I have bought Heinz Breakfast Oat & Apple cereal for my 6 month old. He really likes it. It says there are no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives but are there any downsides to feeding it? I have only really given him fresh food up until now (apart from a little baby rice mixed in the food sometimes).
What do people think of Heinz cereals?
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I'd look at the small print, sugar isn't an artificial flavouring, neither is salt. I'm no expert but lots of other less than desirable ingredients can lurk under the 'no artifical' tag.
A 'fat free' product can be high calorie and have loads of sugar, a 'sugar free' product will doubtless be chock full of artificial sweeteners and lard. Those claims are all designed to mislead and make us think that products are better for us than they are.
That being said, I'm not saying you shouldn't feed it to him just that you should look at what is actually in it not what the manufacturers say isn't in it. Then you can make an informed decision about if/how often he has it.
A 'fat free' product can be high calorie and have loads of sugar, a 'sugar free' product will doubtless be chock full of artificial sweeteners and lard. Those claims are all designed to mislead and make us think that products are better for us than they are.
That being said, I'm not saying you shouldn't feed it to him just that you should look at what is actually in it not what the manufacturers say isn't in it. Then you can make an informed decision about if/how often he has it.
http://www.heinzbaby.co.uk/products/heinz-breakfast/oat-and-apple-cereal-(125g).aspx
is this the one you are referring to? if it is, i wont feed my 6 mth old with it after checking the ingredient list. my firstborn had a bad case of food reaction and gas. so far second baby just has lotsa gas. here's what i try to avoid till they are about a year old.
it has whole milk contents such as:
Skimmed Milk Powder
Whole Milk Powder
Milk Protein
generally, whole milk fed to babies below a year old can impede their iron absorption. in this case, i guess you have to consume alot to have that effect. http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/milkforbaby.htm
it has food additives such as
Calcium Carbonate
Maltodextrin
i guess sooner or later they will consume all that, but i'd rather much later
is this the one you are referring to? if it is, i wont feed my 6 mth old with it after checking the ingredient list. my firstborn had a bad case of food reaction and gas. so far second baby just has lotsa gas. here's what i try to avoid till they are about a year old.
it has whole milk contents such as:
Skimmed Milk Powder
Whole Milk Powder
Milk Protein
generally, whole milk fed to babies below a year old can impede their iron absorption. in this case, i guess you have to consume alot to have that effect. http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/milkforbaby.htm
it has food additives such as
Calcium Carbonate
Maltodextrin
i guess sooner or later they will consume all that, but i'd rather much later