you will get many servings.
- You get your child used to trying all kinds of foods, different flavors and textures and in this way, you will educate their palate.
- As you grind the food yourself, you can decide when it is time to leave the pieces more whole. So your child will get used to chewing and the transition from puree to whole food It will be much easier
- You prevent your baby from ingesting chemicals very harmful to health. Used containers can contain various chemicals and pesticides, fertilizers and other unhealthy items.
Tips to prepare your baby's food efficiently
If you organize yourself well, you will always have food ready in the freezer and you'll never be in the rush of having to cook. Here are some tips to make preparing your baby's food a simple and efficient task.
- When you go to prepare a meal, always use twice as many ingredients and thus you will obtain several servings in which all the nutritional needs are covered.
- Write down the food it contains in each container, the vegetables usually leave a very similar color when crushed and that can confuse you at first glance. Also note the dateAlthough the food will hold a lot in the freezer, it will help you to use the portions that have been prepared the longest.
- Clean very well all the ingredients and utensils that you use to cook, just as you should extreme cleanliness from your hands.
- If you use glass containers to separate the servings, you can use vacuum packaging technique and this way it will not be necessary to freeze all the portions. This can come in handy if you are going to use a container the next day, or if you have an outing planned in a few days.
- Choose variety and write down the recipes you make to have better control. In this way, the child will eat all kinds of varied foods and will not get used to just one flavor. By having written down the ingredients or the recipe you have used, you can choose different ones for the next recipe.
- If you have time one day, a Sunday or a holiday, you can prepare several containers at the same time. Take advantage of the fact that you cut vegetables to make a large quantity, it is more comfortable cook one day for the whole week. This way you will always have reservations and avoid the temptation to resort to the processed.