Tag Archive 'bananas'

What Can I Use Instead of Egg As a Binder In My Baby Food Recipes?

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 2nd, 2009

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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In the UK? Today’s the Day To Go Bananas!

Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 6th, 2009

In a huge effort to support Fairtrade products, hundreds and thousands of people in the UK will be eating bananas in the 24 hours leading up to noon tomorrow… so why not get your little one involved in this worthy campaign by making him some yummy banana baby food today? The special day is being [...]

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Help! There Are Black Worms in my Baby’s Poo!

Posted in Feeding tips on May 7th, 2008

We received an e mail earlier this week from Cheow in Singapore who was horrified to find something nasty in her baby’s diaper. His poo seemed to be full of little black threads. She told us “… they look like worms, but they are not moving. And there are LOTS of them!” Of course, we [...]

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Bananas for Baby Food – How Ripe Should They Be?

Posted in Baby food preparation tips on Apr 27th, 2008

Bananas are always harvested before they are ripe – that’s why you’ll often find very green looking bananas in the store. As they ripen, they give off a lot of ethylene gas (which causes them to turn yellow) – and they soon begin to develop brown spots as they ripen further still. So when is [...]

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