Baby Food Tasting

9/4/22 Cerebelly Smart Bars & Peppa Pig - Carrot Raisin Rafi learned the work "Bah" for "Bar".  He loves his bars. Also on a fun side note, I am reading a biography of King George III and one of the footnotes noted a location is now where Peppa Pig World in England is. Raisins are pretty low and carrots pretty lower on the ingredient list.  Dates, oats, and sweet potatoes are ahead.  Always read ingredients. We still like this brand because it seems healthier than other options.  I've looked at their other food options like their pouches, but unfortunately they are not kosher. Now I just got an add for Cerebelly on Facebook. C: Tastes like Rosh Hashanah - the sweet carrot and raisin concoction of tzimmus. B: Tastes like a healthier version of an oatmeal cookie.  Sweet, taste cinnamon, other grains.  Tastes like fall. Rafi: <wants more> Kosher Pareve but Dairy Equipment  under the OU.

 8/12/22 Pre shabbas dinner! Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Blend Mama Blueberry I found these at the Heirloom Giant but have also picked them up at Whole Foods.  It's a good cold non-dairy option as we are still trying to avoid dairy.  I started calling food "Yum Yum" which Rafi pronounces "Mama"; when I pulled out the Mama Blueberry he immediately said "Ma Ma". The 50 calories is about half of what other pouches offer so we'll need to supplement.  Apple is the primary ingredient followed by sweet potato; blueberry is actually third with purified water and coconut milk as the only other ones. Charles: If blue apple had a taste.  The blueberry color overwhelms everything else; the apple taste overwhelms everything else. Brenna: It's not bad.  I like it.  You feel like the blueberry texture, but there is a lightness - can taste the coconut milk.  It's like a lighter smoothie.  Apple juice and an aftertaste at the end. Rafi: <...

7/15/22 Once Upon a Farm Baby - Organic Plant-Rich Meals - Mango, Carrot, Navy Bean & Coconut Butter (Don't forget the with Tumeric) So don't kill the mommy - this has Mango. I was in Whole Foods and saw these near Rafi's special pea milk.  We had this brand before with their refrigerated pouches.  These looked fun.  It's hard to find kosher baby food with a good amount of protein as the meat they use is treif.  When I went to go pay for five different packages, nothing came up on the scanner.  Eventually the manager just gave t hem to me for free.  Hopefully for them they get that bug fixed. I took the microwave method and it comes out VERY hot after the five minutes.  Be careful. Rafi has had these food items before... I think... I can't recall if he has had turmeric though. Brenna: It smells like coconut and looks colorful.  Please don't kill me by feeding it to me. Charles: The individual items (mango, sweet potato, and navy beans) tasted ...

 6/10/22 Happy Tot (no longer Happy Baby!?!?!): Love My Veggies (organic spinach, apples, sweet potatoes & kiwi) This is one Rafi's first stage 4 foods.  What does stage 4 mean?  What happened to stage 3?  Where has the past year gone?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Rafi has definitely had sweet potatoes, apples, and spinach.  Kiwi? Charles: Smells like sweet potatoes, tastes like a citrusy apple, looks like poop. Brenna: <makes yucky face> Tastes like spinach with weird tang at the end.  It tastes worse than a green concoction Brenna makes for herself because too many strong flavors.  Would eat it if she has too. Rafi: <wants more> Kosher Pareve under the OU. Brenna is in disagreement with Rafi and me on this one.