The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

If your little one has been diagnosed with a milk allergy, then there are many foods he will need to avoid. Some – like dairy products – are obvious, but there are other foods containing milk that you may not have even thought about.
The following list includes many of the foods and ingredients that you [...]

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We’ve been asked a few times whether or not it’s safe for babies to eat ice cream.
Usually, this hasn’t been because Mom or Dad has been thinking about regularly offering ice cream to their little one as a dessert! Instead, it tends to be because a well-meaning relative has given ice-cream to their baby as [...]

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Leading healthcare organizations around the world recommend that babies are given only breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months of life, because they provide all the nutrients that your baby needs. We support this advice and much of the information on our site relates to babies of 6 months of age and older.
However, we [...]

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We received a message last week from a visitor who wanted to know more about introducing various foods from within one food group.
If she introduced her son to one type of fish, for example – and there was no allergic reaction or digestive issues – could all types of fish then be considered safe?
The answer is [...]

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If there’s one thing we’ve learned from raising our family, it’s that no two children are ever the same and that you may as well toss the ‘rule book’ out the window!
This is particularly true when it comes to babies – and even more so when it comes to feeding them!
When you first set about [...]

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Sharon from Leeds in the UK wrote to us yesterday because her 11 month old son swallowed a watermelon seed that she missed when preparing a piece of the fruit for him to gnaw on. She was concerned that the seed may be toxic or cause problems for her little one.
There are many stories about [...]

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When your baby gets a cold, it may often involve a nasty bout of congestion. And when your baby is congested, his discomfort can make it very difficult for hom to eat and drink… not to mention sleep!
But did you know that certain foods can actually aggravate congestion and are best avoided when baby has [...]

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So – when you are introducing new foods to your baby, it’s important to follow the ‘four day rule’. This means giving your baby the new food, then waiting for AT LEAST four days before giving him another new food.
Why is this important?
Well, if your little one has a bad reaction to peaches, for example, [...]

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If your baby was born prematurely (before 37 weeks) then the usual ‘rules’ for introducing solids may not apply. For some premature babies, early weaning is recommended to help them ‘catch up’ on the nutrition they missed in the womb – others are not developmentally ready until 8 – or more – months after their [...]

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Yesterday we received a message from Jennifer in Miami, US, regarding her daughter Olivia (6 months). Jennifer was happy for us to publish her message and our reply here, in case there are other parents in the same situation who may find the information useful.
Jennifer told us
I introduced Olivia to solids 2 weeks ago. So [...]

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