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How to start your own business Infant Feeding Part # 5: fresh, organic and local

Of course, you not to make fresh, organic local and highlighting the values of your company in baby foods. Perhaps these attributes are not as important to parents in your area. However, as I indicated earlier, the market for products that have these qualities is growing rapidly. And the fact that baby food is fresh, organic and local is unlikely that people flees. But you may lose potential customers if your diet does not at least one of these attributes.

Why organic baby food?

"Existing regulations on the amount of pesticide residues than non-organic foods may contain are based on" acceptable "levels of adult consumption. Babies and toddlers are at greater risk due to the immaturity of their organs and systems that are more vulnerable to toxins.
"Because baby is often limited to only a few types of less processed foods such as apples, potatoes, carrots, may receive greater exposure to toxins.
"Since conception to one year of age, children are most vulnerable. During this critical phase of development of the cells multiply at their best, but the body has limited the power of leverage.
-Baby 's digestive system is also more efficient than an Adult to absorb food, nutrients faster to use, but also make the body more vulnerable to toxins. immature kidneys are not competent to excrete harmful substances, so they can circulate the body over a long period of time.
"Nobody knows what genetic engineering can have an effect on nutrition and health of those who consume. So the best way to protect yourself and your baby against problems is to choose organic. organic baby foods are produced without genetically engineered ingredients modified modified.

Why local products for babies?

"Eating local means more for the local economy. A study by the New Economics Foundation in London, a dollar spent locally generates twice as much income for the local economy. When companies are not locally owned money leaves the community at every transaction.
"Local production is cooler. Although production is bought at the supermarket or big box store has been in transit or stored in the refrigerator for several days or weeks, the production that can be purchased at your local farmer's market has often been taken within 24 hours your purchase. This freshness not only affects the taste of food, but the nutritional value decreases with time.
At the local level, fruits and vegetables have more time to mature. Because product is handled less, locally grown fruit should not be "wild" or withstand the rigors of shipping. This means that you will be able to get peaches mature, while they fall as eating them, figs that would have been shattered if they were sold using traditional methods, and melons are left to ripen until the last possible time on the vine.
"Eating local is better for air quality and pollution than eating organic. In a 2005 study Mars by the journal Food Policy was found that the miles that Organic Food often travels to our plate creates environmental damage that outweighs the interest in buying organic products.
Eating local protects us from bioterrorism. Food with less distance to travel from farm to plate has less susceptibility to harmful contamination.
"Supporting suppliers remain open and undeveloped.

Sources:
"Trading Places: local economic impact of products on the street and farmers markets, New Economics Foundation, November 2005.
Farm costs and food miles: An assessment of the total cost of the weekly food ration, Food Policy Volume 30, Number 1, February 2005, pages 1-19.
– "New Rules for the fight against food terrorism," Associated Press, December 6 2004.

About the Author

Mischelle (Schelly) Weedman-Davis left her 15-year high-tech career to become a stay-at-home mom but later became the founder of Sprouts Baby Food, Inc. She now uses her talents to support her husband’s Seattle law firm, the Davis Law Group so she can spend more time with her family. http://www.InjuryTrialLawyer.com. But she remains committed to infant nutrition and helping others that want to start their own baby food business.

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