Do you buy jarred food or make baby food?

[preschoolteacher]

I have an 8 month old coming here soon... and in my other post, I mentioned I haven't had a baby here before. SO... do you buy jarred baby food or make it? I don't really want to buy jarred since I was feeding my son finger foods at 8 months or I would just mash stuff up. What do you think?

[Jack Sprat]

I made my own for my kids, so when dcg is ready I will make hers as well. I just don't like the idea of paying for something I can easily make myself.

[nothingwithoutjoy]

Make it--absolutely.

[Meyou]

I don't buy it. I just mush up what the other kids are having as needed.

[Cradle2crayons]

I make my own for the most part based on what the others are eating.

[Laurel]

My parents bring their own until they are on table food and then I provide the food. Most bring jars but a few bring homemade. I buy some jars as 'spares'.

Laurel

[sahm1225]

My parents bring their own until they are on table food and then I provide the food. Most bring jars but a few bring homemade. I buy some jars as 'spares'.

Laurel

Me too. I will mush up bananas & veggies if I know they've had them before but most of the time the parents provide all meals until they are on table foods.

[choirlady76]

At my center, the parents can bring both but the center itself serves jarred.

[nothingwithoutjoy]

My parents bring their own until they are on table food and then I provide the food. Most bring jars but a few bring homemade. I buy some jars as 'spares'.

Laurel

Yes, I should amend to say, I made baby food for babies who could eat what we were eating (i.e. I'm cooking a squash for the kids, I make a batch of squash puree while I'm at it--some for now, some for later). Otherwise it was up to parents to provide baby food.

[Laurel]

I do mash bananas as it is a good way to use up ripe bananas.

Laurel