Homemade Baby Food - what's the point?

I've been asked a lot lately about why I am making Deacon's baby food. Here are my reasons:

1st - I enjoy it. I love picking out the produce and being picky about what I get.
2nd - I know what will go into his food. I can make sure there is no salt or preservatives added.
3rd - Cost! Its much cheaper to make your own than it is to buy the jarred food.

I have bought him bananas and pears that were already made. Earth's Best Organic 2.5 oz jars are $.89 each at Kroger, making them $.36/oz. Gerber's Organic 2 pack of 2.5 oz containers are $1.29, making them $.26/oz.

I can buy green beans by the pound for $.59 and I usually buy 2 lbs. After they are steamed, pureed and dished out into the 1 oz ice cube trays I can fill at least 2 trays (usually more). So for $1.18 I get at least 24 oz of green beans and it costs me about $.05 per ounce.

So if you really want to see the savings you can look at it this way...right now he is eating 5 oz of baby food a day, on an average day. That's 35 oz a week. This is how much it would cost me all three ways:

(This is all based on the price of green beans)

Week:
35 oz of baby food
Earth Best - $12.60
Gerber - $9.10
Homemade - $1.75

Year:
Earth Best - $665.20
Gerber - $473.20
Homemade - $91.00

So I am saving between $574.20 - $382.20 a year. That seems like a bargain to me!

If you would like more info on the savings of making baby food, check out this site