Tag Archive 'lycopene'

Baby’s Perfect Pasta Bake (and It’s Great for the Adults Too!)

Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes on Feb 12th, 2009

Ever have one of those days when there just doesn’t seem to be time to cook? With a new baby at home, we’ve had a lot of those lately – so we’ve used this recipe for Whole Wheat Pasta Bake rather often, as it is delightfully quick and easy to prepare! The recipe is suitable [...]

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How To Peel a Tomato and Remove The Seeds

Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Nov 29th, 2008

Tamsin from Bristol in the UK told us how she introduced tomatoes to her daughter Brianna two weeks ago. Brianna has just turned 8 months old and is very much enjoying tomato-based sauces served over pasta. Tamsin told us I was a bit hesitant about introducing tomatoes as I heard they can sometimes give babies [...]

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More Tomatoes, Please

Posted in Nutrition on Apr 28th, 2008

New research from the British Society for Investigative Dermatology has revealed that there may be yet another welcome benefit to eating tomatoes! It turns out that the lycopene in tomatoes may help protect the skin against the sun’s harmful UV rays. Participants in the study, who were given 5 tablespoons of tomato paste per day [...]

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