baby food

No children and although the horse is getting old, I don't think he'd enjoy baby food so I've never really bought any but I imagine it'd be a bit the same as other things they sell in the small jars or boxes. The smaller the portion, the more you pay per kilo. I never got baby food as a baby though, my mother did the blender thing. And my cousin fed her old dog that way, but then he was allergic to dog food. If you buy those little bags with saw dust as bedding for your pet, they're ridiculusly expensive. I think 3 liters cost more than one of the big ones we buy for horses (about 150 litres), and since they know that everyone with babies or kittens are very keen on giving their babies/pets the best the prices probably don't mather. People'll buy it anyway.

I used baby food for my first child but when I had the twins I couldnt afford it so they ate what ever I ate ran through the blender they are happy healty 11 year olds now...

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=359 Not for the squeamish this info. This is what you are paying for. I feed 6 animals and the only one who eats mainly store bought stuff is the cat. He costs the most to feed. I agree with your friends. Cats need more protein so throw in a little good quality minced meat as well.

yeah, it's over priced, but that's what you get in exchange for convenience...

Tinned baby food is indeed a rip off as is most overly processed foods on the market today. People pay the high prices though as they are too lazy or somehow busy to make their own. When our kids were babies, we never bought those baby foods. We steamed vegetables and mashed them up or blended them. This is also much healthier as you can control the ingredients to make sure they are fresh and free of chemicals like preservatives. We have always been the same with our pets. Our dog has never eaten store bought packaged dog food in the 5 years that she has been around. She has always had pet grade mince from the butcher shop or meat from the pet food section like heart and liver, occasionally the odd steak or chop as well. We steam veggies for her as well. They get blended and mixed into her mince in a big batch and then it gets separated into meal size potions. The more that we and our pets can stay away from processed foods, the healthier we will be. We have not been to a doctor or a vet in years.

I actually researched this situation over 30 years ago. I realized that the baby food was nothing special except in the way that it was processed. I also realized that people got along fine without it for thousands of years. I began making my own baby food by doing exactly what you suggested. I simply ran every day meals through the blender and my children began to refuse to store bought varieties. I now have four daughters who have grown up to be extremely healthy. Baby food in a jar is really no different outside of the packaging .

Well, of course your old guys love kitten food. They know which side their bread is buttered! You didn't forget the drop of Moet Chandon in their water bowl every night, did you? You can make your own kitten food, if you wish. There are literally hundreds of sites on the Internet which cater for making your own pet food with the right balance and all. Here are just two I found (with MyLot Search, of course) which look good: http://www.nocans.com/kitten-food.html http://www.our-happy-cat.com/kitten-food.html (this one talks about milk first but the next page goes on to mention solid food). Both of them have menus for older cats (which may be better balanced) and all you may have to do is puree it a little finer. You can also try this: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=making+your+own+kitten+food

I don't know much about feeding human food to pets - or pet food to humans for that matter. But it does seem to me that caviar and salmon is a tad luxurious. A nice piece of cod roe from the chip shop, liquidised might be just as good. Salt has to be a bad thing so don't add any. Our local cats seem to exist on what the birds leave on the bird table in our garden. The then help the manuring process, usually in a place that it isn't wanted or needed. Gives me an excuse to clean my shoes though.

hi jb well do I remember those days of buying baby food for two babies 11 months apart and the cost. I got smart and started pureeing the same veggies and fruits and meats we adults had for lunch and dinner and making my own baby food. Also the two seemed to like it better than the Gerbers expensive little cans. So if I had aging pets I would just puree people food and save a bundle too. I will never forget having Lisa in my arms and myson in a stroller at a small store while shopping for baby food. my son got out of his stroller and began wandering the aisles. then he comes up to me, Mommy man gave me this and hands me a twenty dollar bill."He said give it to mommy for baby food,So my baby food that day was paid for by this handsome stranger who tipped his hat and almost ran out of the store. The clerk then told me that the man was the owner of the store and she was to give me anything else I needed for my two free. I never again saw the man but his kindness always stayed with me.Did you ever taste some of that stuff? the meat tastes just dreadful poor babies yuck. I had to use some when I had some crowns replaced and it was really yuckville.

I haven't bought baby food for a long time but, I remember when my youngest was a baby it was like 79 cents for the small jar. When my oldest used baby food (8 years between those two) it was only 10 cents a small jar. Inflation!

I was told the same thing for my aging four-legged family members. After seeing the prices of baby food, not to mention the frequency of recalls, I started pureeing my own. I do what you suggested, putting some through the blender (unseasoned) each time I cook. When I do that, I freeze it in ice cube trays, then plastic, labelled bags once it's frozen. By doing that, my dog (chihuahua) has a constant variety and she seems to be doing just fine. Go ahead and try it! Bet they learn quickly to come running when they hear that blender going.

Did your vet recommend this for a particular health reason? That's the only reason why I would think it would be good... or if they're just not eating, as a way to entice them to eat. After all, some ailing, older animals will just stop eating if they're not feeling well. I can't see how they'd recommend keeping them on babyfood indefinitely though, unless your vet is concerned that eating something, no matter what it is, is going to be better than spending another day not eating. In some cases there are conditions that dogs and cats can develop FROM not eating, and continuing to not eat will only make it worse, so babyfood can, at times, be tasty enough to get even the really stubborn ones to eat. Not everything suggested to you by a veterinarian is a ploy to waste your money on extravogant treatment of your pets. I would ask your vet WHY he has suggested that, if he hasn't already told you. And if it is just a suggestion with no real basis behind it, then by all means there are better alternatives than human baby food.

Baby food are costly, dear. I have a six month old and i'm giving her stuff like that from time to time but more often I am preparing her meal by using a blender.Fresh food are cheaper and you can prepare it the way you want plus they sre more healthy. Lucky pets you have. They have such owner like you who cares for them so much. :) God bless your kind heart.:)

Baby food is very important for our children in daily life.So we should choose the baby food carefully.But in modern world,many merchants provide so many bad baby food,it is almost no security baby food in the world.