The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

When we lived in England, a ‘biscuit’ was what would be known as a ‘cookie’ in the US.
Here in the Bahamas, however, the word ‘biscuit’ is generally used in the same way as in America – it means a little bread, made with a leavening agent and is pretty much the same thing as what [...]

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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.
Sophie’s recipe [...]

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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 we [...]

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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 frying them. [...]

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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 are usually bigger [...]

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Did you know that green beans are packed with an amazing array of nutrients, including iron – the mineral that plays such an important part in your baby’s healthy growth and development?
If you haven’t yet introduced the humble green bean into your baby’s diet, then you might just want to give it a try after [...]

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After a year of making sure your baby only eats healthy, homemade baby foods, the thought of giving him a cake loaded with sugar on his first birthday can really ‘go against the grain’ (excuse the pun!).
We do have some Healthy First Birthday Cake Recipes on our site – but another option is to make [...]

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If you’re in the US and you watched ‘Top Chef’ last night, then the title of today’s post may mean something to you! If not, then let us explain!
Top Chef  happens to be one of our favourite TV cooking contests, where chefs are given all sorts of challenges to test their skills! In last night’s [...]

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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 wonderful [...]

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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 of [...]

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