Favorite Things

Nellie is literally up to the creases in her neck in baby food right now. This girl can EAT! Anyhow, I like to give my babies organic food, but with four kids and a crazy lifestyle there is no way that I'm going to make my own, so I love the prepackaged options... there are so many more organic choices now than there ever were even just two years ago when Brooke was a baby. These Ella's Kitchen organics are my FAVORITE... or I should say Nellie's favorite. She loves them all... even the broccoli and peas concoction! I can't say enough... love love love them! Love the size. Love the combinations. As a runner up I like these Sprout pouches... seriously, why did it take so long to do something other than glass jars that always break in your bag! As a side note I do NOT like or recommend these Tasty Brand cup things that go in the freezer from whole foods. I don't want to bash the whole brand... maybe they make something tasty... but Nellie and I both think these are gross! I love the cup idea, but something about the freezing makes the texture yucky.

This mini version of the latte bowl from Anthropologie (I'm too lazy to crop this picture.. but they are the red and blue ones on the left) is the PERFECT size for baby feeding. I like that they aren't plastic, they come in fantastic colors, and are just plain fantastic. They aren't expensive (especially if you buy the off-season colors on sale... I got mine for less than a dollar apiece!). The rest of the kids have developed a fondness for them now too because of the fun colors and the perfect snack size. I don't know how I feel about that because they are breakable. We haven't lost one yet though. I can't find them online, so maybe you actually have to go in the store to get these (and resist buying all kinds of fun other things in there... love love love that store. That's probably a favorite thing by itself).