I get daily e-mails from a parenting
website and they recently sent me this so
I thought I'd share
"Now that your baby is eating some solid
foods, fresh is usually best. However,
according to the American Academy of
Pediatrics, beets, carrots, collard
greens, and turnips contain large amounts
of nitrates in some parts of the country.
Nitrates can cause a type of anemia in
your baby. Even though you can't
personally test the vegetables in your
area, rest assured that baby-food
companies take precautions not to use
vegetables high in nitrates. So if you
want to feed these vegetables to your
baby, it is safest to buy commercially
prepared jars."
I got it from: (information removed in
compliance with ehealth's tou).
