Twins Blog: Organic Baby Food

May 27, 2011, By 4 comments

Twins Blog: Organic Baby Food

My wife came home the other day from the grocery store, and as I peered inside one of the recyclable bags, my eyes grew wide.

“They were on sale,” she said by way of explanation, anticipating the lift of my eyebrows. “It was buy one, get one free. Plus, they won’t last very long.”    

I slowly pulled the tiny jars from the bag, and I began to stack. And stack and stack. There were peas and carrots. There was squash. There were bananas. There were fruit mixes and vegetable-pasta mixes. And there were a ton of them.    

By the time I finished stacking the tiny containers of baby food on the island in our kitchen, I had constructed another table—one made entirely of organic baby food jars.         

We already had begun slowly letting Stella and Noah eat organic oatmeal—two tablespoons of cereal a day. It took a few tries before we got the consistency right, and a few more tries before the twins figured out they actually needed to swallow to avoid an immediate bath—or, at the very least, a good neck scrubbing—afterward.   

Either way, they’re a mess when they’re finished, but at least it’s an organic mess.

Every time I gather my grocery list and drive to the local Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s, the word “organic” appears on my to-buy list over and over. The word might as well be tattooed across my face. To me, organic equals good, healthy food. Yes, I know that isn’t always true, but if I’m presented with organic vs. non-organic, I’ll go with the former.

You see, the price doesn’t matter to me. As long as the produce—and the pasta and crackers, for that matter—is organic, that’s what I’m buying.

And that’s what the kids will be eating. Start 'em off early, I figure, and grow good eating habits right out of the gate.

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Comments (4):

Tish T. How do you know someone is a snob who only eats "organic"? Don't worry, they'll tell you. - 11/03/2011
D. A. A quote from the article Ken site: "While questions remain as to whether organic foods have any extra nutritional value, people buy organic for a number of other reasons as well. Organic foods are made without the use of conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, antibiotics or hormones -- which could potentially reap benefits for people's health and the environment." - 06/12/2011
Emily K. Sorry, man, Organic Animal Crackers are still, er, tooth-sticking, glycemic-index spiking cute little lumps of empty calories. Same with organic juice boxes, fruit snacks, fishy crackers, mac n cheese,you name it. Better to avoid that stuff altogether, organic or not. With the exception of "the dirty dozen" and a few others like milk, much better to stick to whole, unprocessed, yes even very little kids WILL EAT dense sprouted whole grain bread, veggies, etc. Very simple stuff - if you don't buy it, they won't eat it, and won't come to expect it. Don't give in. - 06/01/2011
Ken K. FYI, no evidence of any difference in nutrition content of normal and organic food "In that study, the researchers combed through 162 articles published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, and found no evidence that organic and conventional foods differ significantly in their nutrient content." http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/24/us-organic-foods-idUSTRE64N3O920100524 - 05/28/2011

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