Review of Gerber Infant Foods with DHA

There has been a lot of talk regarding the added benefit of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) to infant food in the past year. DHA is an polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid that is important for brain and eye development during baby's early years of growth, normally found in breastmilk and the Omega-3 fatty oils of fishes such as tuna and salmon. You can't get down the infant food and formula aisles of your store without seeing products claiming to be fortified with DHA.

Gerber has joined the health bandwagon with their own line of DHA purees and cereal. By added refined tuna oils to the contents of their 2nd foods, Gerber has been hoping to fill the gap during a time when most infants are lacking in getting thier Omega-3 fatty oils.

As infants grow during the last half of their first year, they continue to drink the same amount of DHA fortified formula or breastmilk. The need for additional calories most often comes in the form of finger foods or toddler cuisine. Since most of these do not contain additional DHA (unless you are fond of giving baby fishsticks), these new Gerber foods can be introduced to help keep baby on track for DHA consumption.

Whether or not you are on board with supplementing additional DHA-fortified foods to baby, the new flavors and quality of these foods are amazing. Our little one goes nuts over the new flavors: Banana Peach Granola, Apple Vanilla Mixed Grain, Pear Blueberry Oat, and Pear Strawberry Granola. (Plus I've tried them, and they pass my tastebud inspection with flying colors!)

For a more simple fare, try the Basic rice or oatmeal dry cereals with DHA. Available at your local grocer or anywhere Gerber products are sold.

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