I had the best of intentions to make all of Jellybean's
food myself. I was going to buy everything organic and whip up culinary
creations that he would enjoy every day. For the most part I have made most of
Jellybean's food - currently our freezer has three different soups my mom made
for him, hummus made by me, plum and banana puree, sweet potato-squash-apple
puree, mango-cantaloupe-peach puree, rhubarb and peach puree, Brussels sprouts
and squash puree and a few other things. I also let him try bits of what we are
having. While on vacation I ordered him a grilled cheese sandwich only to have
him devour my fish instead. I love what an adventurous eater he is and how
healthy he usually eats.
That being said - there are times where I just can't make
his food. Shoot there are times where I don't have the energy to make our dinner,
let alone whip something up for him. Or when we are traveling it just doesn't
make sense to bring our food. In those instances I usually turn to
Sprout. Sprout
is the brainchild of chef Tyler Florence and their recipes are all organic and
oh so tasty. I make it a point to taste anything I'm going to serve Jellybean
and there are times where I rip open a pouch of Sprout and I'm jealous that my
baby is eating better than I am. Case in point - Joey and I grabbed McDonald's
while at Wal-mart one evening.
If I'm not going to serve my child something I made
myself I want to know that he is getting the next best thing and I truly do
believe that is the case with Sprout. It was a life saver having those pouches
with me when we were vacationing in Savannah. Jellybean loved the variety in
the food and I loved not having to figure out how to feed him while we stayed
in a cabin without a kitchen!
Sprout also mixes in different spices and flavors
which is a huge deal with me. I don't want to raise a picky eater. My step son
is one and it drives me crazy trying to plan meals when he is here. Jellybean
has already been exposed to cumin, garlic, cinnamon and a variety of other
spices. He noshes on broccoli as happily as his puffs or crunchies. Sprout lets
me encourage exposing him to a host of different flavors and ingredients.
Now
if only they would expand into big kid meals I'll have something to fall back
on once Jellybean is past the purees!
3 comments:
Those meals sound like stuff I would eat! Good choice for the JB!
Ginger chicken? Really? Jarred baby food sure has come a long way since my kids were babies! Sounds delicious!
It is so true- I know I often feed my kids better than myself.
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