what to look for when buying food for LO

jstrat53 · January 2013

I am trying to branch out when it comes to what I feed DD. I have been giving her pretty much all of the purees since she was 6 months but now she eats more "real" food. Recently, I was looking at yogurt, cream cheese (for on toast), and nurtrigrain bars but I am not sure what to buy. Is there a rule of thumb for comparing labels, what to look for, what to avoid? I worry about giving her too much sugar. The nutrigrain bars I looked at had like 8 grams of sugar per bar, that seemed like a lot but she probably would only eat half at a time as a snack.

kristens14 · January 2013

I would avoid the cereal bars for now, IMO. They're loaded with sugar (as you noticed) and preservatives. Stick with foods that are as minimally processed as possible. Toast (in small pieces) and cut-up fruit are a lot better than combining the two into a cereal bar.

DS really likes the Fage Greek yogurt blended with different fruits - I mix them up so he doesn't get bored. Add in some puffs or Cheerios, and you've got a snack.

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