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Because adventurous eating now leads to a lifetime of healthy!

ChowBaby offers frozen organic spoon foods and finger foods for babies, toddlers, and big kids in adventurous flavors that inspire a lifetime of healthy eating!

Research shows that the food choices we make when our kids are little shape who they are for life. You know about the nutrition part. About how healthy foods create healthy bodies. But being healthy is about more than that. It’s also about having a healthy attitude toward food. And that’s what adventurous eating is all about. It’s a way to interact with family and friends. Learn about society. Practice being open-minded. Foster a sense of independence. Even initiate environmental responsibility.

We--Stacie and Michelle--are inspired by the vital role food plays in creating adventurous eaters and establishing healthy eating habits for life. We've created ChowBaby foods to help bring that inspiration into your home (conveniently!) and this blog to talk through what we learn in the process.

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January 12, 2009

food safety agencies under obama

you may or may not know this. but there are two federal agencies that
regulate the food industry. the FDA (or Food and Drug Administration)
and the Agriculture Department. one oversees both drugs and anything
to do with meat and/or poultry in the food supply (that's the FDA, of
course) while the other oversees the rest of the food supply (and that
would be the Agriculture Department).

why are they split up? you're not the only one wondering that. you
also can't help but wonder if things like melamine in our infant
formula and salmonella in our kids' peanut butter wouldn't be better
avoided with one central agency that institutes strict food safety
guidelines (instead of the "voluntary" ones now in place--whose crazy
idea was that?!) and strict penalties for anyone who breaks the rules.
especially when leading experts assert that federal agencies "don't do
anything until people get sick." uh, hello? can anyone say prevention?
read more about current policies and what obama might
do in this New York Times article.

-m

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November 12, 2008

recall-MYLICON GAS RELIEF DYE FREE DROPS

Johnson and Johnson--Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company Announces Urgent Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Infants' Mylicon Gas Relief Dye Free Drops (Simethicone-Antigas) Non-Staining Due To Possible Metal Fragments (November 7)
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:52:00 -0600

Johnson and Johnson -- Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company (JJMCP) is voluntarily recalling approximately 12,000 units of Infants' MYLICON GAS RELIEF DYE FREE drops (simethicone-antigas) non-staining sold in 1 oz. plastic bottles that were distributed after October 5, 2008 nationwide. The company is taking this action in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although the potential for serious medical events is low, the company is implementing this recall to the consumer level as a precaution after determining that some bottles could include metal fragments that were generated during the manufacturing process. If any medical events were to occur, most are expected to be temporary and resolve without medical treatment. Parents who have given the product to their infant and are concerned should contact their health care provider immediately.

More details at Reuters.

-S

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February 25, 2008