The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

With most of us enjoying warmer summer temperatures at the moment, we thought it would be a good idea to share with you a very simple finger food idea that we’ve been using for our youngest son for the last few weeks. It requires NO COOKING WHATSOEVER (yay!) which means that it helps us all [...]

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As you’ll know if you’re a regular visitor to our site, we just LOVE to add a little pizazz to our baby food recipes with the use of complementary herbs and spices. The rich and varied flavours they provide can help you turn the simplest purees into all sorts of yummy treats, both expanding and [...]

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Today’s unique recipe produces a nutritious, egg free pancake for your baby that makes a wonderful, gummable finger food! This recipe calls for chickpea (or garbanzo bean) flour, a gluten-free flour that’s commonly used in Indian cuisine and which you’ll usually find sold in ethnic food stores as ‘gram flour’. Also known as besan, chickpea [...]

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Today we have a nice and easy puree recipe for you incorporating vegetables AND fruit, resulting in a tempting sweet flavour your baby will enjoy. What’s more, everything is cooked in one pot, so clean up is easy too! This puree is perfect for babies from around 7 months of age. Although fairly smooth when [...]

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You’ll often see beta-carotene listed as a nutrient contained in many fruits and vegetables – but have you ever wondered just how your little one uses beta-carotene and which foods are the best sources? Beta-carotene is a naturally occurring chemical, present in the pigment in plants and  responsible for the bright colour of vegetables such [...]

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Once your baby is comfortably feeding himself and can bite and chew, then a simple, healthy sandwich makes just as convenient a lunch-time food for him as it does for you! The only problem is… you may be stumped for ideas as to just WHAT to put in your baby’s sandwiches! After all, typical deli [...]

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Today we have a recipe for you that’s very easy to prepare and which makes convenient, bite sized chicken treats that your baby can enjoy as a finger food. We started making these for our youngest son once he was a year old, although your baby may be able to manage them a little earlier. [...]

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Spicy baby food? if you’re new to our blog or website, then you might be surprised at the idea of spicing up baby’s meals, particularly if you’ve always been led to believe that baby food should be bland and unseasoned! But there are certain spices that add a new warmth and flavour to food without [...]

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Today we have a recipe to help you make tasty little turnovers (or empanadas) for your baby – a wonderful treat for babies who are already somewhat accomplished with finger foods! This recipe isn’t complicated, but it does involve some chilling time, so it’s a dish you need to plan ahead for. We recommend making [...]

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One of the most common concerns about including meat in baby food recipes is its texture – parents often worry that the meat may be difficult for their little ones to chew and might even present a choking hazard. The easiest way to overcome this is to cook the meat in liquid, which softens it [...]

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