In preparation for our Healthy Home party coming this Fall, here is our 2nd Healthy Child, Healthy World tip!

Fact: Laboratory tests of eight industry-leader baby foods reveal the presence of 16 pesticides, including three carcinogens.

Action: Buy certified organic baby food (Plum Organics and Happy Baby are great flash frozen organic brands).

If it's not in your budget to buy organic baby food- consider making it! It is actually WAY easier than you'd think and you can control exactly what your baby eats. As soon as Lily started eating solids, I started making her food. In the summer the food was pretty much all from our garden: squash, zucchini and peas. I would also buy carrots, sweet potatoes, bananas and anything else I could think of, at the grocery store. I bought organic when it was affordable and when it wasn't, made sure I washed everything before steaming & then throwing it in the food processor. Seriously- it was so easy: all you need is a food processor and lots of containers. I gave her store bought baby food a few times and you should've seen her turn her nose up at it- a foodie at 10 months.......