When Anni Daulter’s son Zoë was a baby, and it came time to introduce him to solid foods, she made all of his baby food.  She quit her job as a social worker to stay home with her new little baby, and had a great time introducing him to fresh foods.  She was convinced that what she was doing was more nutrious, healthful, and much better tasting than the commercial brand baby foods.  Daulter states,” Let me say however that cooking for a baby is A LOT of work!  Particularly if you want to provide your baby with variety.”

Although this was an exciting venture for both of them, it was also somewhat of a daunting task for her as a new mom.  She felt like there was always something else she had had to learn about and it seemed as though just as her son mastered one thing, he was onto the next thing.  She remembers wishing there was a service that made fresh baby food, so she could take a break from the cooking if she wanted to. Although she believed that a business that offered this kind service to health conscious parents would begin to offer babies a new choice of freshness and busy parents an alternative to commercial brands, she was a busy new mom and ended up going back to work as a Social Worker and part time Social Consciousness Professor, putting her dream aside.

Seven years passed and then her daughter, Lotus was born.  She and her husband, Tim Daulter had been talking about making some life changes that would include career moves, and the baby food idea resurfaced.  They began doing tons of research on commercially prepared foods, and what babies in America are really eating.  The results were frightening.  They were shocked to discover that commercial brand baby food heat treat their foods in order to maintain the two year shelf life, and in this process the taste, vibrancy, flavor and nutrition are all significantly diminished. With an increase in obesity in American children from all of the processed foods they consume, they knew they had to try to make a difference!  Although they were busy new parents of a newborn and a 7 year old, and knew the task they were undertaking was monumental, they decided the time was now to help create positive change. “We believe there has to be a consciousness shift in the way America feeds their babies, particularly as this beginning sets up their eating habits for a lifetime”, says Tim Daulter.  So they quit their jobs and Bohemian Baby was born! 

Tim Daulter was a former business consultant and has a PhD as a chemical engineer, and Anni quit her Social work career and teaching.  They decided to try to make a change for the baby food world that was dedicated to health and nutrition of babies. Anni Daulter states, “At first I thought this would be easy!  Mash a few bananas, apples, etc…and offer to the public!  Well, this task has proven to be a birth all of its own and we have had an exciting time joining with other dedicated friends to make this dream a reality.”  Their close friends Tanya McAllister and Belinda Costa decided to join with them in their efforts, as they too believed that fresh food is the best way to feed babies, and Belinda having a new daughter of her own, understood the urgency for this kind of revolution.

Their daughter, Lotus is now 11 months old, and she is a Bohemian Baby™ eater…actually, these days they are all Bohemian Baby™ eaters…they have found many fantastic ways to eat the food with a little spice or granola….This has been a very rewarding experience for the Daulters & their friends seeing their dream manifest itself into a high quality baby food company that is founded on solid principles of doing what is right for their children, their parents and the environment. Tim Daulter states, “We practice conscious cooking while creating all of our Bohemian Baby™ Basics, Blends and Sautés in an effort to truly prepare our gourmet fare with the caring intention of truly feeding babies the best food we can.  We believe in sustainable living for us all, and have implemented an amazing recycling program in support of preserving the planet and using less!”  They are truly dedicated to shifting America’s consciousness about feeding babies, helping them to understand all of the many benefits of freshly prepared baby food!  Daulter states,” We really do feed babies bodies, minds and spirits”…

One Bohemian Baby™ jar at a time!