Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Beech-Nut baby food Review


                                   Beech-Nut Baby Food



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According to Beech-Nut, their baby food is inspired by homemade food, 100 % natural; it doesn't contain any preservatives, artificial colors, flavors or ingredients, or any added water. Just real whole fruits, vegetables, & sometimes ancient grains and beans are inside and nothing else. They also have certified organic options made with real organic fruits and vegetables.  There are 4 different stages classifications; Stages 1-4:  Stage 1 (> 4 months) is an introduction to single-ingredient solid foods.  Stage 2 (> 6 months) is perfect pairing of 2 or more fruit and/ or vegetables.  Stage 3 (> 8 months) are new tastes, new textures, new colors that few new teeth can enjoy. Stage 4 (> 12 months) are bright, vibrant blends for supporting healthy growth and development. 

Beech-Nut uses a "cold puree" method (blend our food before cooking) in their preparation in order to avoid losing any nutrients or flavor.  They utilize indirect heat similar to a double boiler so that none of the flavor or nutrients gets watered down.  They deaerate (air out of our puree) which means they don't have to add any artificial preservatives. They bottle the food in glass jar so the baby food because it does not affect taste, texture, and smell of the fruits and vegetables.


Available in all natural and organic varieties.


Beech-Nut has teamed up with the Non-GMO Project and their baby food bears a Non-GMO Project's seal.  Beech-Nut is
LEED certified (or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) which means that the Beech-Nut facilities are designed, constructed and operated in an environmentally friendly way


 Available in stores (Target, King Soopers, City Market,Walmart, Walgreen's, Albertson's, Stop & Shop, ShopRite, Pathmark, A&P, Food 4 Less, Luck, Food CO, Babies “R” Us, Diapers.com, Amazon.com and many others).   For location near you   www.beechnut.com/find




 Beech-Nut baby food





We have sampled the just Honeycrisp Apples,  just Pear & Black Cherry, just Pineapple Pear & Avocado, and just Apple & Aronia Berry. 


just Honeycrisp Apples (stage 1):   Ingredients: 100% honeycrisp apples.
Nutrition Info: Serving size: 1/4 cup (60g) Servings per container: 2 Amount per serving Calories: 30 Calories from fat: 0g Total fat: 0g Trans fat: 0g Sodium: 0mg Potassium: 55mg Total carb.: 8g Fiber: 1g Sugars: 7g Protein: 0g % Daily Value Vitamin A: 0% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium: 0% Iron: 0% 

just Pear & Black Cherry (stage 2):  Ingredients: 75% pears, 25% black cherries
Nutrition Info: Serving size: 1/4 cup (60g) Servings per container: 2 Amount per serving Calories: 40 Total fat: 0g Trans fat: 0g Sodium: 0mg Potassium: 90mg Total carb.: 9g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 6g % Daily Value Protein: 0% Vitamin A: 0% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium: 2% Iron: 2%

just Pineapple Pear & Avocado (stage 2):  Ingredients: 65% pineapple, 30% pears, 5% avocado
Nutrition Info: Serving size: 1/4 cup (60g) Servings per container: 2 Amount per serving Calories: 35 Total fat: 1g Trans fat: 0g Sodium: 0mg Potassium: 85mg Total carb.: 8g Fiber: 1g Sugars: 6g Protein: 0g % Daily Value Protein: 0% Vitamin A: 0% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium: 2% Iron: 6%

just Apple & Aronia Berry (stage 3):    Ingredients: 87.54% apples, 12.46% aronia berries.
Nutrition Info: Serving size: 1 jar (120g) Servings per container: 1 Amount per serving Calories: 70 Total fat: 0g Trans fat: 0g Sodium: 0mg Potassium: 85mg Total carb.: 17g Fiber: 3g Sugars: 13g Protein: 0g % Daily Value Protein: 0% Vitamin A: 8% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium: 2% Iron: 2%

Once opened, jars should be refrigerated and consumed within 2 to 3 days for best quality. Unopened jars can be stored at room temperature until the indicated date



Jar licking good .......






 ........ trying to finish all of it.


Picky Eater
approved




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I personally make my own baby food using all natural and organic ingredients.  I was impressed that Beech-Nut has no artificial ingredients, preservatives or additives and just plain fruit and vegetables in their all natural baby food.  Also they offers organic variety of 20 different options as well.  Knowing that they use non-GMO fruits and vegetables was reassuring.  Love that they are packaged in glass jars rather than pouches (no leaching of anything or affecting the taste of the food and less waste).  The 4.25 oz. glass jars can be reused for storage of my own baby food or used for other purposes.  Although I make my own baby having several different flavors on hand is convenient for quick meal and perfect if we are on the go to take with me.

They have a huge selections of flavors and combinations of fruits and vegetables. The flavors unique in combination were very palatable for adults and infants / toddlers alike.  Very tasty. Even my picky infant loved all the flavors.  The texture was smooth and well blended.  There were several other moms and their infants and toddlers that sampled the product and agree that hands down it is one of the best baby foods they tried.  One of the moms said she would eat it herself as a snack.(lol)
One mom suggested that for older children who refuse to eat their vegetables or fruits you can mix it into their regular food like mashed potatoes or use as a sauce on a pasta.  I definitely will try to incorporate this into our meals.
                                                                     

Blind test concluded that there is no recognizable difference in Beech-Nut baby food and home made baby food. I would definitely would recommend this product to others.  Can't wait to use the coupons to purchase more of this product.


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Comes in variety of other flavors.
  

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Disclosure:   Received a great opportunity to sample Beech-Nut baby food with my group as Mom Ambassador for Green Moms Meet.  This review is an opinion in which I have not been influenced in any way.

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