Why Organic Baby Food?
Buying and preparing organic baby food is a wonderful way to ensure your little one eats great-tasting, healthy food.
As you might imagine, good baby nutrition is especially important during the early years when your baby is growing and developing so rapidly.
This site contains alot of great information to help you make great decisions for your family. Are you interested
homemade baby food
? If so, we'll help you
shop for organic food
and we'll also give you some great pointers so that you'll be
making baby food
in no time. We've also included some great information on the
benefits of organic baby formula.
Conventional Foods-What's the big deal?
Unfortunately, many conventional foods can put children at risk of exposure to environmental toxins. For example, in the case of produce, residues from chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other agents may still be found on these foods even after washing! However, when you buy food that has been certified organic, you can expect:
- pesticide-free produce
- antibiotic and hormone-free meat
- antibiotic and hormone-free dairy

Farmer's Market or Grocery Store?
In the past, natural foods were typically found at your local farmer's market or cooperative; however, today more and more stores are now carrying healthier food products. Just take a stroll through your local grocery store and you will be amazed at all of the organic fruit, hormone-free meats and new natural food products available. In addition, several major baby food companies now offer organic baby food lines that are pretty easy to find. So whether you are looking for fresh wholesome foods to make your own baby food or you prefer to purchase pre-packaged food, today's market offers you a variety of options.
Finding the Best Organic Baby Food at the Store
On of the most trusted names in baby food,
Gerber
now offers a USDA-certified organic line of food which includes over 25 varieties for baby and toddler. Gerber's line is widely available nationwide at many grocers.
Earth's Best
, which offers a full product line of over 40 foods, markets itself as "the only full line of organic baby food" and the "the first brand of baby food to be produced with NO genetically engineered ingredients." In addition, Earth's Best has teamed up with Sesame Street to offer an entire line of toddler foods and snacks. The products are available nationwide atBabies R Us and Toys R Us as well at many major national grocery chains.
Created by a mom,
Plum Organics
is a new line of certified organic food which is flash-frozen to lock in freshness, flavor and nutrients. Located in the frozen food aisle, you can now find Plum Organics nationwide at SuperTarget and other major retailers.
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