The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

You may be familiar with okra as an ingredient in curries… or as a vegetable that’s breaded and deep fried… or you may not be familiar with okra at all!
This weird and wonderful vegetable – which, bizarrely, is part of the mallow family and related to cotton! – is loved by many and detested by [...]

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It’s common knowledge that refined sugars are a big no-no in the diets of babies and young children. Quite aside from the harm that they do to emerging teeth, refined sugars are renowned for contributing to behavioural problems such as hyperactivity, attention deficit disorders and mood swings.
But did you know that – from a biological [...]

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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 it? [...]

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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 – of [...]

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We often list garlic as an ingredient in our baby food recipes and that sometimes prompts messages from our visitors. Some are from parents wondering if it’s really OK to feed babies garlic – and others are from parents saying they’re surprised just how much their little ones enjoy recipes with garlic added to them!

If [...]

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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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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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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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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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