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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whew sorry, let me try again, I'm so incoherent! Ok, I have general anxiety with our food supply...
Meat- I read "skinny bitch" when I was younger, and though I never became a vegan, I'm always haunted by the descriptions of cruelty and the low health standards in American slaughterhouses. I've cut way back on meat because I always remember the author saying that the animals, before they die, are terrified and suffering, and you are consuming that terror and suffering. She also goes into the hormones fed to the animals, as well as the antibiotics. This protein issue of mine also crosses over into anything dairy. 
Rice-I've noted the arsenic issue, and also read that bleached white rice is devoid of nutrition and just empty calories, and same with bread and pasta. And all these grains have gut irritants. And crap-gluten-gotta be honest, I don't know what gluten even is-but it's bad for me right?
Fruits-now I'm hearing FRUIT is bad for you because it has too much sugar?  And pesticides of course. 
Veggies-yay someting we all agree is ok! Except for the pesticides of course. And corn-bad bad genetically modified corn. 
And of course everything "processed". The yogurt, pasta sauce, etc with the added sugar, chemical additives, shelf stabilizers... 
All in all I feel like the baby and I should just be drinking kombacha all day. And eating veggies-organic-of course. [/quote]

Please don't ferment something at home and serve your baby alcohol - I know you're just joking, but oy, "health" fads like those, just ugh, you know?

Okay, so practical tips -

Organic vegetables -easy, get those
Yogurt - get plain, whole milk organic yogurt. If you want the flavored kind, put berries + honey on top yourself (skip honey for baby's yogurt). It's also super easy to make yourself - I did it for the first time last month, made a huge batch, it was so easy. 
Rice is just empty calories - that doesn't mean you have to ban it, but it something to eat in limited quantities, because just about any other food has more to offer your body for the same or fewer calories

You want stable blood sugar levels, so for that reason, fruit has a place in your diet and its place is not a stand alone meal. Think about the three major macronutrients - fat, protein, and carbs. Every snack and meal should have at least two of those. I don't eat fruit on an empty stomach - for the same reason I don't eat dessert before dinner. Fruit is fine, but have those apple slices with some almond butter, or have those strawberries with fresh whipped up cream (I whip it up by hand at home - takes 5 min, no sugar added), or serve it with a cheese stick as a side. The fat and/or protein will slow down the digestion of the snack, fruit included, and that will avoid the sugar rush you otherwise would get. Fruit is good - without citrus, we'd all have scurvy - but it has a role to play and I think people forget that sometimes. 
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