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# Organic Sensory-Engaging Foods
Food by Ella's Kitchen is a Fun Way to Get Your Baby Eating Healthy

By Mesel Isaac | Published 2014-01-14 | Life-Stages
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ellas-kitchen
References: [ellaskitchen](http://www.ellaskitchen.com/) & [ellaskitchen](http://www.ellaskitchen.com/stuff-for-the-senses/)

[Ella's Kitchen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rudolphs-sweetcorn-carrot-melty-sticks) is a company that is dedicated to ensuring that parents are able to provide their newborns with the most [nutritious baby food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-baby-nutrition) available.

Ella's Kitchen offers 0 [organic foods for kids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organix-snacks) starting as young as 4 months old and up until 10+ months. One of the most intriguing concepts of Ella's Kitchen is its belief that baby food should engage all five senses of the baby in order to encourage healthy eating, believing that "if little ones play with their food using all their senses, they are more likely to eat their greens!" according to the company site.

Engaging taste and smell is simple enough with their great tasting and smelling food, however the manner in which they engage the other senses are quite clever. Through colorful and squishy packaging that's fun to look at and grab, they employ a child's eyesight and sense of touch. The company's free downloadable Tasty Tunes music engages your child's sense of hearing.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.2/10
- Popularity: 62% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Babies](https://www.trendhunter.com/babies)

## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Sensory-engaging Foods:** Companies are creating foods that engage all five senses to encourage healthy eating, offering opportunities for creative packaging and multi-sensory experiences.
- **Organic Baby Food:** Organic foods for babies are becoming more popular, creating opportunities for companies to focus on nutritious and environmentally-friendly baby products.
- **Engaging Children in Healthy Eating:** More companies are focusing on creating fun and interactive ways to encourage children to eat healthy, providing opportunities to create educational and engaging food experiences.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Baby Food Industry:** Companies in the baby food industry can create new product lines that focus on organic foods and sensory engagement for healthy and enjoyable eating habits for babies.
- **Organic Food Industry:** Organic food companies can expand their product offerings to include baby food that engages all five senses to encourage healthy eating habits from a young age.
- **Child Education Industry:** Child education companies can focus on creating fun and interactive food experiences that teach children about healthy eating habits and the importance of nutrition.

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