The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

Barley is a type of grain you may not have considered serving as a breakfast cereal. Rich in fibre and minerals, it also contains B vitamins – and it has a lovely nutty flavour.
Most of us are familiar with pearl barley, which is most commonly used in soups and stews. And whilst pearl barley may [...]

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Breakfast has always been one of our babies’ favourite meals of the day, probably because it comes after a good night’s sleep (we hope!) and our little ones are happy… and hungry!
Now that our youngest family member (Joe) is 10 months of age, he’s REALLY enjoying his finger foods – and never more so than [...]

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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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Today we have a wonderful pancake recipe for you that uses NO sugar, No eggs and would make a great finger food for older babies!
This recipe was sent in to us by Rhia from Louisville, Kentucky, who told us…
This recipe was given to me by a friend who first got me interested in natural foods [...]

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We received a message yesterday from Stephanie in the US, asking which are the best types of apples and pears to use in baby food recipes. We thought this information might be useful to everyone, so here’s our reply…
“The best apples for making baby food are those that are naturally sweet – this, of course, [...]

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Paige from Minnesota wrote to us yesterday because she has been trying to make applesauce for her 7 month old daughter Brianna.
The problem is that it always comes out runny and I literally have to pour it off the spoon and into her mouth. What am I doing wrong?
The common mistake that people make when [...]

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