I get one of those weekly parenting Emails from baby weekly and I was amazed at this weeks installment......
Week 27 Baby Tip
Nitrates in Vegetables
Hi Sue,
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.
That's a new one on me! Makes me glad I've got all those jars in though
Week 27 Baby Tip
Nitrates in Vegetables
Hi Sue,
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.
That's a new one on me! Makes me glad I've got all those jars in though
us jar mummies are doing the right thing at last lol 
