Herbs & spices in baby food boosts nutrition, encourages adventurous eaters

Many parents strive to feed their babies a variety of fruits, vegetables and proteins, but for the most part in the US they shy away from spices - something several up and coming baby food makers want to change.

“The baby food market today is really dominated by offerings that are either really bland or really sweet, and so we have this idea that babies either can’t handle flavor or they need something sweet – and it is just not true,”​ Shibani Baluja, founder and CEO of lil’ gourmets, told FoodNavigator-USA at the Good Food Festival in Chicago late last month.