We couldn’t help but be a little disappointed today by an article that appeared in the UK’s ‘Times Online’, which contained suggestions that store bought food may be BETTER for babies than home-made.
The article was based around information from the Government’s Pesticides Residues Committee that the levels of pesticides in typical weaning foods like bananas, apples and [...]
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Posted in Nutrition on Sep 28th, 2009
We received a message from a visitor last week about white pumpkins and how they compare to orange pumpkins in terms of taste and nutritional value.
By coincidence, we’d just given a white pumpkin a try for ourselves for the first time… and I’m happy to report that we found it really delicious! If anything, it [...]
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Calcium is an important nutrient throughout life – but particularly so in infancy. It helps with the healthy development and growth of your baby’s bones and teeth – and less well known is the fact that it is used by lots of other parts of the body, including the muscles and the heart.
Fortunately, breast milk [...]
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Did you know that mango is one of the most widely consumed fresh fruits in the world?
This tropical treasure is packed with nutrients and has a flavour that’s hard to define – to us, it tastes like all our favourite fruits put together!
We’ve just added a brand new section to our site devoted to 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 set about [...]
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Coconut oil has been dismissed in the past as being unhealthy and bad for the heart, but evidence is beginning to emerge that it may actually have a useful role in the diet.
Why do some online resources state that coconut oil is unhealthy?
If you’ve ever researched ‘healthy oils’ online, then chances are you’ve avoided using [...]
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Turmeric is so much more than just a ingredient for flavouring curries!
It has extensive health-promoting properties – which people in countries around the world have both recognized and taken advantage of for many years – and may be particularly important in the diet of young children.
Today we’re looking at this richly coloured spice in a [...]
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Olive oil is an ingredient we include in some of our baby food recipes – although we’ve occasionally received e-mails asking why we would suggest using oils in any food intended for babies.
The fact is that a good olive oil is a source of nutrition in itself, revered in some parts of the world for [...]
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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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The white potato has never had a glamorous reputation – and in recent years it’s become overshadowed as a baby food ingredient by the super-nutritious sweet potato.
However, the white potato does still have some nutritional benefits to offer – plus its neutral flavour and versatility mean you can use it to create all sorts of [...]
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