StarTribune Taste 50!

"I recently tried the adult soups ... and they were all incredibly fresh-tasting and full of flavor. But my favorite was the cauliflower and white bean flavored with fennel and cumin, which tastes even better than it sounds.

"Want to dine out with your baby? If your sweetie is literally an infant, try the Birchwood Café (3311 E. 25th St., Mpls., 612-722-4474), where you’ll find Sweet Cheeks baby food, made by Lori Karis from all-natural, locally grown, organic ingredients. It can also be found frozen at local co-ops."

October, 2009 Sue Z Says, by Sue Zelickson

Minnesota Monthly

"I sampled (no, I don't eat baby food regularly!) a Sweet Cheeks combo of sweet potatoes, apples, and millet. It didn't have much flavor (Karis is careful not to use seasoning that would upset a baby's stomach), but it did have an interesting texture. The pureed sweet potatoes and apples was a soothing spread and was studded with millet, a soft grain to chew."

"Sweet Eats...  Starting a child on solid foods, especially one who has been exclusively breastfed, always seems like such a leap of faith. You go from nature’s intended nourishment to … what?… Cheerios?!

Lori Karis, a Twin Cities area professional nanny, has created a business out of bridging the gap....

March, 2009 Family Times

 

 

 

 

 

3. [organic babyin'] Sweet Cheeks Baby Food
"Babies are the original locavores—hey, it doesn’t get much more local than breast milk—and now a Minnesota company is helping local mothers get back to those roots. Sweet Cheeks is made from 100 percent organic fruits, vegetables and Minnesota-grown grains. Our favorite: The “Baby-roles,” casseroles for one-year-olds. Owner Lori Karis works with local farms and hawks her wares at farmers’ markets and local co-ops. (We get ours at the swank new Seward Co-Op on Franklin.) It’s even on the menu at the 128 Café in St. Paul."

 

The METRO 5: March 2009

 

AND "BEST organic baby food!"

Twin Cities Metro

December 2009

 

 

"From Farm To Cradle...The taste really shines through, even to an adult palate; a sample of sweet potatoes was bright, pleasantly textured and naturally sweet -- a simple, incredibly wholesome and clean flavor. Organic apples with steel cut oats were similarly mellow and pleasant..." 

 

March 17, 2009 

Livegreentwincities.com

 

 

 

"Dubbing her one-woman show (she is the chef, packager, marketing manager, business manager and direct salesperson) Sweet Cheeks Baby Food, Karis set up shop on weekends at the St. Paul Farmer's Market. She found a welcoming community there-so welcoming that she's

agreed to sell outdoors every Saturday morning

throughout the winter."

 

September 2008 

MinnesotaWomen'sPress

 

 

 

 

 

"Will the kids like them? Our panel of judges (2 toddlers and 3 adults) really enjoyed them- all of them. And believe it or not, some of them make great meals for adults- like the Steel Cut Oats and Apple 'role- just add some sugar (or not!) and it makes a tasty, healthy alternative to other breakfast foods."

 

September 16, 2008 

www.momtalk.com

 

 

 

 

"At Locallectual, we just love a 'locally made' success story. We ESPECIALLY love it if it involves organic, locally grown foods. And we really, REALLY love it if it is also a tale of a woman-owned business. Actually, Sweet Cheeks Baby Food is not just woman-owned; owner Lori Karis is also the chef, packager, manager, business manager,

and direct salesperson. A story (and woman) after

our own hearts!"

September 18, 2008 Locallectual.com