A Bowl Full of Organic Mush

We started our little one on solids recently, and we're going organic. Mommy*drama didn't even have to do much convincing, especially since the 2003 study by Cynthia Curl from University of Washington found that kids who ate organic had a pesticide level six times lower than those who didn't.

Before you go trotting off to your local organic markets and grabbing the jars off the shelf, realize that the jarred stuff is typically treated at such high temperature to ensure stable shelf life (two years or more!) that they require extra processing just to get the vitamins, nutrients and flavors back into the food. When you're going organic for the freshness and the nutrients, who wants that?

But even if you're time-crunched, cooking challenged or just don't want the hassle of pureeing and mashing, you can still serve up fresh organic bites. For the past couple days, I have been sampling (or should I say, feasting on) home-cooked organic baby food from Bohemian Baby. It's so spoon-lickin' good that I found myself polishing off the jar and wishing for more!

Every one of Bohemian Baby foods is fresh-made organic: home-cooked with love and joy; refrigerated not frozen so the bites are as fresh as it gets; and made with the freshest seasonal ingredients to ensure the food is so yummy it ends up in the tummy, not on the table. Those of you lucky enough to live in the L.A. area can get milkman-style home delivery service - fresh jars dropped off outside your door and empty jars picked up. The rest of us can count on UPS/Fedex to do the job overnight or second day air.

So take a look at their 40+ item menu and order directly from Bohemian Baby's website. Serving up fresh organic baby bites doesn't get any easier!

Below is a list of additonal home-made organic baby food options:
- Homemade Baby: Kettle-cooked slowly under a Le Cordon Bleu Chef's supervision. Kosher too! Stays fresh for 20 days refrigerated or 2 months frozen.
- Little Potatoes: Hand prepared with produce from local organic farmers in Colorado. Minimally cooked, chilled rapidly and then frozen to seal in nutrients.
- Loving Spoonfuls: Home cooked from 100% USDA-certified, organic produce in Mill Valley, CA. Fresh frozen to retain flavor.
- Sweetpea Baby Food (Canada): Wheat free and soy free. Packaged in ice cube trays for better portion control.
- Happy Baby: Packaged in ice cube trays. Available at Fresh Direct and Gourmet Garage in NYC.

Related articles:
- Pesticides in Baby Food [Environmental Working Group]
- Pesticides in your baby's food: What you need to know [Babycenter]

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