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Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Oct 31st, 2009
Ground beef and ground beef products, sold in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, are being recalled because they may be contaminated with E.coli. The products are no longer being sold as fresh and are past their expiration dates – however, you should check your freezer to see if [...]
Posted in Competition news, New baby food recipes, Updates to our site on Oct 31st, 2009
Iron is an essential nutrient for your baby – and making sure that his iron levels are sufficient is very important for his healthy growth and development. So we are delighted to publish this month’s winning recipe in our Baby Food Recipes Competition, which was sent in to us by Sophie Pennington-Ridge from the UK. [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips on Oct 30th, 2009
For some reason, there seem to be a awful lot of pumpkins in the stores at the moment (..!), so if you haven’t yet introduced your little one to this delightfully delicious veggie, then now is the time to start! Bursting with beta-carotene, vitamin C and potassium, pumpkins are an excellent food for babies from [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Oct 29th, 2009
A friend of ours once described colcannon as ‘posh mash’ (mash being the common name in England for simple mashed potatoes). And her description was quite accurate, in that colcannon IS a step above regular mashed potatoes, steeped in rich Irish tradition! We thought we’d post about colcannon today for two reasons – one, because [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips on Oct 27th, 2009
Homemade baby food isn’t just good for your baby… it’s good for the environment, too. The most obvious benefit is that there is no need for all the packaging that comes along with commercially prepared baby food – not all of which can be recycled. Plus – if you buy organic produce – you’re also [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Oct 25th, 2009
Chicken nuggets… the name just conjures up images of unhealthy, greasy, ‘junk’ food, doesn’t it? But chicken nuggets don’t HAVE to be unhealthy – with a few modifications, a standard recipe for chicken nuggets can produce a wonderfully tasty and nutritious finger food for your baby! Our recipe calls for baking the nuggets instead of [...]
Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Oct 24th, 2009
Here’s some interesting news – if you bought a Baby Einstein DVD for your little one from June 5, 2004 to September 4, 2009 because of claims that these DVDs were ‘educational’ for babies, then you can now receive a refund or exchange. This unusual situation has arisen thanks to the action group ‘Campaign for [...]
Posted in Safety recalls and warnings on Oct 24th, 2009
Waitrose own-brand semi-skimmed milk is being recalled because it might contain a small amount of cleaning solution. The recalled milk is “essential Waitrose semi-skimmed milk (1.7% fat)”, 1.136 litre (2 pint), with a ‘Display until’ date of 1 November 09 and a ‘Use by’ date of 2 November 09. Although semi-skimmed milk is not recommended [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes, Nutrition on Oct 23rd, 2009
If you’re in the US, you may be thinking that this is a trick question – after all, a sweet potato IS a yam, right? Wrong! Although sweet potatoes are often referred to as yams in parts of America, sweet potatoes and true yams are actually completely different things! Yams grow from tropical vines and [...]
Posted in Updates to our site on Oct 22nd, 2009
Just to let you know that we have a new logo at the top of our blog and we’re currently in the process of changing all the pages of our site, too – so if you’re wondering if you’ve somehow ended up in the wrong place, then don’t worry… you haven’t! We hope you like [...]
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