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Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Nov 16th, 2009
It’s common knowledge that refined sugars are a big no-no in the diets of babies and young children. Quite aside from the harm that they do to emerging teeth, refined sugars are renowned for contributing to behavioural problems such as hyperactivity, attention deficit disorders and mood swings.
But did you know that – from a biological [...]
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 Baby food preparation tips on Aug 22nd, 2009
We LOVE using pasta in our baby food recipes – it’s just so versatile and has a wonderful texture for babies who are just learning to chew, either with or without teeth!
If you are serving pasta to your little one as a finger food, then you can just leave the pieces whole and allow him [...]
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 on May 20th, 2009
Our little ones have always enjoyed pasta. It’s available just about everywhere, it cooks quickly and it’s soft – making it ideal for baby food.
Stirring finely chopped, cooked pasta into veggie purees was one of our favourite ways to introduce lumps – you can start off with tiny wee pieces, then cut them larger as [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes, Nutrition on Mar 11th, 2009
Today’s recipe idea will make a tasty lunch or dinner for an older baby who is happy with a little texture to his food!
Pasta is a great finger food for babies – easy to pick up, it also nice and soft for your little one to chew. This recipe calls for whole grain pasta – [...]
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 for [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Feeding tips on Jul 28th, 2008
We received a message over the weekend from Laura in the UK, whose little one is now 7 months old. Laura wanted to know more about including pasta and cheese in his diet… so here’s our reply, which you might find interesting if you’re thinking about using these ingredients in YOUR baby food recipes!
“Pasta is [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Jun 7th, 2008
Macaroni and cheese is one of those well-loved foods that most babies, kids and adults will enjoy! We’ve always found it a great way to introduce lumpier textures to our little ones – whereas they might spit out other lumps, they never minded gumming nice pieces of macaroni within a tasty, creamy sauce (chop them [...]
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