If you have read my blog at all, you know by now that I try to read up on things and be aware of potential safety issues. I try not to be paranoid, but when you have a young child, it's hard not to be. My most recent discovery is that not all baby food may be safe. A couple of weeks ago I saw a link to an article about lead in baby foods. I expected it to be some off the wall brand of baby food that I would never consider buying and therefore I wouldn't feel the need to worry. When I checked it out, I was quite shocked to see that some of these baby foods that tested high with lead were popular brands that I would expect to be safe, like Gerber, Beech Nut, and Our 365 from Whole Foods. If you want to see a list of the foods and brands that had high lead content, you can look here . A lot of the foods on the list were fruit juices, which I plan to wait as long as possible before giving her. Aaron and I had thought about making our own baby food, so this just pushed us t