Yummy in My Tummy: Is Organic Baby Food Worth It?
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There are three stages of organic baby food that correspond to babies' growth - the first are basic flavors (for example, sweet peas), the second stage adds a new ingredient to the mix (say, sweet peas and carrots), and the third, adds even more texture (peas, carrots, and lentils). To get more protein into the baby food at the later stages, ingredients like garbanzo beans, white beans, or lentils are added. They also try to create seasonal flavors whenever possible, like the mango and strawberry flavor available now.
Chef Stanley says the idea behind Yummy in My Tummy baby food was always to make a product that is less expensive and safer than you could make at home.
"We're not going to price this out so it's an elitist product," says Karen. (The baby food costs $1.33 per unit for Stage 1, $1.53 for Stage 2, and $1.73 for Stage 3.) She knows a lot of parents make their own baby food, but cautions that usually homemade baby food only has a 2-3 day shelf life and so many parents end up freezing the leftovers.
Then, she says,"if you defrost it and if your child doesn't want that, then they start screaming their heads off, and then you have to defrost something else." It can become a time consuming and frustrating process. Her conclusion is that buying the food from a place you trust is just so much easier.
While the Stanleys tested their flavors out on their daughter, Sophia, it's their one-and-a-half year-old-son Sage that is truly benefiting. Raised on the Yummy in My Tummy baby food line, Sage "eats like a horse". For more info on Yummy in My Tummy organic baby food, visit the store or click here.