The Best Eco-Friendly & Organic Baby Food
Of all of the ways I'm a picky parent, one I'm not at all ashamed of is my option to buy my kids organic food.
Because pesticides. Because neurotoxins.
We're growing tiny brains within our house, little thinkers and dreamers who've the possibility to invent world-saving inventions and cure cancer and fight injustice, and we do not have time for neurotoxins.
So when I'm not feeding my babies chunks of food straight from my plate a la baby led weaning, I'm providing them with some of the best purees available on the market.
Made with organic produce and without sketchy fillers, these brands are a few of my favorite go-tos – baby and picky mom approved.
Once Upon a Farm
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Once Upon a Farm is really a quite recent discovery of mine, but they've completely knocked my socks off with their dedication to planet and individuals. Their baby, toddler, and kids' pureed food pouches are organic and GMO-free, but additionally cold-pressed to preserve the nutrients inside them in the process.
They're also packed with superfoods like hemp seed and turmeric, which I love.
Initially I was just a little switched off by the pouches, even though they're BPA-free, simply because I personally don't like that you could never recycle those things. However with Once Upon a Farm, you are able to! These guys have partnered with Terracycle, so you don't have to produce a mountain of waste having a week's price of pouches – just request a Terracycle mailer (it's FREE), fill it up with pouches, and ship it back!
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Beech-Nut
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Which small goals are your big goals for 2022? #wegotthis (Photo credit to the friend Jill at @babyrabies!)
Beech-Nut is a great company having a wide range of foods, starting in the first stages of development into toddlerhood. Not all of their foods are organic, however they have some great lines that are. Their packaged toddler snacks are the rare variety that I not only felt good about feeding to my own little guy, but occasionally stashed within my purse for myself (seriously, you've gotta try the quinoa crispies).
What I like about Beech-Nut's organic purees is they are not as watery as most and there are VERY few ingredients in them for that allergy-conscious parent. It's managed to get quite simple to introduce one food at any given time to my baby – we're a large fan from the apples and kale within this house.
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Happy Family Organics
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@sunkissed_sweetheart 's little one is starting 2012 off right by snacking smart with our Super Smart Alphabet Snacks!
This brand was a relatively new one for me, but I was pleasantly surprised to see they'd a lot of organic varieties on store shelves. Happy Family Organics makes foods for babies, toddlers, kids, AND moms with their breastfeeding support bars. SCORE.
Their foods are 100% non-GMO and organic with no fillers or preservatives and key supplements like probiotics and DHA put in. They're also super sensitive to allergy parents and have some handy filters online to help you limit the very best foods for your kids.
Though their pouches are not yet recyclable, they're created using 65% post consumer content. In addition, Happy Family Organics does a great deal in giving back, funding nutrition education programs, and meal donation.
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Sprout Organics
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This type of baby meals are also organic and non-GMO in addition to being preservative-free. Their pouches aren't recyclable, but I really was impressed using their vegan protein pouches. They're among the only brands I've seen who is integrating plant-based, pediatrician-approved proteins into their purees with ingredients like black beans, lentils, and chickpeas.
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Plum Organics
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The best shopping buddy is one that shares their snacks Thanks for that great pic, @motheruplifted! tag your photos with #PlumOrganics and your little one could be our next Instagram #PlumFanoftheWeek
Plum Organics' foods are non-GMO and organic, but they're additionally a certified B-corp, that we love. They create purees for babies, toddlers, and youngsters in poly pouches. Again, it appears as though Once Upon a Farm may be the just one who's cracked the code on recycling this stuff – Plum Organics doesn't do it. However they do have a very cool program with Preserve that recycles the plastic caps.
These guys do a lot to provide back beyond making excellent baby food. They donate food and snacks to children in need through the US, and also to date have donated over 21 million meals and snacks to hungry kids in america. They can took a big step towards fighting food insecurity in america by creating a special product simply to address it – their chock-full-of-protein super smooth – designed to assist kids who can't always count on when the next nutritious meal is coming.
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Pumpkin Tree Snacks
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What did the carrot tell the beet? We make a good pear!
Pumpkin Tree's brand, Peter Rabbit Organics, is yet another baby food pouch line which comes in BPA-free pouches with 100% organic and non-GMO foods. What I really love about this option would be that the foods aren't even a little bit watered down – they're VERY smooth and firm and all sorts of around pretty satisfying for babies who can't knock one back at every sitting.
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Ella's Kitchen Organic Baby Food
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“Whatchu lookin’ at, mom?!” Thanks for sharing, @thelittlesteccles #ellaskitchenusa #creatinglittlefoodies
I really love the Ella's Kitchen line, not just since they are organic, but because of their adorable flavor combinations for baby, like Chicken Casserole. They create baby food, toddler snacks, and lunch box drinks for giant youngsters with cool ingredients like aloe juice – all without fillers or preservatives.
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