Your littlies are what they eat, from their heads to their feet and you want to make sure they’re the healthiest they can be. A lot of that comes from eating right, mama, and for those of you who’ve hopped onto the organics train, we’ve got a roundup of the best organic baby food stores in Hong Kong. With some that are exclusively organic boutiques and other broader ones that happen to stock great organic products; with most of these stores, you don’t even have to worry about carrying your hoard home with a great delivery system in place.
Organic
Corner Block
This specialty health food chain been taking off in Hong Kong recently with a chain of stores all over the 852. This one-stop shop doesn’t only stock great organic and allergy free food (great news for the celiacs and vegans out there), but it also stocks organic household cleaning products amongst other things. With Hipp Organic, Happy Baby, Holle and infant formula by Nanny Care and Bellamy’s, thank goodness they have an online order and home delivery service – we’re not sure we could carry it all home ourselves, mama!
Corner Block, Shop A, G/F, World Trust Tower, 50 Stanley Street, Hong Kong, 2523 3123, www.cornerblock.com.hk
Healthy Delight
Founded in 2004, online healthy boutique Healthy Delight aims to bring real organic food that you can trust into the homes of families everywhere. With gluten-free options as well as a range of great organic products (Plum Organics, Organix, Happy Baby, Ella’s Kitchen), they offer options from newborns to toddlers to bigger kids and mama on their online catalogue. Get it all delivered for free if you order over $800 – you can even get international delivery if you’re heading out of town!
Healthy Delight Online Shop, Unit 203, Conwell House, 34-38 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong, 2525 9128, healthydelight.vizzhost.com
Just Green
A few of the ladies at Sassy frequent this fun organic boutique and mamas, we’re sure you’ll love it too. With an aim to offer healthy products while providing warm, attentive customer service, Just Green has got an extensive baby food list including Holle, Little Twig, Organix, Plum Organics and more that will have you sorted for years to come. All the products they sell come from environmentally conscious and ethical brands as well, so help your family and the world around you by going Just Green.
Just Green, See locations list here, 2801 5611, www.justgreen.com.hk
Mother Organic
Why not get your littlies’ day started right with a dose of organic baby food, just the way Mother Nature intended? Offering organic infant formula, porridge, puree, pasta, juice and more for your tots, you’ll see the usual organic suspects: Hipp Organic, Holle, Ella’s Kitchen, Bellamy’s, Organix and a couple of rarer brands like Familia. Like most of the shops featured on our roundup, they have an internet order system on their website and offer delivery to anywhere in Hong Kong for a small price, unless you’ve decided to stock up for the week and bought over $1,000, in which case delivery is free!
Mother Organic, Room 301, Hong Kong House, 17-18 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, MTR Central station D2 exit, 2521 1162, www.mother-organic.com
Organic MaMa
Mothers know best, and when it comes to organics, Organic MaMa certainly knows what they’re doing. As believers of the time old adage ‘you are what you eat’, this specialty store provides only the highest quality products to the Hong Kong community. With food and supplements all tested by qualified professionals, you can expect to see Vitamont juices, Happy Baby, Apple and Eve Sesame Street Juices, Bellamy’s and Organix products gracing their shelves. Don’t forget about their organic infant formula from a number of great brands as well (Hipp Organic, Holle, etc).
Organic MaMa, Room 1104, Tung Wah Mansion, 199-203 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong, 3179 4623, 2575 1688, www.organicmama.com.hk
Stores that stock Organics
Bumps to Babes
Get lost in Hong Kong’s largest mother and baby superstore in Ap Lei Chau and check out their crazy stock of over 2,000 different baby-appropriate products. Nestled in amongst other fabulous brands, you’ll find some of Sassy Mama’s favourite organic brands like Annabel Karmel, Organix, Bellamy’s, Ella’s Kitchen and Hipp Organic. Did you know they also have an online catalogue? If you’re a Central mama, save yourself the expedition and opt for their home delivery service.
Bumps to Babes, 21/F, Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau, 852 Hong Kong, 2552 5000, www.bumpstobabes.com
Eat Fresh
This one’s for you mamas who love whipping up a little something in the kitchen and honestly, what kid doesn’t love home cooked food? The fab health conscious ladies over at Eat Fresh have come up with a veggie bag for babies and toddlers, filled with an amazing e-book baby food recipe guide and their trademark certified organic seasonal vegetables that you’ll need to make each one a reality. You can get this all delivered to your house for a small delivery fee and be sure to check out their other products if you want to make organic living your day to day reality. Keep an eye on their blog as well for weekly recipes and their education seminars on organics!
Baby and toddler bags are priced at $350.
Eat Fresh, 9782 6791, email: [email protected], www.eatfresh.com.hk
Baby Online
Baby Online offers a wide selection of organic baby foods, including products from Sassy Mama contributor Annabel Karmel! You’ll find a good range of high-quality foods, so you know your bub will be getting the best. Foods are delivered right to you so jump on their easy-to-navigate site now to pick up your baby’s favourite brands including NurturMe, Organic Valley and Peter Rabbit Organics.
Baby Online, www.babyonline.com.hk
Tiny Footprints
Tiny Footprints have heard your cries for a child-friendly shopping sanctuary and mamas, this is it. With a breastfeeding area, eco friendly diaper changing area and a number of incredible tried-and-tested products, you’ll be coming back again and again. While they don’t exclusively stock organic brands, you’ll find organic favourites like Bellamy’s, Ella’s Kitchen, Hipp Organic and Happy Baby flying off their shelves. They even host a number of seminars on their newest baby products as well as guidance sessions by a number of local child experts, and if you’re not up to making the trip, you can even order online and get items delivered right to your doorstep.
Tiny Footprints, 10/F, 1 Duddell Street, Central District, Hong Kong, 2522 2466, www.tinyfootprints.com
Cabinet Organic
This little organic store is smack in the heart of Sai Ying Pun (super-close to the new MTR stations poised to open). They stock imported European organic goods including granola, quinoa, cooking oil, pastas, chocolate and more. They’ve also got organic baby foods like purees, museli and snack bars for your bub. If you’re going down the organic beauty route as well, pick up some baby wash or shampoo for the little one.
Cabinet Organic, G/F, 27 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, 2799 9317, www.facebook.com/cabinetorganic
Finally, many international supermarkets and specialty stores also carry a limited selection of organic baby foods, so have a browse and stock up at GREAT Food Hall, Park ‘n’ Shop or city’super the next time you’re doing your weekly grocery shopping!
With stores like these, you’ll have your littlies wolfing down their greens in no time!