Baby Food Tasting

8/8/22 Happy Tot Super Bellies Immune Digestive Support Blend Organic Bananas, Carrots & Strawberries Another Happy Tot immune support as we were trying to get through our man colds.  I am learning how the fruit tastes overwhelm the veggie tastes. Charles: Sweet banana carrot.  I like the orange color.   Brenna: Strong.  Very bananaey.  Tasting strawberry.  Smooth.  I get used to the taste as first scoop was strong/very sweet. Rafi: <wants more> Kosher Pareve under the OU.   .

8/8/22 Sprout Organic Smoothie - Blueberry Banana with Coconut Milk, Veggies & Flax Seed I found this while shopping at Sprouts, though I the grocery store Sprouts is separate from the baby food company Sprout.  As we are still trying to have Rafi avoid dairy, this seemed like a fun buy for him.  We all liked it.  Per the ingredients, purple carrots are the veggie.  I think this would have been helpful to put on the front rather than small print.  Rafi has been exposed to all of these foods before. Charles: Smells like banana; looks like blueberry.  Came out a little thick.  Tasted the blueberry on the second go around (yes, I had a second taste rather than Brenna for a change). Brenna: Simple, flavorful.  Light with a tang.  Thicker but still smooth.  Tastes more smoothie than puree. Rafi: <wants more> Kosher Pareve under the OU.

 8/3/22 Once Upon a Farm Baby - Organic Plant-Rich Meals - Quinoa, Banana, Spinach & Coconut Butter with Chia Seed This was another of the frozen meals I got from Whole Foods.  We had two left and Brenna picked this one to serve Rafi.  I was home early because I was sick (Covid negative!) so decided to make him a meal.  Like the previous blog entry, this comes out of the  microwave very hot.  These are food items he has had before.  I also added a picture of what the finished product looks like. Charles - I smell the banana.  I could really only pick up the plain quinoa taste.  It didn't seem special to me.  I don't think it was the cold telling me it was plain. Brenna - I like it.  I like it a lot.  I would eat that normally.  Tasted buttery.  Hearty but light.  Comforting. Rafi: <wants more>  He had about half of it at night and we would finish it the next day cold.  He was also sick so it w...

July 3, 2022 Happy Baby: Nutty Blends Organic Bananas with 1/2 tsp Peanut Butter Rafi has had plenty of bananas.  He got exposed to peanut butter through Bamba.  We had a special guest this afternoon. This had the longest name so far.  The pouch is only 3 oz compared to 3.5-4 oz of other products.  However, the 90 calories matches up with other pouches. Abrielle: This is fine.  I'd eat this again. Brenna: It's fine. <Takes second scoop> Charles: I taste the banana and lemon juice.  Not that much peanut butter taste.  It looks like liquidy peanut butter, but I struggled with the taste.  Brenna and Abrielle could taste the peanut butter.  If they made it too thick (more peanut butter), babies may not be able to eat it.  Combinations of banana and peanut butter (and chocolate!) are usually my favorite. Rafi: <wants more> Kosher Pareve under the OU.

May 31, 2022 Plum Organics Banana & Pumpkin He's had lots of banana and loves it.  He's had this mixture before but we haven't officially taste it. Charles: Creamy.  Can taste the banana followed by the not-sweet of the pumpkin.  I like it. Brenna: Mostly banana.  Still good.  Can taste the pumpkin at the end.  I love banana.  <takes second spoonful> Rafi: <wants more> Like mother, like son. Kosher Pareve under the OU.

 6/3/22 Earth's Best: Banana, Raspberry, & Brown Rice These are all flavors that Rafi has had.  I think he actually had this specific food before, but we missed tasting it ourselves. Charles: Raspberry flavor hit first then banana.  Creamy and smooth.   Brenna: Tangy.  Smooth.  Small, but not bad aftertaste of "flat" which is the banana/brown rice.  It's okay...  but not my favorite. Rafi: <wants more> Kosher Pareve under the OU.