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Last week we wrote about the many benefits of cinnamon as an ingredient in baby food recipes – and today we have an idea for you where cinnamon is used to complement savoury flavours rather than sweet!
This recipe can be used from around 7 months of age, but it does contain tomatoes, the acidity of [...]

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Did you know that canned (or tinned) sardines are brimming with beneficial nutrients for your baby? They are rich in omega 3 fatty acids, which not only help with the development of your baby’s brain, but are also a great immunity booster.
Sardines are also very high in calcium (particularly when packed with their bones) and [...]

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We have a delicious recipe for your baby today that’s bursting with goodness – a wonderful combination of veggies and quinoa (pronounced ‘KEEN-wah’), a highly nutritious grain rich in protein, iron and vitamins.
If you or your baby have never tasted quinoa, then we really recommend you give it a try! It may have an unusual [...]

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If you ask someone to make a list of ‘junk’ food, invariably pizza will be included on that list. But labelling pizza as an unhealthy food is doing a great disservice to a dish that can be very nutritious, easy to prepare and – perhaps most importantly – a big hit with children!
Today’s post shows [...]

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Is it cold in your corner of the world? We’re actually feeling very chilly here in the Bahamas right now! I know we’re nowhere near as cold as some places (our family in the UK has been telling us all about the ice and snow everyone is experiencing there) – but this is certainly the [...]

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A member of our baby food group on Facebook asked yesterday about when babies can eat Jerusalem artichokes, so we thought it would be a good idea to give these interesting veggies a mention here on our blog today.
Jerusalem artichokes – otherwise known as Sunchokes – are not related to artichokes at all. Instead, they’re [...]

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With only a few days remaining of 2009, we thought it would be a good time to take a look over all our blog posts this year and put together a list of our favorites. If you’re a recent subscriber to the Homemade Baby Food Recipes blog, then there may be some here that you [...]

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We hope that you and your little ones enjoyed the holidays – and if, like us, you’re left with rather a lot of turkey and trying to come up with a unique way of serving some of it to your baby, then we have a yummy recipe you might like to try!
Do remember to only [...]

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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 your [...]

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Have you ever thought of pureeing beans for your baby? They’re surprisingly good, especially with the additions included in our recipe below!
The natural ‘mushiness’ of the beans means they’re just perfect for making a puree and the addition of a little liquid (in this case, vegetable stock) gives the dish a wonderful creamy texture your [...]

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