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We were delighted when we were asked to taste-test a new line of organic food that Ecomom just added to their website. I think organic food is a wonderful aspiration for the whole family, and it’s mandatory in our house for our babies, as well as into toddlerhood. My thoughts are that feeding babies artificial ingredients, preservatives and chemicals has to have a bigger, and worse, impact on them because they are so little- ounce for ounce, they would be getting more of the “yucky stuff”.
We received samples from the Plum Organics Baby and Tots lines, and also from the Revolution Foods line, which is also organic and geared to older kids with products that would work well for the school lunchbox.
The kids were excited when I gathered them for a little tasting party, so I will share our thoughts and reactions.
- The first thing we tried was the Revolution Foods Mashups in Berry and the Plum Organics Tots Peach Mish Mash. Both of these are real fruit puree that come in a foil pouch. I had started the kids out with spoons, but they all preferred to drink the purees right from the packages (I’m sure that was half the fun). These both were a big hit! I was shocked that my picky 10 year old LOVED the peach- she won’t even eat real peaches! She said it was like a yummy applesauce and that we have to buy more for her lunches. My 4 year old liked drinking from the package so much that she ran off to refill them with water and declared that they were her water bottles.
- I was surprised that the Jammy Sammy bars didn’t go ever as well. These are little snack sized sandwich bars that come in kid-friendly flavors like PB&J, which is a staple at our house. Both my 10 and 2 year old thought they were “not so good” while my 4 year old thought they were great and wanted more, though every bite was polished off, so they weren’t that bad! I was told they were like Nutri-Grain bars, but with not enough jelly.
- The Plum Organics Baby foods also come in the foil pouches. They were a generous portion so I could pour out what I needed and reseal the package with the cap for another meal. They come in fun flavors like Pear & Mango! Yum!
- Overall, I think both food lines are great. The options for organic meals and snacks make it easy to have something quick and to travel with healthy food. The combination of flavors was a refreshing variety that kids don’t always get exposed to with “regular” snack foods.
Try It!
Check out Ecomom for yourself! They are offering you, our readers, 15% off your first order! The discount code is SBBL298 and will be good through May 31, 2010. You can use it on anything (but the Ecopass), including a cute little toy recycling truck! The Ecopass is a $99 annual membership which gives you a 15% discount on every order, free shipping and other club “perks”. You can find them on twitter and facebook, as well as sign up for their newsletter.
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Now for the good stuff: A Giveaway! Ecomom will give away a little gift to one of our readers- $20 worth of Plum and/or Revolution Foods so you can try them out yourself! Your chance to enter ends May 22nd, 2010. The winner will be chosen at random.
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Disclosure: I received complimentary food for this review. I did not receive any payment. This is my honest opinion.