Feeding The Good Baby

I was flipping through an issue of Parents magazine a while back - standard reading for all new parents - and I saw an article about feeding your baby. The article included an excerpt to a new book, Feeding Baby Green, by Dr. Greene.

While I haven't bought the book, I did put the article on our fridge. The new suggestion from Dr. Greene is to try and feed your baby from each of the 21 plant groups before their first birthday so you won't have a picky eater.

The Good Husband couldn't support this more since he is so picky and hates it. So we are hoping to expose TGB to all the plant groups.

A commenter pointed out that your baby doesn't need to eat every food listed in the group, just one food from each group. That is an important calcification.

Mushrooms
shitake - 5/2
crimini - 5/2
oyster - 5/2
portabella - 5/2

Bromeliads
pineapple

Woody trees
banana - 12/25

Cruciferous vegetables
broccoli - 1/14
cauliflower - 1/23

Myrtles
guava
clove
allspice

Umbrellifers
carrot -1/5
celery - 6/24
cilantro - 4/6
dill

Heath plants
blueberry - 1/23
cranberry

Legumes
black beans -2/11
peas -1/2
lentils

Gourds
cucumber
pumpkin
squash - 1/28
watermelon - 6/20

Composites
artichoke
lettuces - 5/20
sunflower seeds

Sesame
sesame seeds

Lilies
asparagus - 5/20
chive
garlic - 4/6
onion - 4/11

Rosy plants
apple - 1/10
apricot - 2/3
blackberry -1/17
cherry
peach -1/15
pear - 1/6
plum - 1/1
raspberry - 2/15
strawberry - 3/12

Grapes

Citrus
orange - 5/2
lime
lemon

Nightshades
eggplant
peppers
white potatoes - 3/4

Laurels
avocado - 2/23
cinnamon - 1/31
bay

Amaranths
spinach - 2/1
swiss chard
beet

Loosestrifes
pomegranate

True grasses
barley
oats - 4/11
brown rice - 4/23

Bindwinds
sweet potato - 1/10