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º May 2007: Babble.com Interview with Mom Made Foods founder, Heather Stouffer—
5-Minute Timout: Feed your baby Indian food! So says this new baby food mogul.
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º May 2007 edition: DC Magazine
Look Who's Talking — Baby's Got backing: Hot tot circles are buzzing about celeb-stamped mom-preneur Heather Stouffer
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Blockbuster Violet Affleck was just starting solid food when Heather Stouffer, Jennifer Garner's sorority sister, launched Mom Made Foods last Spring. Off to Violet went a case of diaper bag swag, and within
days Heather had snagged her first pint-size celebrity endorsement...
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º May 1, 2007: Progressive Grocer
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º Mar 1, 2007: Alexandria Gazette
Mother Approved: Alexandria Mom Sees Organic Baby Food as a Growth Industry
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º Feb 2, 2007: The Oprah Winfrey Show, "Moms Who Made Millions"
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º Feb 2, 2007: ABC News 7
News segment on Mom Made Foods evolution and expansion into more supermarkets.
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º Jan 23, 2007: Richmond Times Dispatch
Frozen, organic baby food helps parents chill out
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º Jan 22, 2007: WUSA9.com
WUSA9 News segment: Baby Food Just Like Mom Would Make
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º Jan 4 , 2007: Examiner.com
Alexandria-based organic baby
food company to hit shelves at
Whole Foods stores
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º Nov/Dec 2006 edition: Organic Products Retailer
Featured in the New Products section
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Alexandria—VA, Mom Made Scoops are organic, fresh frozen purées for babies. Packaged in paperboard packaging, the scoops are perfect for baby's first introduction into solid foods. Flavors include apple, pear, sweet potato, and broccoli. Each pack contains two, single serve 3.5-oz. plastic cups for $3.99 MSRP per pack. Call (240) 426-3435.
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º Sep 29, 2006: Examiner.com
Heather Stouffer: Local mom turns health-conscious lifestyle into baby food business
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º Aug 28, 2006: DC Baby, “Calendar Catch Up”
Mom Made’s, Heather Stouffer, teaches monthly class at the Breastfeeding Center of Greater Washington
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º Jul 13, 2006 : FOX5 News, “Organic Products”
The local organic company focused on making our children healthier from the start
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º June 28, 2006: DC Baby
"DC Mamas Doing Business for Babies.
Chic Tots & Mom Made Foods"
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Alexandria, Virginia, January 3, 2006
Local Company Gives Babies a Fresh Start on Solid Foods
Mom Made™ Scoops available in Whole Foods stores starting January 8th
ALEXANDRIA, Va, – Mom Made™ Foods, the Mid-Atlantic's first organically-certified producer of fresh frozen foods for children, will be introduced in Whole Foods locations this week, including a new store in Fairfax set to open Jan. 17.
Eight Whole Foods stores in Virginia from Charlottesville to Arlington will carry the first product line offered by Mom Made Foods called Mom Made Scoops, healthy, all-natural frozen meals perfect for a baby's introduction to solid foods.
“Mom Made Scoops give parents an alternative to making food for their baby from scratch, without sacrificing quality or nutrition,” said Heather Stouffer, founder and president of Mom Made Foods. “Traditional baby food in a jar loses many of its nutrients during high-heat cooking to create a product that's shelf-stable for up to 2 years. I didn't want the food I was feeding my son to be older than he was.”
Mom Made offers conveniently-sized servings locally made with the freshest organic ingredients, such as organic sweet potatoes direct from a farmer from Virginia's Eastern Shore. Mom Made products are all-natural without any additives or preservatives and come in four varieties: Broccoli Puree, Apple Puree, Pear Puree and Sweet Potato Puree.
Stouffer created the Alexandria, Va.-based company when she couldn't find any store-bought products in area supermarkets or specialty stores that she felt good about feeding her son. As a full-time working mom, cooking her own food wasn't always an option and she sought a practical way to introduce her son to a variety of wholesome, nutritious solid foods that would create the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating.
“I didn't want our son to fall into the chicken nugget and macaroni and cheese rut like so many children do because their parents are out of time and ideas,” said Stouffer. “We wanted to set a good example right from the start and give our child the same variety of fresh foods that we love.”
After talking to countless other parents who had the same dilemma, Mom Made Foods was born. Mom Made's meals are produced by Marguerite Blakely, a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef who completed her culinary internship at Restaurant Nora, in Washington, D.C. Marguerite has a superb understanding of children's delicate palates and the benefits of using organic ingredients.
Mom Made will be holding tastings and cooking demonstrations at each Whole Foods store in Virginia throughout January and February. The Mom Made children's food experts will be present to answer questions about cooking for babies and young children. Confirmed dates and locations are:
Jan. 12 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Charlottesville (Shoppers World Court)
Jan. 13 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Falls Church (Leesburg Pike)
Jan. 19 1-5 p.m. – Fairfax (Fair Lakes Parkway)
Jan. 20 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Fairfax (Fair Lakes Parkway)
Feb. 2 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Vienna (Maple Avenue)
Feb. 3 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Alexandria (Duke Street)
Feb. 9 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Springfield (Old Keene Mill Road)
Feb. 10 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Arlington (Wilson Boulevard)
About Mom Made™ Foods: Mom Made is dedicated to helping children begin a lifetime of healthy eating. Our frozen foods are made with the freshest organic ingredients, offering a variety of age-specific recipes for babies starting their journey of solid foods through to toddlers and children exploring new tastes. Parents can be confident when serving Mom Made to their children, just as if the recipe were made at home.
+ Alexandria, Virginia, May 2006
Just Like Mom Made
Mom Made™ Foods to produce fresh frozen all-natural baby food in the capital area
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
— Announcing an exciting and innovative development in children’s food in the mid-Atlantic, the debut of Mom Made™ Foods, a Washington, D.C.-based company that will offer freshly-made all-natural frozen meals for babies and young children.
Mom Made™ offers conveniently-sized servings made with the freshest ingredients and without any added salt, sugar, additives or preservatives. Mom Made™ products are geared toward the busy parent who wants the best for their child.
Heather Stouffer is the founder and president of Mom Made, a full-time working mother who sought a practical way to introduce her son to a variety of wholesome, nutritious solid foods and create the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating.
“It is essential that a child’s first foods are the purest and freshest available,” said Stouffer. “Mom Made’s meals are just like those a parent would make in their own kitchen, with the kind of foods that will help young children develop a taste for healthy eating.”
Stouffer’s culinary consultant is David Rogers, executive chef at Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market in Bethesda, who has more than 15 years experience preparing the finest foods available.
On June 3 at the Del Ray Farmers’ Market in Alexandria, Va., Mom Made™ will introduce its first product line, Mom Made Scoops: healthy, all-natural frozen meals perfect for a baby’s introduction to real foods. Scoops will be available in four varieties: Broccoli Purée, Apple Purée, Pear Purée and Sweet Potato Purée.
Mom Made Scoops will be available later this summer at additional Washington-area food markets and grocery stores.
For more information, visit www.mommadefoods.com or email press@MomMadeFoods.com.
