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A Research Driven Approach to Your Baby's Nutrition lil’gourmets was created based on the latest medical research surrounding the importance of the first 1,000 days of nutrition in a baby’s life.

  Getting started...with veggies! Your pediatrician will recommend that solid food be introduced between 4- 6 months of age. Starting solids closer to 6 months has been shown to prevent obesity in the long run. We suggest starting with vegetables and then move to fruit as dessert over time. Avocados are a great starter food as they are soft, rich in taste, and full of omega 3's.   Embrace variety There is a growing consensus from food experts that babies do not need to start with eating one vegetable or fruit at a time, unless, there is a strong family history of food allergies. Given this...

Find lil'gourmets fresh, organic, veggie-first meals for babies + toddlers at Whole Foods Market locations in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. We are fresh in the Dairy case by Baby Yogurt!    Hear and read more about our mission    Curious what parents have to say about lil'gourmets?

We are honored and humbled to share that lil’gourmets has been awarded the Clean Label Project™ Purity Award. The Purity Award represents the ultimate standard of the Clean Label Project certification, which conducts rigorous, independent food testing for over 400 different contaminants including heavy metals, chemicals, plastics, pesticides and other toxins. Many of you have asked about our approach to quality and testing, given some of the concerning news reports that have recently surfaced regarding heavy metals in baby foods. We founded lil’gourmets based on our values of quality and integrity, and we made choices along the way to include...