Organic Baby Style
You're a new mom with a perfectly pudgy new baby who is the light of your life. If you happen to be at the 4-month mark, your infant is about to eat his or her first organic food, starting with cereals like Earth's Best Whole Grain Cereals and progressing to pureed fruits and vegetables like Earth's Best 1st: Beginner Foods and Gerber's organic line of Tender Harvest 1st Foods.
You're certainly aware of America's serious-as-a-heart-attack obesity crisis, but it's probably the last thing on your mind when it comes to your infant. After all, your baby eats so little and hasn't yet succumbed to Madison Avenue's advertising blitz for fast food, nutritionally bankrupt snack foods and sugar-laden sweets. Why worry?
Read more: America's Obesity Crisis: What Every New Mom Needs to Know
Organic winter squash is a nutritional "best bet"-provided you introduce it to your baby in the right way, at the right time.
Editor's Note: Read this article carefully for age and feeding guidelines.
Nutritional Profile
While varieties of orgnic winter squash abound from early fall to late winter, these great gourds-popular since the Pilgrims' days-are available year-round, according to Irena Chalmers, author of The Great Food Almanac.
Check your farmer's market or regular shopping venues for:
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