As babies grow, they need heavier foods, which not only give more energy but also provide more filling which makes them demand less feeding time.
 
However, what food to give a young one who has been on infant formula is sometimes a difficult choice to make because you want to give healthy and nourishing meals to the baby.
 
These are some simple and health-giving foods you can make at home for your baby. They need not cost so much because they are available at home most of the time. They may be foods that the whole family eats all the time.
 
Potatoes
We agree that they are good for baby because they are fresh, not the already cooked and packaged ones. Apart from the fact that potatoes are simple to prepare, they taste nice and contain Vitamin A, beta carotene, potassium, Vitamin E, calcium and folate.
 
In a study to know which vegetables out of 58 of them were loaded with enough percentages of Vitamin A and C, folate, iron, copper, calcium and fibre, sweet potatoes were chosen as the number one. The next to it was raw carrot.
 
Broken down, these are the nutritional values of one medium baked potato: Vitamins; Vitamin A; 21,909 IUS, Vitamin C 39.2mg, Pantothenic acid1.76mg and folate12mcg.
 
The mineral content of the same baked potato could provide up to 950mg, phosphorous 108mg, magnesium13.5mg, calcium 76 mg and iron1.38mg. There were some amount of copper, selenium, manganese and zinc.
 
Potatoes can be introduced as baby’s first solid food as the fibre in them helps digestion and promotes bowel health.
 
Chicken

Chicken can form a child’s food as early as seven months or earlier. Chicken is a good source of protein. It is known to contain niacin and phosphorus, which help to release energy from protein, fats and carbohydrates as food is digested. Chicken has Vitamin B6 and selenium, a powerful anti-oxidant. Chicken is recommended as baby’s first meal because it contains less fat; when chicken does have fat, the oil is less saturated.
 
Read more at http://guardian.ng/guardian-woman/baby-food-on-the-cheap-side/