babyyogi

With Will starting to eat whole foods, eating organic and locally grown was my main concern.  We have options living in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Having great weather all year round we are fortunate to have choices when it comes to eating seasonal foods.  I had planned on taking advantage of my options.

1.  No space or not interested in growing your own food or do not have time to cultivate.  Farmers Market is a great place to find locally grow organic foods.  This way you support your neighbors and get fresh produce.  Supermarkets are now offering more organic produce so look at the labels when purchasing fruit and vegetables.

2.  Limited space in your yard?  Start with a small garden on your balcony or porch perhaps a herb garden or dwarf citrus plants.  We have a dwarf lime and lemon trees by our back door.  It is also nice to have an herb garden so that you can take clippings of an herb and throw it in your meal.  Always nice to have a cut of fresh cilantro for my Enchiladas.

3. Large Backyard: If you are lucky enough to have the space in your garden start to grow your own food.  In our backyard we have an apple, an asian plum and a pear tree all producing edible fruit.  We also have Tomatoes and strawberries growing.  Next we are looking to remove some concrete to make room for a proper vegetable and herb garden.   We will keep you posted on it’s progress.

Will has been an amazing eater, he never misses a meal.  He has been breastfeeding five times a day at two times at night since he was three months old.  If you can imagine this is a slow time for 

Will’s Eating Schedule at 4 months

We introduced smashed bananas, smashed avocados and Rice Cereal. I choose the brand Earth’s Best Organic Rice Cereal with no GEI (Genetically Engineered Ingredients) as his 8 am morning breakfast.  This was an easy meal for me to prepare since you do not have to cook the bananas or avocados but can remove the skin and mash them up until there are no chunks, making it easy for Will to swallow.   Below is Will in his ChiccoMamma high chair excited for lunch.

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