Liz Hurley to Launch Organic Baby Food Line

I purchased baby food from Earth's Best when my first child was born. It could even be found at Safeway. Now, with our second child, we just puree organic vegetables that we cook ourselves, in a hand-crank food mill. Saves a lot in money and packaging, and is fresher, but is true it is slightly less convenient than store-bought.

I like that someone else want's to get into the Organic Baby Food market, but I don't understand the bit about "low-calorie". Why would anyone want to feed their baby a low-calorie diet? That's taking dieting a bit too far, don't you think?

Here's an even better idea: Skip the whole baby food thing altogether. My parents bought a food mill and simply ground up whatever they were eating for dinner. They bought a few small jam jars to keep leftovers in for quick snacks, which they then washed and reused. It was just as convenient as "baby food," but a lot tastier and healthier, because it hadn't been processed very much and didn't require preservatives.

As a side effect, I'm more adventurous when it comes to what I eat, and I never had a problem eating my veggies, even brussel sprouts. My niece, on the other hand, was raised on conventional baby food and now refuses to eat anything but the blandest food, which means its hard for my sister to make sure she gets the proper nutrition, and takes a lot of the fun out of life.

Food mills run about $40 and can be used for things other than making baby food, such as removing the chunks from homemade tomato sauce or preparing fruits for jam.

Here's one made of 18/10 stainless steel, so it can even be recycled if it breaks.