Do like eating jars of baby food?

Diatonic12 wrote: »

Baby food is not formulated for adults that weigh 20 x more than a baby.

well, not in the quantities of those little jars anyway.

But if anybody wants to eat them (and there are adults who want/need to eat soft mushy food) as all or part of their diet, in appropriate portion amounts - no reason not to.

Except, IMO , cost - much cheaper ways to get bland mushy food, if that is your thing.

and when I think about it, I eat some bland mushy food - it just doesnt come labelled as baby food or portioned in baby size amounts- eg custard, yogurt, mashed potatoes.....

I eat my daughters Gerber Baby Mac and Cheese as a snack sometimes, its awesome. And when I want something quick I've been tempted to eat their fruit pouches (but haven't). I have used them in baking before though when I've run out of apple sauce or something.

But no I don't think they're a good idea for a whole diet. They're actually not very well balanced even for babies. Babies are supposed to have 50% of calories from fat, and you can't do that with just the jars and pouches. And I dont think you can get everything for an adult either. They are designed for people who are also getting formula to supplement their diet, or even as the main part of their diet still (6 to 10 months old only).

Edit OH NO ZOMBIEEEEE!!!

WHY DID IT SHOW UP ON MY LIST!?!?!

Diatonic12 wrote: »

Baby food is not formulated for adults that weigh 20 x more than a baby.

Most baby food is one or maybe two or three whole foods pureed (and combined, if it's more than food, like peas and pears).

It seems extremely uneconomical for an adult if one were contemplating making baby food a significant portion of your diet, and I would think a lot of adults would either be turned off by or quickly bored by eating all their food pureed (well, I guess you could add in the toddler foods that have some bits you can actually chew).

Once in a long while I buy a baby food jar of pureed plums for bacon and shrimp appetizer that doesn't require much of the puree -- it's a lot easier than trying to find a sufficiently ripe plum and then pureeing it myself -- and not any more expensive in winter, which is seems to be the only time I ever make this particular appetizer.

I assume this isnt relevant to most of us ( including me) - but there are adults with swallowing difficulties who need to eat pureed food.

Although jars of baby food is not an economical way to do this.

Katies post reminds me of a really good tip re home made baby food - freeze it in ice cube trays - that way you can make a batch of, say, pureed apples, and just pop out the amount your baby will eat and avoid waste.