When it comes to babies first foods, Gerber is not your only option. There are many simple choices available. Look for foods that have as little processing as possible. The closer it is to it’s original form – the better it is for your baby.
General Mills Cheerios has become is the standard go to first food. It’s in diaper bags around the country and while it’s fine – I know there are even better options out there.
Whenever possible – Buy Organic.
We are talking about our babies – their systems are just starting to develop and whenever possible avoid exposing your baby to possible pesticides and select organics for your baby.
During the finger food stage of feeding your little one my favorites are (Organic):Puffed WheatPuffed Kamut (related to wheat) – larger and easier for little hands to graspPuffed Brown RicePuffed CornBrown Rice Cakes – Unsalted* Don’t forget the fruits and vegetables. You can cook and chop into small pieces any vegetable or non soft fruit that you might feed them at meal time.
With baby food – making your own is inexpensive and easier than you think, but you’ll be able to purchase many ready made options at Whole Foods.
For on the go snacks and a treat in our house my kids like freeze dried fruit:
Trader Joe’s carries a variety, bananas, mango, lychee.
Brother’s All Natural Fuji Apple Crisps – these are freeze dried apples with no additives or preservatives. They are not organic, but I haven’t found this product yet from an organic source.
I hope you found some ideas that might work for you!
Look for coming post on making your own organic baby foods!
This advice is not to be used in place of the advice from your pediatrician! Be sure to consult with your ped regarding how to proceed with your babies first foods!
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Since my daughter was eating food I have used my Magic Bullet to make anything from fruit and veggie purees to her smoothies with organic yogurt and flaxseed. Just from the cost perspective it’s better and no jars to recycle! Sometimes being green does save you a lot of green- thanks for the blog.
This is a great list – thank you! It just gave me the shove I needed to replace those cheerios, which my 11 mo old loves. He also really likes Organic Baby Mum-mum and Happymelts organic yogurt snacks.
Good news! Thanks for sharing.
I’d like to caution you with the baby yogurt snacks – most of them are laden with sugar – which will set you up for sugary things as you move forward. Instead combine plain yogurt with applesauce or another fruit puree so you can control the sweetness and it will be all fruit sweetened.
Good luck!