Congratulations to Wendy Soby from the United States – her recipes were just chosen as the winning entries in our Homemade Baby Food Recipes competition. Wendy is a Grandmother, and her interesting two-part recipe is not just tasty and a great way to get the most from your ingredients… she also makes preparing it a [...]
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Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Sep 28th, 2009
Neocate® Infant Specialized Formula (Lot P91877) is being recalled. Around 3700 cans are included in this recall and no other Neocate® products or lot numbers are affected. This formula, which is packaged in 14 oz. cans, is not meant for general use and is usually given to babies in the care of medical professionals. The [...]
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Posted in Nutrition on Sep 28th, 2009
We received a message from a visitor last week about white pumpkins and how they compare to orange pumpkins in terms of taste and nutritional value. By coincidence, we’d just given a white pumpkin a try for ourselves for the first time… and I’m happy to report that we found it really delicious! If anything, [...]
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Posted in New baby food recipes on Sep 26th, 2009
Eggplant is one of those veggies that doesn’t get used too often as a homemade baby food ingredient – but that’s often because it’s hard to think of what to do with it! We already have a few tasty eggplant (or aubergine) baby food ideas on our site – see the link at the foot [...]
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Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Sep 26th, 2009
“Ziolopex Bakaliada Morele Suszone (Dried Apricots)” are being recalled because they contain undeclared sulfites. Sulfites can cause a reaction in babies or adults sensitive to them. The recalled “Ziolopex Bakaliada Morele Suszone (Dried Apricots)” are packed in a 4.64 ounce (130 gram), plastic bag. You can find the code ’06 2010, 081215V1C’ printed in black [...]
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Calcium is an important nutrient throughout life – but particularly so in infancy. It helps with the healthy development and growth of your baby’s bones and teeth – and less well known is the fact that it is used by lots of other parts of the body, including the muscles and the heart. Fortunately, breast [...]
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Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Sep 25th, 2009
Bugaboo Bee Strollers, sold across Australia from January 2009 – June 2009, are being recalled. This is because the brake may fail over time, potentially causing the stroller to swivel when parked. The model numbers included in this recall are: 54100BL01 54100DK01 54100YE01 54100PI01 54100RD01 54100ZW01 If you have one of these strollers, you should [...]
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Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Sep 24th, 2009
A recall has been announced today of a variety of children’s Tylenol products. The problem – according to the Tylenol website – is that “one of the inactive ingredients did not meet internal testing requirements”. The notice of this recall that was sent to medical professionals elaborates on this – The company has implemented this [...]
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Did you know that mango is one of the most widely consumed fresh fruits in the world? This tropical treasure is packed with nutrients and has a flavour that’s hard to define – to us, it tastes like all our favourite fruits put together! We’ve just added a brand new section to our site devoted [...]
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Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Sep 22nd, 2009
Neon BAO BE1 Baby Rattles, which were sold across Australia by various retailers, are being recalled because they may pose a choking hazard to babies. The rattles included in this recall are… 1) Neon Key Baby Rattle 2) Neon Guitar Baby Rattle 3) Neon Musical Note Baby Rattle 4) Neon Tamborine Baby Rattle 5) Neon [...]
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