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Posted in New baby food recipes on Oct 25th, 2009
Chicken nuggets… the name just conjures up images of unhealthy, greasy, ‘junk’ food, doesn’t it?
But chicken nuggets don’t HAVE to be unhealthy – with a few modifications, a standard recipe for chicken nuggets can produce a wonderfully tasty and nutritious finger food for your baby!
Our recipe calls for baking the nuggets instead of frying them. [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Oct 8th, 2009
If you’re in the US and you watched ‘Top Chef’ last night, then the title of today’s post may mean something to you! If not, then let us explain!
Top Chef happens to be one of our favourite TV cooking contests, where chefs are given all sorts of challenges to test their skills! In last night’s [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Sep 26th, 2009
Eggplant is one of those veggies that doesn’t get used too often as a homemade baby food ingredient – but that’s often because it’s hard to think of what to do with it!
We already have a few tasty eggplant (or aubergine) baby food ideas on our site – see the link at the foot of [...]
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 28th, 2009
Several days ago we wrote about How To Baby Size Your Pasta – that is, make regular pasta shapes small enough for your baby to manage.
Today, we have a recipe for a delicious, creamy sauce to serve with baby’s pasta, either mixed with the pieces or – as one of our children prefers it – [...]
Posted in Allergy/intolerance, Baby food preparation tips, Feeding tips on Aug 17th, 2009
So – when you are introducing new foods to your baby, it’s important to follow the ‘four day rule’. This means giving your baby the new food, then waiting for AT LEAST four days before giving him another new food.
Why is this important?
Well, if your little one has a bad reaction to peaches, for example, [...]
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 on Jul 13th, 2009
What a perfect summer baby food recipe! This wonderful pasta sauce, made with fresh vegetables, is extremely simple to prepare and is full of colour and flavour. We use this recipe often, as a dish for the entire family – and it’s ideal served with the whole wheat pasta shapes of your baby’s choice, either [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes on Sep 19th, 2008
Pizza has a horrible reputation as an unhealthy food, offering little in the way of nutrition. And, of course, some commercially made pizzas (both those you eat at home AND the take-out varieties) are less than healthy… often dripping with grease and made with a white flour base.
A pizza made with whole wheat dough, however [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Apr 22nd, 2008
As you may have guessed from the incredibly witty (!) title, today’s recipe is for a VERY yummy sweet potato soup!
This recipe is a family favourite, because the perfect combination of herbs and spices give this soup a really unique flavour that we all enjoy. Our babies enjoyed this soup from as early as 6 [...]
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