We Love Lovage BabyBlends

Every day I come across something that I wish I had invented or created myself. Sure there are obvious ones like the iPod, but I am talking things that make a mom's already hectic life even easier. The Nose Frida comes to mind - so simple, so gross, yet so satisfying. I wish I could take credit for it's creation. I also wish I came up with the idea for the organic baby food delivery service, Lovage BabyBlends.

I love my golden beets! And this top isn't bad either!

I had every intention to make my own baby food with Val. I bought an immersion blender, I bought all the little food containers - I was ready to make it happen. I reached out to friends who make their own baby food and they told me how easy it was, so I bought some organic veg at Whole Foods and had planned to boil and puree some squash for baby Val. Yeah, that never happened. When you are home with two kids, who only nap at the same time once in a blue moon, you are lucky enough to have time to take a quick shower, let alone make your own baby food. I gave up the notion of being that perfect mom who purees her baby's food, and settled for Plum Organic pouches just like I had with M - and she turned out just fine.

Two weeks ago I was approached by Jessica, the founder of Lovage BabyBlends, and was asked if I wanted to try their product. I am always hesitant when a company owner approaches me to try their product and review it for the blog - I tell everyone I will be completely honest, which doesn't necessarily mean it will be a glowing review. Well, Jessica, you are in luck because I have nothing but amazing things to say about Lovage!!

Let me start with their packaging. The 9 flavor variety pack is hand delivered to your door step in the

cutest little cooler (reusable of course), complete with Lovage logo (see right). The flavors are individually packaged in reusable BPA-free containers, with color matched logos. I am a sucker for attractive packaging, so she had me at my first unzip.

Val and I started our taste test with the Golden Beets flavor, a favorite ingredient in our household. I cannot believe how velvety smooth they are able to make this baby food. It almost tasted like cream was added, but for sure it was not. Val gobbled up all she could, as I couldn't stop eating it myself. All of the subsequent flavors (I couldn't get enough of the Minty Peas!!) we have tried have had that amazing texture, and could double as a side dish to any adult dinner entree.

Because we only use less than one container a day (that is when I am not eating it myself) I put 5 of the flavors in the freezer. All I had to do was pop one for tomorrow in the fridge and about 24 hours later it is defrosted and ready to go. We don't heat up our baby food but if you want to they have directions to follow on the site. 

This is totally one of those things that I wish I had thought of first. A couple clicks online, and delicious fresh baby blends can be delivered to your door step. Just click here to start the process. 

I am so excited to have had the opportunity to try Lovage BabyBlends, and look forward to being a repeat customer!!

More Minty Peas please!!

Fresh, Local Baby Food Made with Love

a guest post by founder of Lovage BabyBlends

Lovage isn’t just a plant, baby food company or sweet name. We consider it a concept that consists of nutritious food Made with Love starting at the farm and ending with you. We believe that good and honest food is a right, not a privilege. We believe these concepts and tastes are ingrained into us starting with our first foods, which sets the precedent for the rest of our foodie life. Here is how “I” turned into “we” and our mission began:

When my beautiful niece Ellery was born on Oct 16, 2012, my sister knew that she was going to feed Elle fresh, local, homemade baby foods for the highest nutrition and best taste. She works from home and is lucky to have the time to make foods for her baby. At the time, I was working 80-hour work weeks with several friends in the corporate world with babies as well. I don’t have a baby (yet!) but I was wondering how parents with similar schedules could provide their baby with fresh foods.

I quickly found out they wanted to but couldn’t because of time constraints and would love a service to provide this for them. They also felt unknowledgeable with the baby food store brands and would constantly wonder, “What do these ingredients mean? How do they attribute to their babies growth during this crucial time? Why are they funky colors? Where are the ingredients coming from?”

I began speaking with lots of parents and found out this was a widespread issue, not just with working parents but all parents. I knew I had to do something about this especially since I’ve always been passionate for nutritious, local foods and an expert blender. It was a tough decision to leave behind all the benefits of the corporate world but I knew my mission in life was to provide others with this service one family and baby at a time. I spent the last six months researching and creating the perfect firsts bites for Ellery and other babies, and brought on a team of like-minded experts to join me. 

Our team includes a nutritionist that helps us find the healthiest ingredients and to provide parents with nutritional facts for babies growth. The best local and responsible farmers and distributors to source our ingredients from. The most reliable food consultant to ensure the safest cooking process. And seven of the cutest babies that helped us discover the tastiest recipes. We’re excited to share with you the fruits of our labor which is why we set up various delivery options, convenient pick-up locations with great missions and the safest products to deliver our tasty Babyblends in.

With our mission, we hope to make the process of spreading the Lovage concept tastier for babies and easier for families.  

~Jessica Runnals, Founder of Lovage BabyBlends