Babble Best: Organic Baby Food
Our five favorite all-natural eats
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Babble Best: Healthy Times – $0.89 / 4 oz
Convenient, flavorful and well-priced – we’re sold on this jarred baby food. The fruit flavors we tested were smooth and sweet (Golden Pears got a big gummy smile). Sure, compared to the fresh and frozen varieties, this tasted a tad watery. But our freezer is already packed and taking along a cooler for meals on the go isn’t an option. Founder Rondi Prescott says she uses local fruits and vegetables and cooks her food in small batches to preserve peak flavor.
Get it from Amazon.
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Homemade Baby – $1.49 / 4 oz
This perishable brand of baby food stands out for its pure taste and complex textures. Available in the refrigerated section (tubs can be frozen once brought home), Homemade Baby relies on a “unique fresh chill preparation” to lock in nutrients and flavors. Pick from ten flavors in three textures: So Smooth, Good Mushy, Kinda Chunky. Our baby testers swooned for the So Smooth sweet potatoes. Widely available in stores like Whole Foods and Dierbergs (check the HomemadeBaby.com store locator for a retailer in your area). The drawback? The tubs take up valuable fridge space and cost twice as much as some jarred food.
Get it from Homemade Baby.
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Yummy Spoonfuls – $2 / 4 oz
Finally, some real food! That’s what we thought our baby was saying when she got her hands on Yummy Spoonfuls. The adult testers thought the organic pears were simply awesome! Why does it taste so great? Chef Agatha Achindu says it’s because the food isn’t heat-treated. Clear out the freezer – there are twenty-five flavors to keep baby happy. If the organic offerings are slim in your area, this Georgia brand ships in styrofoam coolers anywhere in the continental USA. Available in three stages: Creamy Yummy, Mushy Yummy and Chunky Yummy.
Get it from Yummy Spoonfuls.
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Pomme B’b’ – $3.25 / 4 oz
Pomme’s a new player on the organic baby food scene. A five-star chef developed all twenty Pomme flavors (from basic purees to chicken asparagus orzo for tots). Instead of using high-heat, in Pomme’s kitchen they simmer the ingredients in small batches. It’ll be hard to go back to jarred food after eating these cheerful blends (Apple-Blueberry Puree is a standout), but the price is hard to swallow. If you’ve got the dough for delivery or can whiz by the store in Newport, California, this is a terrific treat for your tot.
Get it from Pomme B’b’.
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Earth’s Best – $0.69 / 4 oz
Old reliable Earth’s Best is the brand we’ve counted on for years. And it’s still completely competent and extremely easy to find. But now that we’ve tasted all the newcomers’ offerings, we can’t get past the watery consistency of the veggies and drab color of Earth’s Best’s food. When we popped open a jar of First Bananas we were hit with a sour smell – nothing like peeling back the real thing. But at this price we’ll keep trying. With nearly fifty flavors of baby food (more than any other brand), there are certainly a few that make babies squeal with delight.
Get it from Earth’s Best.
The best “Organic Baby Food” for my little guy comes directly from my kitchen. A couple hours every week (including prep and clean-up) and we are good to go. I do buy the Earth’s Best for traveling.
I live in the midwest and I have only found Earth’s Best for $1.89 per 4oz jar, not $0.69.
Ditto on making it from home! We are fans of homemade baby however- it really is fresh. For a full product review on it visit this page: http://www.organic-baby-resource.com/homemade-organic-baby-food.htmlIt is nice to know that more fresh, gourmet, organic options are coming on the market.
Those sound interesting. I wish they would carry them where I work. We just have Earth’s Best, which is owned by Hain organics, for us in the field it’s basically the Kraft of organic foods. We never really used baby food. Most infants can feed themselves by 6-7 months and have the teeth to do it. Baby food is a barbaric way to shove food down a babies throat before they are able to eat it or digest it.
You forgot about Ella’s Kitchen!!! They are amazing and 100% organic baby food!! I just looked at the post date of 2008 maybe that is why.. Ella’s Kitchen is in the US as of this year 2010! http://www.ellaskitchen.com totally worthy of being #1 on your list!!!
I also really like Plum organics. Some of their flavors are so good that I steal a bite or two from baby… the stand-outs are: Pear and Mango; Sweet Potato, Corn, and Apple. Aaron also really likes Spinach, Peas, and Pear, and we are looking forward to trying Pumpkin and Banana.
Love ALL of these choices for delicious baby food for baby. You know what else is amazing? The Help Yourself Feeding Solution works with every one of them! Organic is the way to go Mom or Dad.
I agree! It’s a cool tray… you insert the baby food container, feed, toss the container – no dirty bowls. Baby is happy because it is organic, Mom’s happy and later… it suctions for less on the floor when my son learns to feed on his own. LOVE IT!
Yea! I make my own food like Ashers Mom. The Help Yourself Feeding Solution you can freeze your own food, microwave it, drop it in and feed! AWESOME. Organic is best!
I reccomend Plum Organics or Happy Baby baby food! Different flavors offered and my baby loves them almost as much as I do.
I love Earth’s Best, and my son can’t get enough. It’s been his favorite since he first started eating baby food!
There are a lot of options, like Yummy Spoonfuls, on Amazon these days as well, so you don’t have to worry if you can’t find them at your local grocery store. If you want to see more organic options in your local store, particularly Whole Foods, many of the smaller companies have pre-written letters that you can give to your grocer to request that they stock certain brands.