The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

We’re slightly off topic today, as our post is not about homemade baby food – instead, we just HAD to tell you about a site that we just discovered, where you can create a wonderful video message from Santa for your children. Obviously, a message from Santa won’t mean a great deal to younger babies [...]

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We’ve received two messages over the last fortnight asking if instant mashed potato is suitable for babies. One was from Melissa in Brighton, England, who wanted to use our homemade Tuna Fish Cakes recipe but wanted to save a little time by cutting out the preparation of the mashed potato. Truly fresh produce is, of [...]

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Vegetables like sweet potato, pumpkin and butternut squash are absolutely delicious when cut into cubes, roasted and served as a finger food. Roasting gives them a sort of ‘skin’ that makes them easier for baby to pick up – and also brings out the richness of their flavours. Our homemade baby food recipe for today [...]

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Cleaning your little one’s teeth and gums is important from birth – but particularly so once you introduce solids. Dentists actually recommend wiping baby’s gums with a piece of gauze from his very first days of life, in order to remove milk residues. Even before your little one’s teeth emerge, dental care is important – [...]

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We’d like to wish all of you who celebrate it a VERY happy Diwali this weekend! What’s more, we even have a baby food recipe to help your little one celebrate the Festival of Lights along with you – courtesy of our visitor Asha, from India. Asha told us how Diwali is often celebrated with the [...]

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Sesame Street and Thomas The Tank Engine Musical Activity Centre Playpens are being recalled in Australia because the sticker could be torn off and ingested, posing a possible choking hazard. The Sesame St Beginnings Musical Activity Centre has a barcode of 9339101001663 and the Thomas the Tank Musical Activity Centre has a barcode of 9339101001625. [...]

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One of the great things about the internet is how we are able to make contact with parents worldwide and share ideas. We love hearing about the different types of foods that babies eat in other countries and cultures and always enjoy trying out new foods and recipes with our children! One of our favourite [...]

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Julie Harris from London in the UK wrote to us yesterday to ask what she could substitute for eggs in recipes that need a binding agent. There is a history of food allergy in Julie’s family and she has decided to delay the introduction of eggs to her son Joshua (egg whites are a common [...]

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Fresh cilantro, which may have been sold directly to consumers in McAllen, Texas and surrounding areas, is being recalled because it may be contaminated with salmonella. The cilantro was originally sold in large crates to companies who may then sold it on through retail sale – therefore, if you have bought fresh cilantro (coriander) in [...]

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A conversation with a vegetarian friend of ours this weekend left us wondering just how our babies’ diets are influenced by our own. Our friend doesn’t eat meat because she dislikes the taste and texture, whereas – of course – others avoid meat due to ethical reasons. Because her meat avoidance is due to a [...]

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