Kids in Barcelona - Family and parents guide to activities, shopping, holiday apartments, events, health, schools and nurseries, babysitting and childcare, and playgroups in Barcelona.

Some health food shops around the city hold a small stock of organic but often pricey baby foods and formula. If you don't find what you are looking for, ask, as you may sometimes be able to place regular orders at you local store. Some of the larger organic food stores that have a range of baby foods are listed below.

For general baby foods and toiletries, you will find what you need in supermarkets which stock their own labels and familar brands. Dodot is the equivalent of Pampers in Spain although own brands can often be just as good. Baby formula and food products in Spain can contain a lot more unwanted sugars and salt than you are normally used to and sometimes even honey so check the labels.

Pharmacies also have a range of jars, cereals and nappies in a limited range of brands. In an after-hours emergency you will find a list of on-duty pharmacies on any pharmacy door or see List of 24 hr Pharmacies in Barcelona.

Mapu
Magdalenes, 7
Tel. 93 317 5525

Poble Sec butchers that stocks only organic poultry and meats. You can also order online. They also have shops at Vallhonrat, 27 and Padilla, 205. Both these stores only have a certain amount of organic meat but it is possible to request in advance and they will bring it to the shop on their daily deliveries.

La Tierra
Rossello, 154
Tel. 93 451 5353

Large, family-owned shop with vast amount of products, books and therapy rooms for massage and nutrition consultancy etc.

Ecoteca Mercat Ecologic
Portugal. 2-4 (Sagrera)
http://www.ecotecaonline.com

Organic shop that sells dried and fresh foods (incl. meat) as well as some baby products. Shop will deliver (free for orders over €40).

El Corte Ingles Supermarkets

Baby food sections have a range of brands including Hipp Organic range of formula milk (at Pl. Catalunya cheapest in town) and ready-made jars and juices.

New British Market
C de L'Esglesia, 178
Tel. 93 636 5465
http://www.newbritishmarket.com

In case there are some must-have foods from home that you want for your children, (e.g. Farley's Rusks, Ready Brek, Weetabix, Marmite, Ribena or Heinz spaghetti hoops!), try the British market for a range of over 1,000 familiar products. Delivery to Barcelona possible depending on orders. Some Dutch and American products available too.