AC's Top 10 Articles of 2006 for Feeding Your Infant Baby Food

Trying to start your infant on baby food should be simple, right? It's not. How do you know when they are ready? The experts and studies can never seem to agree on an age. How do you know what to feed them? Which foods are risks for allergies or choking, and at what age is it safe to try certain foods? There are so many possibilities out there that it can be pretty over-whelming. The best thing to do is educate yourself and then apply those principles to your own parent-intuition. Here are the top 10 AC articles for understanding how to feed your infant, baby food.

1. Starting Solids: Food Allergy and Intolerance
This article gives a great description of what to watch out for in case of food allergies. It also explains how to introduce new foods several days apart to check for allergies.

2. Starting Solids: Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Baby
When starting solids for the first time, you need to know which foods are safe. Not all foods are okay for young infants to try due to either choking hazards or possible food poisonings. This article gives a list of what foods to avoid.

3. Feeding Baby Solids: Jarred or Homemade Baby Food?
Making your own baby food verses buying the store brands has advantages and disadvantages. You can read about the benefits of homemade baby food here.

4. Homemade Baby Food
This is a great article for not only discussing the benefits of homemade baby food, but it also mentions which foods are best for specific ages. For example, avocados are great for age six months and up. You can read up on many different food types in this well-written article.

5. Healthy Foods for Babies and Children
With all of the fast foods, chemicals, and junk we feed out kids, it's hard to know what to choose in order to be healthy. This article gives a great listing of some of the healthiest foods to give your baby.

6. The Breastfed Baby: reasons to Delay Solids
New studies have shown that it is better to delay starting your infant on solids until about six months, especially with breastfed babies. This article explains why.

7. Organic Food Bad for Baby?
This article discusses the benefits of organic food as well as some possible problems with organic foods such as low iron. This article discusses at length the comparisons of organic foods verses regular so that you can decide for yourself which is best for your baby.

8. How to Safely Transport Your Baby's Food
Traveling with your infant is common and people are often confused as to how to bring and store food on a trip. This article goes into detail about the best ways to safely carry your child's food and what foods are best for traveling.

9. What Everyone Needs to Know About Making Your Own Baby Food
This is a great article for discussing not only the benefits of homemade baby food, but how to actually make it yourself. It also discusses ways to store it and just how much you can save by making your own.

10. Introducing Solid Foods into Baby's Diet
How do you know when your baby is actually ready to try solid foods? This article will tell you all about what signs to watch for such as your baby sitting up, showing an interest in food, and many others. It will also discuss how to slowly introduce foods one at a time into your baby's diet.

Hopefully these 10 articles will help you be more comfortable with choosing the best time to start your infant on solids foods. The information listed on homemade baby food verses store bought should help you make a better decision on what is best for you. Feeding your infant solids is really not as complicated as it sounds. Just educate yourself on the different foods that are safe and watch for your child's "ready" signs.