Let’s build a healthier
generation together.

We’re nerds on a mission. We blend science with fresh, organic ingredients to help children reach their full potential at every stage.

OUR VALUES

Real Food

We are obsessed with high quality, organic ingredients sourced from local farmers. At Yumi, every ingredient has a purpose.

Real Science

We are rooted in science. Our extensive library of research and our board of nutrition and pediatric experts guides everything we do.

Real Good

We fight the good fight. From reducing food waste to ensuring access to healthy options for all families. Yumi is committed to building a better world.

“I was fed up with the lack of options. Not just for my kids — for all kids.”

—CO-FOUNDER, CEO, ANGELA SUTHERLAND

When Angela became pregnant with her first child, she learned that scientists widely consider nutrition in the first 1,000 days to be the most important factor in development. She also learned about the lasting impact of specific nutrients, such as iron, calcium, and healthy fats, on a child’s neural, physical, and future metabolic health.

And yet, the working mom found no options at the grocery store she felt good about.

The aisles were dominated by shelf-stable options with years-long expiration dates that were high in fruit sugars and low in nutrition. Together, with her longtime friend Evelyn, a former WSJ and NYTimes journalist, the two built YUMI to support parents with nutrition-first meals and snacks for babies and toddlers with enriching content tailored to every developmental milestone.

Their goal is an easy, worry-free option that you can feel good about and to share knowledge that inspires a lifetime of healthy eating. They believe it is YUMI’s responsibility— and the responsibility of all food companies— to lead with science, to nourish with real foods, and to fight for a better tomorrow.

Our Health & Medical Advisors

Josette Sheeran

Former Executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

As executive director of the United Nation's World Food Program, Josette was responsible for managing the world's largest humanitarian organization, critically addressing the importance of the First 1,000 Days, and demanding both funding and historic reforms of food aid. Today, she serves as President and CEO of Asia Society.

Anthony Porto MD, MPH

Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University, co-author of The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

Anthony is a board certified pediatrician and board certified pediatric gastroenterologist. He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University.

Dina DiMaggio MD

Pediatric Associates of NYC, co-author of The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

Dina is a board certified pediatrician and practices general pediatrics at Pediatric Associates of NYC and NYU Langone Health. She has received numerous research awards, and became a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Michael Goran, PhD

World expert on metabolic health

Dr. Michael Goran the Professor of Pediatrics at USC and Program Director for Diabetes and Obesity at Children's Hospital. A leading childhood nutrition researcher and an experienced public health educator, is the author of Sugarproof: The Hidden Dangers of Sugar.

Uma Pisharody, FAAP M.D.

World expert on metabolic health

Dr. Pisharody is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, and was the first doctor to successfully advocate for the removal of juice from her hospital's menu.

Our Health & Medical Advisors

Josette Sheeran

Former Executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

As executive director of the United Nation's World Food Program, Josette was responsible for managing the world's largest humanitarian organization, critically addressing the importance of the First 1,000 Days, and demanding both funding and historic reforms of food aid. Today, she serves as President and CEO of Asia Society.

Anthony Porto MD, MPH

Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University, co-author of The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

Anthony is a board certified pediatrician and board certified pediatric gastroenterologist. He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University.

Dina DiMaggio MD

Pediatric Associates of NYC, co-author of The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

Dina is a board certified pediatrician and practices general pediatrics at Pediatric Associates of NYC and NYU Langone Health. She has received numerous research awards, and became a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Michael Goran, PhD

World expert on metabolic health

Dr. Michael Goran the Professor of Pediatrics at USC and Program Director for Diabetes and Obesity at Children's Hospital. A leading childhood nutrition researcher and an experienced public health educator, is the author of Sugarproof: The Hidden Dangers of Sugar.

Uma Pisharody, FAAP M.D.

World expert on metabolic health

Dr. Pisharody is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, and was the first doctor to successfully advocate for the removal of juice from her hospital's menu.

Our Health & Medical Advisors

Josette Sheeran

Former Executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

As executive director of the United Nation's World Food Program, Josette was responsible for managing the world's largest humanitarian organization, critically addressing the importance of the First 1,000 Days, and demanding both funding and historic reforms of food aid. Today, she serves as President and CEO of Asia Society.

Anthony Porto MD, MPH

Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University, co-author of The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

Anthony is a board certified pediatrician and board certified pediatric gastroenterologist. He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University.

Dina DiMaggio MD

Pediatric Associates of NYC, co-author of The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

Dina is a board certified pediatrician and practices general pediatrics at Pediatric Associates of NYC and NYU Langone Health. She has received numerous research awards, and became a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Michael Goran, PhD

World expert on metabolic health

Dr. Michael Goran the Professor of Pediatrics at USC and Program Director for Diabetes and Obesity at Children's Hospital. A leading childhood nutrition researcher and an experienced public health educator, is the author of Sugarproof: The Hidden Dangers of Sugar.

Uma Pisharody, FAAP M.D.

World expert on metabolic health

Dr. Pisharody is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, and was the first doctor to successfully advocate for the removal of juice from her hospital's menu.

• Brains are built, not born.

A few ways nutrition specifically impacts your child’s fast evolving brain.

60%

of your baby’s caloric intake is used for Brain Development.

Age 3

your baby’s brain will have made trillions of connections, vital for learning, among its brain cells.

80%

of your baby’s brain is developed by age 3. By age 2, your baby’s brain will have doubled in size from birth.

• Nerd out with us.

Learn more at the1000.com.

The first 1,000 days of your child’s life are the most important for their brain, body, metabolism, and immune system development.
Black RE, Allen LH, Bhutta ZA, et al, for the Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group. Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. Lancet 2008; 371: 243–60
Sugar before 2 is bad news and can put your child at risk for developing health complications. Our blends have no added sugar.
Goran, M. I., & Ventura, E. E. (2020). Sugarproof: The hidden dangers of sugar that are putting your child’s health at risk and what you can do. New York: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Healthy gut biomes matter. The early establishment of gut microbiota is affected by several factors, including the timing of the introduction of solid foods.
Differding, M.K., Benjamin-Neelon, S.E., Hoyo, C. et al. Timing of complementary feeding is associated with gut microbiota diversity and composition and short chain fatty acid concentrations over the first year of life. BMC Microbiol 20, 56 (2020)