Pregnancy & Early Years
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The Organic Trade Association re ports consisten t growth in the organic food market ov erall, with US organic sa les alone breaking thro ugh the $55 billion m ark in 2019.
Bringing up Baby
Organically Is an organic diet best for your baby? We look at the advertising hype and the nutritional facts
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and discover new tastes. After pureé introduction and until nine months, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin D play an important role in baby’s development. Babies from 10-12 months old need the addition of iron-rich foods for their red blood cells and brain development. In the last stage of weaning, 12 months plus, toddlers need all previous requirements as well as 12g of protein a day which can come from fish, meat, eggs or double portions of vegan protein sources including dahl, chickpeas and lentils.
EATING ORGANIC According to the National Farmers' Union, the organic sector accounts for around 1.4 percent of the UK's multi-billion pound food and drink market. Many parents are looking at using organic baby food to better provide a baby with good nutrition and minimize some of the risks of using today's prepared foods that can contain some unnatural and potentially unhealthy elements. One of the biggest arguments in favour of organic feeding is the lack of chemical
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p until about the age of six months, breastmilk or formula provides a baby with all the nutrition they need, but a baby’s nutritional needs change as they grow. In fact there are four key stages in weaning on to solid food – but once they are on solids, does it make sense to choose organic? From around six months, you can supplement baby’s milk feeds and offer single vegetable or fruit pureés as they master the mechanics of swallowing
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