The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

One of the wonderful things about the internet is the way it allows us to share and exchange information with parents all over the world.  Our family has always enjoyed trying foods from other cultures and our children enjoy all sort of exotic dishes… from Middle Eastern falafel and Indian curries to Greek Salad and [...]

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You make your own baby food because you want your little one to receive the very best nutrition, using fresh and wholesome ingredients. But did you know that there are five very simple ways to make your baby’s food even MORE nutritious? If your baby eats very little – or if you’re having difficulties getting [...]

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Today we have a delicious sweet ‘n savoury recipe for you combining the goodness of fresh mango with wholesome brown rice and tasty chicken. Mango – a rich source of a range of vitamins plus beta-carotene (the nutrient that gives mango its fabulous colour) – combines perfectly with savoury flavours. Some babies can begin enjoying [...]

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Your amazing baby grows at a tremendous rate during his first year. That incredible growth also applies to his brain, which makes millions of new connections as he responds to the world around him. As parents, we help with the development of our little ones’ brains by providing plenty of stimulation and exposing them to [...]

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With its wonderful aromatic spices, hint of coconut and nutrient packed veggies, this is the perfect homemade baby food recipe for your little gourmet! This recipe works as well for adults as it does for tiny diners, but we like to add some chili and a good dash of lime when we are eating it [...]

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Although preparing homemade baby food isn’t as time consuming as some may think, little short-cuts to shave off a few minutes here and there are always welcome! One great time-saver is using baking parchment, which can really cut down on the amount of equipment you’ll need to wash up after making baby’s food. Baking parchment [...]

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We received a message last week from Sandra in London, England. She told us After reading the information given on your website, I’m not just feeding brown rice to my baby, I’m switching the whole family over from white rice! Funnily enough, my husband has been the only one to object, but he’s learning to [...]

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There really is no comparison between brown and white rice in terms of nutritional value for your baby – brown rice is a ‘whole’ grain with its bran and germ layers intact, whereas white rice has had almost of of its nutrients stripped away during processing. Using brown rice instead of white rice in all [...]

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One question we are often asked is whether or not it is considered safe to reheat rice – and it’s certainly  true that warming up previously cooked rice is considered dangerous by many. It’s also true that reheated rice IS one of the most common sources of foodborne illness – but it’s not actually the [...]

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We love hearing from parents around the world about how and when babies are introduced to solids in different cultures. So we enjoyed a message we received this weekend from Natalie, an Australian expat living with her Chinese husband and his family in Beijing. She told us about congee – a rice dish that’s often [...]

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