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Do you want to avoid herbicides and pesticides since you want your tot to grow like a weed?

Submitted by idealbite on Wed, 07/12/2006 - 6:00pm.
The Bite:
While you are making the airplane noises to get them to open wide, be sure to start baby on a nutritious diet. Choose organic baby food, or consider preparing your own to save a bundle of cash on what your bundle of joy eats.
The Benefits: 
  • Limit baby’s exposure to pesticides. Pound for pound, babies and children eat more than adults, thus consuming more toxins from conventionally grown food.
  • Preparing your own baby food can save hundreds of dollars. On average, households spend $300 on baby food during an infant’s first year compared to $55 on homemade food.
  • Avoid starting baby on a junk food diet. The leading baby food producer uses only about 50% real fruit; the rest is sugar, modified food starch, water and sometimes sodium.
Personally Speaking: 
Excited by the prospect of do-it-yourself baby food, Jen has been practicing on Cricket (who really prefers bison treats to the vegetable popsicles Jen tried to make her eat).
Wanna Try: 
  • Kidco Food Mill - this baby food grinder is great for both home and on the go ($16).
  • Earth’s Best Baby Food - organic baby food made specifically for the different stages of a developing baby ($4/6-pack).
  • Happy Baby - made for a baby, but good enough for a mommy. Available nationally by August 1.
  • Little Dish Fresh Baby Food - UK Biters can get it at Waitrose or online (£3).
  • Simply Natural Baby Food - features over 150 age-appropriate recipes ($11).
  • Wholesomebabyfood.com - a great resource for baby food recipes, news, products and more.
  • If you are DIY-ing: blend your own organic foods and freeze in ice cube trays. 1-2 cubes are the perfect size for a little one’s meal.
Krista Stephenson.

Related Blog Post: True Story about What My Mom Fed Me

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