Baby Food

The baby food market has been growing consistently, however it has been experiencing phenomenal growth since 2003.  In 2005 the worldwide baby food market was worth $21 billion (US), up from 9.5 billion in 2003.  The North American accounts for 25% of the market, Europe 27%, and Asia-Pacific accounts for 25% of the global market value.

US Baby Food Market
Due to the increase in the number of competitors and fact that the baby food product usage cycle is relatively short, manufacturers are creating new customer segments such as “toddler cuisine”.  Industry analysts believe that baby/toddler foods and drinks that are able to capitalize on convenience as well as offer premium quality and ingredients will perform well, as parents often want to buy want is best for their child and are willing to pay a high price for specially formulated products to ensure complete nutrition and a healthy balance.
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This holds true for the foods that we eat and the foods that your baby eats. There is just to much chemically laden junk out there. There is even legislation pending to allow food companies to not disclose to the public whether or not what you buy is farmed raised, hybridized or genetically altered in some way. So, you want to do your best to make sure that your baby eats right and grows up eating right and eating healthy.

So you have thought about not buying store bought baby foods anymore and you want to make baby food at home for your baby. This is a good thing and it is not hard to do and the benefits are just enormous to your childs well being. So how do you make baby food at home? The old way was to just cook your food or boil it and then mash it up and feed it to your baby.

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