Plum Organics: Lots for TOTs & JUST for baby {giveaway}
February 18th, 2010
We first reviewed Plum Organics in December, 2007. Since then it has become the leading, premium baby food brand due in part to its innovative baby food pouch packaging but I’d say mostly due to the ingredients: premium, certified organic baby food with no added sugar, juice, color or flavors.
The company recently launched an line of first-stage baby food called the JUST line (six single-fruit varieties of USDA organic baby food) and a selection of fruit and veggie blends (e.g., pumpkin & banana, apple & carrot, spinach, peas & pear). Plum Organics sent us a few pouches from the JUST line to review, but since I didn’t have a child willing to try young enough to test the samples I decided to try the purees in a couple recipes.
For the first recipe I substituted about one full pouch of JUST Bananas in a Betty Crocker Cinnabon Cinnamon Streusel muffin mix. They were just as yummy, if not more moist than usual:
And for the second recipe I substituted a pouch of JUST apples in one of my favorite lemon cookie recipes. (You can find the recipe on isthisREALLYmylife.com.) These babies were also super tasty thanks to the Plum Organics puree:
But back to the packaging. Those pouches are super cool! They fit much more nicely in a diaper bag or purse for on-the-go feeding. The recyclable cap is resealable so you don’t have to chuck any uneaten food. They’re lightweight (no breakable glass jars) and make it easier to squeeze onto a spoon. The packaging is also designed using 100% BPA-free materials. Cool, huh?
Plum Organics also sent us a few samples from the company’s new TOTs line, a complete line of organic snacks for toddlers. You’ll find TOTs Mish Mash (squeezable fruit snack); TOTs Fruity Fingerfuls (pouch of handful-sized bites of freeze-dried fruit and multi/whole grain puffs); and TOTs Fiddlesticks (gluten-free snack sticks with “the goodness of fruits and veggies baked right in”).
Now, I tried to get Livi to test the TOTs line, but she wouldn’t have it. She’s kind of in that “I’ll eat what I want to eat when I want to eat it” phase, which seems to last for years at a time. (Her favorites right now are cheese, yogurt, Goldfish crackers and more cheese.) But my husband was all about taking the TOTs Fruity Fingerfuls to work for a healthy snack. Hey, more power to him! I do know Livi loved those freeze-dried fruit snacks a few months back when she wasn’t so danged independent, so I bet had we tried them then she’d have been a big fan.
Though a little pricier than your typical off-the-shelf baby food, Plum Organics is worth it if you’re looking for certified organic food with no artificial ingredients and no added sugar or salt. It’s 100% “real” food.—Emily
*** Giveaway! Plum Organics is giving away three (3) six-packs of their JUST baby food to one lucky Daily Dish winner!
Here’s how to enter. You can do as many of these as you’d like. Each one is worth one entry into our giveaway; please leave a separate comment for each one you do:
• Visit PlumOrganics.com and leave a comment telling us which fruit & veggie blend sounds yummiest to you.
• Become a fan of Plum Organics on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you’re their newest fan.
• Follow Plum Organics on Twitter and leave a comment telling is you’re their newest follower.
• Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL of your tweet.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL to your blog post.
Include a valid email address for our drawing. We’ll draw the winner from the comments and contact her via email. Deadline: February 25, 2010 (midnight). The winner will have 24 hours to claim her prize or a new winner will be chosen.
- Congratulations to Eileen B., the winner of the Plum Organics giveaway! Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the review and add a comment. Keep reading the Daily Dish for your chance to participate in more giveaways!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:27 am
the pear and mango sounds yummy. Holly would love to win this!
February 18th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
The •pumpkin & banana sounds really tasty.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:50 am
Baby food needs to be healthy and nutritious. Being a Mom to my baby i really check products that assure the health of my baby. I usually make fresh puree fruits and vegetables daily for my baby as 100% sure for the health of my baby. It makes me calm for the assurance of my angel’s health.Natural is more Healthy than other synthetic or optional food.
February 19th, 2010 at 9:29 am
I think the Pumpkin & Banana sounds yummy. Unique, but yummy. You usually can’t go wrong with anything pumpkin or banana.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I think that apple & carrot would be a favorite of my babies!
February 19th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Following on twitter
February 21st, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Oooh the pumpkin and banana sounds so yum!
February 21st, 2010 at 9:50 pm
facebook fan of plum organics!
February 21st, 2010 at 9:50 pm
following plum organics on twitter
February 21st, 2010 at 9:51 pm
tweeted http://twitter.com/Leenburke/status/9462433280
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
The pear mango sounds like something my little guy would love.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:14 pm
I’m a fan of Plum Organics on facebook (Joey-Lynn Matsuura)
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:20 pm
My babe loves the spinach, peas, and pears (well actually any of them
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February 22nd, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Plum Organics FB fan
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Plum Organics Twitter fan
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Facebook fan!
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm
My baby is just 3 months old but I already have some Plum organics ready for the day we start solid foods. I think the pumpkin and banana flavor sounds the most interesting.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I like the peach mish mash!
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I am a fan of Plum Organics on facebook.
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
http://twitter.com/arobertson232/status/9492537705
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Already a facebook fan…have been for awhile. Favorite is the peach, apricot, banana. It is yummy and my son loves them all
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February 23rd, 2010 at 7:40 am
Apple/Carrot sounds like a good combination and something any baby would love!
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:40 am
Facebook Fan of Plum Organics.
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:42 am
Follow on Twitter – susitravl & Tweeted – http://twitter.com/susitravl/status/9528006176
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:45 am
Tweet with URL of contest – http://twitter.com/susitravl/status/9528225307
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I think I could make some yummy muffins with the pumpkin & banana pouch!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I think •pear & mango sound the best!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:36 am
I’m a Plum Organics Facebook Fan!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Following Plum Organics on Twitter!
February 24th, 2010 at 11:22 am
The spinach, peas & pear blend sounds intriguing. I think my little guy would be a bigger fan of the sweet potato, corn & apple though.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Now following PlumOrganics on twitter as sunnymum.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Tweeted here: http://twitter.com/sunnymum/status/9586840473
February 24th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
pear and mango are my choices
February 24th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
FB fan of Plum Organics-Julie A Scott Laws
February 25th, 2010 at 12:30 am
My little love adores sweet potato, so it would have to be the sweet potato, corn and apple.
February 25th, 2010 at 9:23 am
The Apple & Carrot sounds delicious
February 25th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Im Plum Organics newest fan on FB #851 Birdie Skolfield
February 25th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Im Plum Organics newest follower on Twitter/ Birdson777
February 25th, 2010 at 9:58 am
I’d love to try the pumpkin/banana! Sounds yummy!
Thanks for the great giveaway
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February 25th, 2010 at 9:58 am
I’m a fan of Plum Organics on Facebook (courtney c)
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February 25th, 2010 at 10:00 am
I’m following Plum Organics on twitter (annasmama0702)
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February 25th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Tweet!
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February 25th, 2010 at 10:47 am
I’m the newest fan of Plum Organics on Facebook
February 26th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
my baby had pumpkin banana yesterday…so yummy
and today the pears and mangos…I think his favorite so far! BRING US MORE
January 7th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
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