pearsauce

why don’t they make pearsauce in adult size containers??

ok, i’ll admit… i like the flavor of pears, but the texture of the fruit just … yeah no. i think it comes from an experiment my psycho 2nd grade teacher did on us where you hold a piece of apple/pear up to the nose and put the opposite fruit in the person’s mouth. so i smelled an apple and got a nasty, mealy, gritty pear…ever since then i’ve been burned on them.

but we’re trying to get Aleah interested in solids (haha hahaha oh boy that’s rich). our little milkaholic would prefer to keep it that way, thank you very much. however, smashed steamed sweet potatoes ok… at least they are fun to play with (and sometimes eat). pearsauce has found the same fate as the sweet potato. so of course i tried the stuff…it’s good and since it’s all ground up that whole yucky texture thing is not an issue.

but there is no pearsauce on the shelf next to the natural (we don’t need no stinkin sugar added) applesauce. what gives? once you start eating bites of food, pureed pears are no longer fair game? i guess i’ll be shopping in the gerber section for my pear needs. besides pears have way more nutritional value than apples… pears are a great source of potassium among other things (and don’t have the acidity of oranges or the intestinal issues that bananas induce)!

5 comments

  1. I remember the lamentations of one of our aunts about baby food. She would stock it as desk snacks, since you can get all sorts of variety (compared to adult fruit sauce options, ie., applesauce) and it’s generally better prepared (compared to adult fruit sauce options – less sugar in the baby food).

    But no matter how good it was, on the taste and nutrition fronts, there was this big stigma about eating baby food. And it was such a hassle to re-package it; the small single serving containers were part of the desk convenience factor – it just really ticked her off that there was this perfect snack food that was soooo taboo.

  2. the serving sizes of the baby food are really about right and with the new plastic tubs… even better (and they are 100% recyclable)… and there are organics as well now

    and where else can you get apple, banana, blueberry sauce? if you read labels ones with out “dessert” in the title have no sugar added in general. which is a whole other post….why do people think infants need “dessert” and sugar bomb food??

    i will agree there is a stigma against older folks eating “baby food” but i got used to seeing it in my grandparents pantry. my grandma often will eat baby food when she has a terrible upset tummy because it is mild and doesn’t require much work in the chewing department. but i have noticed if you have a kid with you most people don’t even blink if you’re munching down on baby fruit purees.

  3. I always loved plums…. Actually there is a recipe for plum cake that uses plum baby food. I did a search for it and it is still commonly available and delicious.

    I don’t know why gerber does not go after the adult market. You are right, it is the right size serving for a snack, there is an effort to keep the quality up and the sugar and other additives down, and alot of adults who feed a fraction of a jar to a baby develop a taste for the fruits.

    They could package them in disposable 6 packs with peel-off lids, take the baby picture off the label, stress convenience and purity, and call then take-alongs.

    I did a search… Motts makes an apple pear sauce.
    And these are not single servings, but they are interesting (and expensive)
    http://www.amazon.com/b/103-2283606-6369401?ie=UTF8&me=A3GGS6PK6PFTJR
    and http://www.lepicerie.com/catalog/category_287_FINE_FOODS_Fruit_Purees__BOIRON_page_1.html

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