my organic adventures

over the last 15 months i have dedicated myself to changing the way i eat and the way my family eats. i have been slowly switching over almost all of my pantry staples to organic.  i have not been sick in the last year nor has my son, other than a runny nose. thank goodness, i don't neccessarily attribute it to just orgnic food, but i am a believer that organic is better. better tasting, better for you, and better for the planet.

i also grew my first organic garden all by myself last summer and am looking forward to doing it again this summer. with us deep in the northeast winter right now, there is no signs of any fresh, organic food. so we have resorted to winter foods mostly, potatoes, carrots, etc.  i think i will try to can some more food this summer from my own garden for this reason!

my son eats primarily organic food, once in a while grandma will slip him something else, and myself as well. a little bit won't hurt. but i do make a consious effort to keep his diet solely organic, just for the fact that his body is much smaller, therefore, his organs are smaller and the smallest amount of pesticides can affect him much more than adults.  i would really love if other mothers were more exposed to this information, through there doctors or were instructed to at least speak to a nutritionist when they have small children, as there are very few guides on how to healthily feed  a small child! so many moms today are feeding there kids the wrong food, and themselves as well.  i'm not a saint i have an undesirable urge for a hot dog once in a while, but it's all about having the right knowledge and sticking to the basics that make for healthier living.

these are a few pictures i took a while ago of some of the homemade baby food i had made for him when he was younger.

i reused the containers i had gotten from the gerber organic premade baby food to store and freeze most of it, the others were frozen in ice cube trays and stored in freezer bags. this was super easy to do, it just took a little preparation, planning and time. but all well worth it, as my child was able to eat things other than the plain choices from the mass produced baby food companies. plus absolutely no fear of feeding him something that may have been contaminated or have high levels of lead as reported during this last year.

in case anyone was curious there were soy beans and yogurt, apples, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, sweet potato, green beans with mint, peas fresh from my garden of course, plums and nectarines. i would only buy what i could find in the produce section that was organic and make a large batch everytime. cooking everything all in one shot made it easier, everything froze for up to 3 months, so it was gone much quicker than that to even worry about.