date:Sep 10, 2013
Baby foods made by firms including Cow and Gate, Heinz and Ella's Kitchen have far fewer nutrients than homemade meals, according to a new study.
Many contain high levels of sugar and some are promoted for use from four months of age, a time when babies should still be on a diet of breast or formula milk.
Babies would need to eat twice as much shop-bought food to get the same energy and protein as meals cooked at home, researchers found.
The study, from the department of human nutrition at th