The Bite:
Warm up to organic frozen fruit and veggie purees. They're pretty darn close to homemade (if you don't have the time to whip up your own), plus they brush aside pesticides and additives so you can chill.
Frozen Baby Food
Shunning the baby food in the freezer aisle?
05.11.2009
Submitted by alara on Sun, 05/10/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Not turning your back on good food. Fresh produce that's minimally processed through quick freezing maintains more of the original flavor, color, and nutrient content than the jarred stuff.
- Paying no mind to additives. Many commercial baby food brands (including organics) contain stuff like modified starches, sugars, or preservatives. Our picks are as unprocessed as you can get.
- Shrugging off chems. Organic produce = grown without pesticides, keeping chem residue away from food and kids' bodies.
- Dismissing extra waste. These companies use planet-friendly packaging such as recycled cardboard, veggie ink, and BPA-free plastic.
Wanna Try:
- Jack's Harvest - organic purees in heart-shaped "cubes" packed in a single bag; first stage (smoothest) faves include peas with mint, also Papplesauce (peach, apple, and cinnamon); locate a store ($11/12 ounces).
- Tasty Baby - organic purees available in three consistencies (smooth to chunky); top picks include Corn in the USA and Bangos (banana, mango, and vanilla); use ZIP locator to find a store ($7/10.5 ounces).
- Mom Made Foods - certified organic purees including broccoli, sweet potato, and the best apple flavor we tried; also bigger kids' fare; available at Whole Foods or Super Target ($5/7 ounces).
- Plum Organics - organic purees in three different textures; our winner for power nutrition: Super Greens (peas, spinach, and green beans); available at Whole Foods or Super Target ($4/8 ounces). NOTE: On Oct. 19, 2009, Plum recalled select batches of its apple and carrot pouches. For more info on recalls, check the FDA alerts
Timeout
Resident Mama Bite taster, Roxane, gobbled up everything in sight but seemed pretty keen on Jack's Harvest peas with mint - most of it even made it in her mouth - and Tasty Baby sweet corn.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Mama Biters dish up a serving of frozen eco baby food instead of the conventional stuff, we'll keep the weight of 71 jogging strollers in pesticide-treated food outta our kids' bellies.
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