Beech-Nut releases healthier baby foods, beverages

LATHAM, N.Y. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. is launching several all-natural baby food products and beverages, each with added health proponents.

Included in the launch are dry cereals, yogurt-blended fruit and vegetable juices and jars of baby food varieties containing ingredients like Alaskan wild salmon, muesli and whole wheat, enhanced with added Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 essential fatty acid. Select items boast health benefits for babies like aid in digestion, mental and visual development and healthy growth support.

Beech-Nut said 17 new baby food products will be introduced at grocery stores and retailers, including DHA Plus Sweet Potatoes and Wild Alaskan Salmon, DHA Plus Tropical Fruit Yogurt Blends with Juice, Good Morning Chiquita Banana Juice with Yogurt and Good Evening Veggie Delight Juice

The juices, jarred foods and cereals are part of the DHA Plus Baby Food and Cereal and Good Morning and Good Evening product lines that were launched last year.