I'm just sayin'....

I don't understand how things can be so different from country to country. There are too many things to count but here's the one that's frustrating me today. BABY FOOD! Everything I know about baby food I know from reading....U.S. books that is. I decided from the beginning of my pregnancy that I would make my own baby food. No particular reason...just because.

Rule number 1 with starting your baby on solids is to introduce one food at a time and don't introduce another new food for 3 to 4 days just to make sure there are no allergic reactions. Well, all jar baby food in Belgium is a mix of 3 to 4 different foods: apple, banana, peaches or potato, broccoli, cauliflower. I guess they aren't too worried about reactions.

Rule number 2 watch out for certain food that you aren't suppose to introduce to a baby until a year or two. Take honey for instance, the U.S. suggests you don't introduce it until after two years of age for fear of botulism. I was walking down the baby food aisle at our grocery store at there was an entire row of baby food with honey. WHAT???? Again, are they not worried about this. Your not suppose to give a baby chocolate until after 1 year and today at the Belgian store I saw a Chocolate cream dessert for baby. WHAT????

The health care is superb in Europe and I have been nothing but pleased but, this is such a huge difference in recommendations/standards. Crazy I say.

Below are some photos of our first day with sweet potatoes.

Ready to be defrosted and warmed

Voila!

I'm sure she's thinking: Ummmm, excuse me...this doesn't taste like my yummy pears!

We're still working on sweet potatoes. That's ok though....momma and daddy just started liking them last year. LAUGH!