Best Price for Jarred Baby Food?

[ktja0227]

I need any advice too....my daughter is 12 weeks old and I think she might be ready soon for food...

How is everyone getting food for less than 40 c/jar. I have Kroger, Food City, Food Lion, and Walmart, Target, Kmart?

Thanks,
Kelli

[MrsPinecone]

Originally Posted by ktja0227 I need any advice too....my daughter is 12 weeks old and I think she might be ready soon for food...

Just FYI, the American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't recommend starting solids until closer to 6 months old, particularly if you are breastfeeding.

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[blonditz]

Originally Posted by foggierbard9 I wish I could pay .15 a jar...I am paying around .40 a jar and that is the best price I have been able to get, that is for beechnut stage 2. I started making his fruits since it was cheaper than jarred food, but he is ready for stage 3 and I cant see paying almost $1 per jar. Can someone point me in the right direction...I have Target, Safeway(no doubles), SaveMart, Raleys, Winco?

My kids pedi said they don't really need 3rd foods. None of my kids ever liked the chunks anyway. If he's ready for a larger amoung why not just give a jar and a half of 2nd foods? Deals are always better on 2nd foods.

[Butterfly719]

Originally Posted by blonditz My kids pedi said they don't really need 3rd foods. None of my kids ever liked the chunks anyway. If he's ready for a larger amoung why not just give a jar and a half of 2nd foods? Deals are always better on 2nd foods.

I'm not a doctor, but that seems kind of an odd comment for a pedi to make :shrug7: The 3rd foods really aren't as much about portion as about having the chunks and thicker consistency so your baby can learn to chew and swallow properly.

I agree deals are better on the 2nd foods, but atleast for the meats and pastas, the chunky 3rd foods would be a necessity. I haven't noticed any difference in the fruits and veggies though, except a larger portion, so 2nd foods would be better for stocking up in that respect if you could get them cheaper.

[foggierbard9]

Originally Posted by Butterfly719 I'm not a doctor, but that seems kind of an odd comment for a pedi to make :shrug7: The 3rd foods really aren't as much about portion as about having the chunks and thicker consistency so your baby can learn to chew and swallow properly. I agree deals are better on the 2nd foods, but atleast for the meats and pastas, the chunky 3rd foods would be a necessity. I haven't noticed any difference in the fruits and veggies though, except a larger portion, so 2nd foods would be better for stocking up in that respect if you could get them cheaper.

My son prefers the chunkier foods. He tries to chew the stage 2 before he swallows it. Usually he has beans once a day (I make them and mash them for the consistancy he likes) and mix them with the stage 2 veggies to make a "dinner" but I also give him meat once a day and right now he doesnt like the consistancy of actual meat so I still have to use the jars for that and that is where I would like to give him the stage 3 instead of the stage 2.

[Sthrnmissgal]

I believe no more than $.25 a jar, but by all means if I can get it cheaper I will sure try.

[bbjam2007]

OMG! how come everyone but me gets FREE/cheap baby food?
dd is in stage 3 and for beechnut , everywhere around me is $0.75 each!!!
and the best Q's i have for that is $1.50/8 !!!:frown:

[BigDog]

Originally Posted by MrsPinecone Just FYI, the American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't recommend starting solids until closer to 6 months old, particularly if you are breastfeeding. http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/309269-post6.html

Oye, I wish I could have waited. I bf exclusively oldest and the youngest (still nursing).

With my oldest. I was told to start him on rice at 2 1/2 months (spoon fed). He lost almost 2 lbs (smaller then birthweight). And had been nursing every hour on the hour for 30-45 minutes each time.

My youngest here. Oh she is tiny. But, she never went as frequently at nursing as my oldest. So around 3 months. When I wanted to start her and she wouldn't sleep and was constantly eating, but only every 2 hours. I thought I was a "weak" mommy for starting the oldest so soon. Well, I went to the doctor at the 4 month check up and she was only 8.9 lbs. :frown: and loosing weight. I'm just not...endowed with a milk supply. My ladies are C cup. But, they don't have the "goods". She was so small. The doctor told me to come in, in 2 weeks to check her weight. She went up to 9 lbs. But, I was told to give her cereal with every meal until she reach 14 lbs. (as of a 1 month ago she has made it, at 7 1/2 months old).

Back to orginal OP. This is my first time using baby food. I only do the jarred cereal. I can't stand meat from the jar. Weather it be spaghetti in meat sauce or chicken in chicken broth. So our "stock up" price is (for size 3) .50 or less on Gerber (they are chunkier at size 3).

I was hoping Target would have their Gerber coupon come out before she was weaned off of baby food. But, she only takes about 2 jars a day now. Apparently the Gerber deal was the target coupon that broke the coupon friendlieness of my Target.:shrug7: Some lady (not me) went in and used 100 coupons each time for baby food. I got a whooping 40 size 2 jars and thought I stocked up (remember I never used the food before).

[ktja0227]

so...back to my question...where and when are any good deals coming for baby food....I am stocking up for when we start feeding baby food.

[jennibeanz]

Originally Posted by ktja0227 so...back to my question...where and when are any good deals coming for baby food....I am stocking up for when we start feeding baby food.

I found a website (mod edit of competing site name)that has coupons for foodlion they have all kinds of baby coupons all u do is o to the "coupon menu" the "foodlion" and scroll through them nd click the ones u want to print a pop up box will ask u how many u want (print alot u can only do this one time per PC) and then follow the instructions