Run Time: 37 minutes, 10 seconds

Peas, and apples, and carrots, oh my! When did baby food become commercialized, and what on earth is dessert baby food?? We cover this, and so much more, on this week’s episode! Join us as we explore the history of baby food, and how it came to be the insanely huge industry it is today!

RESOURCES:

Books:

• Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet by Amy Bentley

Websites:

• Surprisingly Huge Moments in the History of Baby Food
• The History of Commercial Baby Food in the US
• How Canned Baby Food Became King
• How Did Baby Food Become a Household Staple

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