|Gillian Goodfriend, NCHPAD Registered Dietician| "All babies
begin life 100% pure. Feed them accordingly." This is the slogan
for Earth's Best, an organic baby food company whose mission is
to provide the healthiest, purest foods for children. A few
weeks ago as my husband and I were feeding our daughter her
dinner, my husband remarked at how healthy she eats. At 9 months
old, my daughter's diet consists of breast milk, whole grain
cereal, vegetables, fruits and some meats. All of the baby food
we make or buy is organic, which may or may not be necessary,
but it makes us feel good knowing we are giving her what we feel
is the best. After all, isn't that what we all want for our
children? As my husband and I continued talking, we realized how
ironic it is that diets are so incredibly healthy for babies and
then suddenly take a nose dive as the babies become toddlers.
After doing some reading, I realized that parents often don't
know what to feed their children when they transition to table
foods (i.e. not pur