Organic Baby Food

I was raised on normal, old fashioned, run-of-the-mill Gerber baby food. Back then, organic baby food did not exist. Organic foods in general did not exist. There certainly was not organic baby clothing like there is today. So when my wife decided that we would feed the kid organic baby foods, I was not pleased. Why spend the extra money? Our budget was pretty tight as it was, and getting baby food organic did not seem that important to me. After all, I was in great physical health and I had been raised on conventionally grown foods. Why would it be any different for my baby?

We argued about it for a while, but eventually I gave in. It seems like my wife might have something to her arguments. You see, things are a lot different than when I was a kid. Back then, although we had pesticides and artificial fertilizers, we certainly did not have genetically modified foods. Research has shown that pollen from genetically modified food is much more likely to cause food sensitivities and food allergies. This can be a big problem, lasting for a child's whole life. Organic baby food is really the only way to protect against these kinds of health problems.

My wife also made another argument that I found pretty convincing. She said that, just because I did not suffer from health problems from eating conventionally grown food, it did not mean that other people didn't. Organic baby food might save my baby from health problems that I was not prone to. Of course, it might all turn out alright as it often does. Nonetheless, we are parents, and it is our responsibility to not take any unnecessary risks with the health of our child.

Whether or not it is because of the organic baby food, our baby boy is quite healthy. We have decided to call him John, as he is strong and tall like my uncle John was at his age. Teaching him to eat organic food, avoid sweets and junk food, and exercise daily will make him grow up healthy. Of course, it is still too early for a lot of that. After all, he is only baby! Nonetheless, when a couple years have passed  and we have used up the last of the organic baby food, we hope he will still be as strong, happy, and healthy as he is today.