Stage 4 food for 12 months and above

Taste: Sweet and sour with a spice of cinnamon

Beech Nut’s Fruities Fruit Cups snack for toddlers is an old-fashioned and mother approved snack of pureed apples with a dash of cinnamon. It is a snack that babies love, especially those who have a passion for sourish food. This delightful snack food for toddlers have all the health benefits of apples. According to website NutritionData, apples have vitamins, like vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin B6 as well as Riboflavin, Folate and Thiamin. They also contain a lot of necessary minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium. Fiber is another reason why your toddler should eat apples on a regular basis. Fresh apples are the best, but when it comes to infants, smooth apple puree prepared from the best ingredients is an easily digestible and nutritious snack.

Cinnamon is best known as a spice enhancing food flavors. However, not many of us know that cinnamon is also beneficial for health. The research done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists revealed that pholyphenols found in cinnamon may decrease the risk for insulin resistance, heart disease, and cancer. A dash of cinnamon in your toddler’s snack might have long term health benefits.

Ingredients

diced apples, apple puree concentrate, water, cinnamon, ascorbic acid (vitamin c).

Nutritional Information

Serving Size 1 tub
Trans Fat 0g
Calories 100
Sodium 5mg
Potassium 220mg
Total Carbohydrate 25g
Fiber 2g
Sugar 18g

% of Daily Values:

Protein  3%
Vitamin A   8%
Vitamin C   45%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%

Stage 1 food for 4 months and above

Taste: Earthly! Earthly green beans.

Gerber Nature Select Green Beans is a healthy first food for your baby. In this review we will discuss the health benefits of the green beans as well as the taste factor.

Gerber makes its green beans puree from farm grown highest quality green beans without added sugar, artificial colors, starch or salt.  Some water is used to in the process of pureeing. Gerber is always striving to produce wholesome and nutritious quality baby food and the green beans puree is just one of its safe to eat for a baby products. Gerber does insist, though, that after opening the product should be refrigerated and used within 2 or 3 days. It is always best to serve your infant with a fresh newly opened pureed vegetable.

The taste of green beans might appear to be somewhat earthly and  robust.

Green Beans is one of the most nutritious and healthiest vegetables that you can feed your baby. A green bean is loaded with vitamins and minerals that are very important to your baby’s growth. Green beans are rich in vitamins C and K.  Vitamin C together with carotenoids, which are also present in green beans, help strengthen your baby’s immune system.  Vitamin K is a fat-soluble substance which helps with the blood-clotting process. Foliate, dietary fiber, potassium and manganese that are also found in green beans  are very important for your baby’s growing body. Green beans is  a source of a few carotenoids, which is a form of vitamin A found in fruits and vegetables. They act as antioxidants and we all know the benefits of cancer preventing antioxidants. The bottom line is that green beans are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are important for your baby’s growth and development.

Ingredients:

Green beans, water.

Nutritional Information:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size : 1 Pack

Calories 25
Total Fat:    0g
Trans Fat:    0g
Sodium:    5mg
Potassium:    150mg
Fiber:    2g
Sugar:    2g
Total Carbohydrates:    6g
Protein:    1g

% Daily value

Protein:      3%
Vitamin A:    10%
Vitamin C:     0%
Calcium:     4%
Iron:     2%
Zinc:     4%

Where to buy online : iHerb, drugstore.com, diapers.com.