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Puree Bar - Baby Don't Like Boring

As part of our baby food puree series, we now bring you a tropical twist.  We started with the Sweety Reidy, TSF's answer to typical apple sauce.  Now we offer up a bit of the Caribbean as we turn toward fall.  Pulse up a Mango Mojito - Dads just have to add rum.

Deconstructing Your Food

We've talked about the Ketchup Diet, we've preached about being proactive with the Fridge Market, and of course, we've harped about organic ingredients. This week we're going to get you to think outside of the box. What is it that your child likes about a particular food and how can you recreate that essence with what you have? No, we're not talking about chicken made into nuggets then put into a box. We're talking about deconstructing pizza, using basic "fridge market" items, and making it into a knock-out creation that will not only capture that essence of pizza but will make it fit your crazy life on the go.

Once children get to the age of eating "real" food (generally 12 months and beyond) there begins a trend that involves eating anything as long as it's covered in ketchup. You may notice this particularly with meats - it's their version of barbecue sauce. While there is noting inherently bad about wanting a little dipping sauce to go with your food this does speak to a food behavior: the Ketchup Diet, where they start to refuse eating certain foods without ketchup. TSF is here to help you take control, understand the behavior, and expand their horizons.

Food for children 12 months and up can be glamorous and simple.  It can be homemade and easy.  It can challenge them with texture, wow them with taste, and fill them with nutrition.  The TSF Semolina Past Bumps will satisfy all of this with 10 or less ingredients in 30 minutes or less.  Not only will junior be asking for seconds at lunch, but your neighbors will be envious of your skills.

Here's a typical scenario: you're pregnant and in the midst of a snack attack, you reach for an extra large box of Cheez-Its.  You lean back and enjoy the cheesy-euphoria, satisfied.  Several months later, as you have started to think about food differently, your 14 month old is stumbling around the house with a snack-trap full of Annie's Organic Cheddar Bunnies. Your pantry has become a cracker haven and you can't decide whether to consolidate all cracker snacks to one brand or keep the "adult" brand and the decidedly more "baby" brand (can your husband be a real man eating bunnie crackers?).  You start to think about ingredients, which brand is healthier, cost, and practicality.  Sure, it's just a cracker, but they are such valuable little commodities to have around.  Then it crosses your mind - why can't I just take control over my cracker destiny and make my own? You've come to the right place.