About this project
Meet us
Can you believe that pouch and jarred baby food contains up to 40% water and could be on the shelves for two years before it is purchased? Babies deserve better! When we learned about this, we decided we had to do something. We co-founded YumTum Delivers because we have a passion for food, cooking, nutrition, and sustainable business. As parents of toddlers, we know that time is precious and feeding our children well is one of the most important jobs we have. We created YumTum Delivers to provide healthy, tasty food and more.
YumTum Delivers is a two-mom operation in its infancy. Hi, we're Heidi and Jacy. Because we both love to cook and eat delicious food, we have combined our knowledge in nutrition, business and design to create a splendid successful venture. Jacy's family is vegetarian. Heidi's baby needed extra calories. As a result we ended up doing heaps of research and came up with many vegetarian, high-nutrient value menu items. We are determined to raise the best eaters on the planet!
What we do
We make baby food. The best dang tasting baby food that has ever touched your lips, AND it is packed full of all the nutrients a growing baby needs. Through many taste tests we have mastered a unique menu that makes babies and parents go "Mmmm". It turns out that babies that eat organic foods are healthier in the long run, and those that start eating whole foods, keep eating whole foods. In taste tests and samplings we’ve seen babies and toddlers taste our food and ask for more.
http://www.yumtumdelivers.com/menu.html
The food you buy off the shelf is over processed. YumTum is gently steamed, mixed and frozen to retain maximum nutritional value. We never add or retain extra water. Our food is thick and vibrant, so you get more real food in each bite. YumTum is made with hearty Midwestern organic fruits and veggies, nuts, seeds, beans and grains. We even spice it up with cinnamon, parsley, and cumin. To make the food even more nutrient rich we add flaxseed for omega 3 and Nutritional yeast for protein and B vitamins.
We use only organic ingredients because pound per pound babies eat six times more vegetables than adults. Their little developing organs, nervous system, and brains can't filter out the chemicals as well as adults can, and research shows that exposure to some chemicals can really mess kids up during critical stages of early development.
It is hard to find fast useful information on infant feeding, so we offer some of the best tips and most needed facts on our website. We post blogs twice a week, sharing information on current food issues, and offering healthy recipes for the whole family. Having information at your finger tips is very important for any busy parent.
This is the point that brings us to kickstarter.
We deliver directly to parents and have recently begun offering our food in a few grocery stores. But we have interest from more stores here and across the country. This is very exciting! YumTum has grown faster than we dreamed. If we are going to successfully offer our product in more locations, we need a few critical upgrades ASAP.
In order to provide the best baby food option for local babies, we need you to pledge funds to this exciting new adventure. This is what your money would be going towards:
- Organic certification from the USDA. It will cost $1275, plus a few upgrades in equipment and supplies to meet the strict standards
- New labels with our organic certification on them $2,000
- UPC codes so we are up to grocery store standards $150
- Silicon trays to freeze our nourishing food $300
- Shelves for our freezer $300
- A sticker gun so we can sticker our packaging faster, woohoo! $150
- We’ve got to stay in the minds of moms through ads in community papers, Facebook and Google $400
- We have chosen rewards that we can handcraft for you and are light to ship so we’ve included a little extra to support our mailing of rewards $200
Please contribute what you can to help this baby grow!
What happens if we exceed our goal?
We'd purchase the following items to make our lives a little easier:
- A super duper food processor!
- Eye catching signage to direct people to the freezer section in grocery stores
- Help cover the expenses for a move to our dream kitchen, provided by Greenway Crossing Montessori school
- More trays for transporting molds to our freezer
- More equipment for our kitchen, large mixing bowls, colanders and knives
In addition to making a donation, here are other ways you can help:
- Post our Kickstarter link on your Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, My Space or blog page. Ask people to make a donation to this great cause.
- Email our message to your friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors, include the link to our page at Kickstarter. The more people who see our Kickstarter page, the more likely we are to meet our goal.
- Embed our Kickstarter link in your signature or on your website’s home page.
Thank you for all the moms and their little ones in the video. A special thanks to Jacob who did a mighty fine job editing the video for us!
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We will thank you profusely on our “URA Sweet Potato” website page.
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We will thank you on our website and you’ll receive an originally designed bookmark by us, featuring the dozen most important fruits and veggies to eat organically.
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You will receive the swag above plus a hand designed screen print of a yummy and artsy shaped veggie, with a handwritten thank you on the back.
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You will receive the swag above plus a YumTum original recipe book. We are dang good cooks and this book will feature our favorite vegetarian, meat lover, toddler and puree recipes for all ages.
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You will receive the swag above plus the opportunity to submit and dedicate your favorite recipe for our cookbook. You will also receive three copies of this delightful cookbook to share.
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You will receive the swag above, and be invited to a private kiddo food making class, held in our kitchen in Madison. We will make a few items that you can take home to share. If you don’t live close by you can donate your spot to a low income mom who can in turn learn the value and ease of making her own baby food. We’ll be collaborating with the YWCA and the Parent Family Resource Center to identify interested moms.
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You will receive the swag above, plus we will personally host and cater a party for up to ten kids of any age in the Madison area. You can pick the theme and we’ll decide on a location and menu together. Hot dog, that will be fun! We won’t be serving hot dogs though.
Project By
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Jacy Eckerman has a BFA in Three-dimensional art-sculpture with 7 years experience in food service. Jacy has 8 years experience in management. With her passion for cooking, nutrition, and creating, YumTum is a dream job!
Heidi Speight loves to cook. It used to be food and wine masterpieces with fancy ingredients and now its hearty meals for the whole family to enjoy. Either way, the kitchen is her place to be creative. Heidi also has 5 years experience in food service, and is passionate about sustainable business; she even has a Master’s degree in the subject!
