Taking a Stance against Food Pouches As a modern parent who inevitably juggles a busy schedule, eating on the run can seem necessary for survival.  While grabbing a protein shake or smoothie instead of a sandwich can save time for you, there hasn’t been a way to speed our children through the eating process—until now. In the early 2000s, food pouches hit the baby food market, but began to take off in more recent years.  When introduced, the product was designed with squeeze ability and a little nozzle to simplify the food-to-spoon process for moms, allowing them to feed their babies more easily.  As the pouches were more widely adopted, parents discovered how easily babies could suck the food directly...

As you begin introducing a wide spectrum of produce, grains, and protein into your little one’s diet, you will most likely have to answer the following question: “Is organic food the right choice for my family and me?”  Before you can answer that question, it’s important to understand what the term “organic” means.  According to Organic.org, organic produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. And animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs or dairy do not take antibiotics or growth hormones. Bambino’s nutritionists recommend that all your food come from organic sources, and here are a few reasons why: Antibiotics 80% of the antibiotics sold in the...