The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

We received a message earlier this week from Kathy, the mother of a baby with eczema. Kathy wondered if it might be a good idea to start her little one on yogurt made with goat’s milk rather than cow’s milk, or whether she should delay yogurt altogether for the first year. Many parents seem to [...]

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We received a message this morning from Deborah in Oxford, England, asking if cucumber is safe for babies to eat. My mother-in-law was making salad and gave my son Reece a wedge to chew on which (I must admit) he loved! But he’s never had cucumber before – is it safe for babies to eat [...]

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Canned tuna is one of the best-selling forms of seafood worldwide. Tuna contains many important nutrients, including protein, B vitamins, minerals and Omega-3 essential fatty acids. These fatty acids are called ‘essential’ because they are vital to human health, but cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from food. You should – [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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