It depends on the commercial stuff. Some jars contain nothing but the stuff itself (e.g. pureed carrots).
Other reasons why the paed. might have suggested to use them.
A) Mama is less emotionally invested - so if baby spits it out or turns up her nose, mama doesn't feel so rejected.
B) Some mamas (not here of course) may not keep kitchen and utensils as hygienic as possible. If the paed was older, could be he is remembering a time when refrigeration was less common and canned pureed foods might be cleaner and safe for a young baby than "carrot pulled from family soup pot and mushed up with a spoon".
My kids mostly ate congee and mushed up food that we cooked for them, but we also bought jarred stuff too sometimes. It was good to have it in the cabinet or fridge if we had a hungry BB and "Oh no, we didn't get around to making any congee!".
Commercial jars of baby food are not poison and if you look at the list of ingredients, you basically know what they're getting. Avoid stuff w/ added salt and sugar if that's your worry.
Other reasons why the paed. might have suggested to use them.
A) Mama is less emotionally invested - so if baby spits it out or turns up her nose, mama doesn't feel so rejected.
B) Some mamas (not here of course) may not keep kitchen and utensils as hygienic as possible. If the paed was older, could be he is remembering a time when refrigeration was less common and canned pureed foods might be cleaner and safe for a young baby than "carrot pulled from family soup pot and mushed up with a spoon".
My kids mostly ate congee and mushed up food that we cooked for them, but we also bought jarred stuff too sometimes. It was good to have it in the cabinet or fridge if we had a hungry BB and "Oh no, we didn't get around to making any congee!".
Commercial jars of baby food are not poison and if you look at the list of ingredients, you basically know what they're getting. Avoid stuff w/ added salt and sugar if that's your worry.