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Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes, Nutrition on Oct 23rd, 2009
If you’re in the US, you may be thinking that this is a trick question – after all, a sweet potato IS a yam, right?
Wrong!
Although sweet potatoes are often referred to as yams in parts of America, sweet potatoes and true yams are actually completely different things!
Yams grow from tropical vines and are usually bigger [...]
Posted in Allergy/intolerance, Nutrition on Oct 19th, 2009
We’ve been asked a few times whether or not it’s safe for babies to eat ice cream.
Usually, this hasn’t been because Mom or Dad has been thinking about regularly offering ice cream to their little one as a dessert! Instead, it tends to be because a well-meaning relative has given ice-cream to their baby as [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Sep 25th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Aug 5th, 2009
If your baby is bored with plain old mashed potato, then here’s a recipe he won’t ‘turnip’ his nose at (sorry!).
This tasty concoction, ideal for babies from 6 months onwards, can be served alone as a complete meal for younger babies, or as a side dish for older children (and for you, too!).
Turnips contain lots [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Jul 21st, 2009
Fresh oregano is a super-healthy herb and a great way to season baby’s food without using salt.
One of the main philosophies behind our site is that baby food does not have to be bland. You might be surprised to find that your baby LOVES stronger flavours, although – if you’re breastfeeding – it’s maybe not [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes, Updates to our site on Mar 12th, 2009
We recently posted a message from a visitor to our site who told us how she likes to make cheese for her children from milk. But did you know you can make cheese from yogurt, too?
Homemade yogurt cheese is very easy to prepare – the only real time involved is waiting for the yogurt to [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes on Feb 16th, 2009
We received a message today from Laura in Bucharest, Romania, telling us how she makes yummy cheese for her baby in no time at all! Laura wrote…
I have a “homemade cheese” recipe for babies: it can be made from plain milk or formula. When the milk is boiling I add one or two teaspoons of [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes on Feb 15th, 2009
Homemade, natural yogurt is delicious and a great source of calcium for your baby – but some little ones don’t always enjoy its ‘tanginess’ when it’s served by itself. Adding pureed fruit usually makes natural yogurt much more acceptable to baby – so today we have an interesting fruit combo suggestion for you to try!
First, [...]
Posted in Nutrition on Aug 21st, 2008
Breast milk and formula meet your baby’s calcium requirements for much of his first year. But as he makes the transition to solid foods and they begin to replace milk as his primary source of nutrition, then it’s important to ensure that his calcium needs are still being met.
Our new ‘Calcium’ section looks at
How your [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Aug 11th, 2008
We received the following message from Susan in Wyoming, who was concerned about the presence of bones in a can of salmon she had just opened…
I don’t like fish at all, but my pediatrician told me that’s it’s good for my child, so I’m making an effort to include it in her meals when I [...]
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