Posted in New baby food recipes on Jul 12th, 2010
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 your a regular visitor to our site, we like to include all sorts of ingredients in our baby food recipes to produce dishes that are tasty, not bland! Two ingredients that we use often – and which form the basis for tasty cooking in general – are onions and garlic. The [...]
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We’ve just chosen the winning entry in our monthly Homemade Baby Food Recipes Competition – and we’re happy to announce that the winner is Shelly Moreau from Canada. In an effort to offer her little one a tasty treat – but still wanting to keep things healthy – Shelly devised a fantastic recipe for Baby [...]
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Posted in New baby food recipes, Nutrition on Jun 23rd, 2010
We call the avocado ‘nature’s perfect baby food’… and with good reason! Avocado – with its creamy, buttery texture – requires very little preparation and contains a considerable list of nutrients, including healthy fats, potassium, folates, fibre, vitamins, antioxidants, beta-carotene and iron! And if all that weren’t enough, studies have shown that eating avocado can [...]
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Posted in New baby food recipes, Nutrition on Jun 16th, 2010
Today we have a delicious sweet ‘n savoury recipe for you combining the goodness of fresh mango with wholesome brown rice and tasty chicken. Mango – a rich source of a range of vitamins plus beta-carotene (the nutrient that gives mango its fabulous colour) – combines perfectly with savoury flavours. Some babies can begin enjoying [...]
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Pierogies (also known as perogies, pirogies and many other variations!) are little doughy dumplings of deliciousness that make a wonderful finger food for older babies. Pierogies are found in various forms across the world, but are usually semi-circular, stuffed pockets of unleavened dough which are boiled or baked. They can be filled with all sorts [...]
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Today’s baby food recipe is delicious, easy to prepare and packed with important nutrients for your little one… Pumpkin is a rich source of beta-carotene, the wonderful antioxidant that gives pumpkin its rich orange colour. Apples are easy to digest and some sources now suggest that they may help protect the body against asthma. Bananas, [...]
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Today we have a very nutritious baby food recipe for you using one of our favourite ingredients – acorn squash. Rich in beta-carotene, potassium and fibre – and with a mildly sweet flavour – acorn squash makes a wonderful food for little ones. This recipe combines just a few simple ingredients with the squash, with [...]
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Once your baby has some teeth and is chewing well, the variety of foods you can offer him widens considerably! We happen to be big bread lovers and like to experiment with different ways of preparing it for our children once they’ve mastered the art of chewing – and one way that’s ALWAYS a hit [...]
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Posted in New baby food recipes, Nutrition on May 28th, 2010
Your amazing baby grows at a tremendous rate during his first year. That incredible growth also applies to his brain, which makes millions of new connections as he responds to the world around him. As parents, we help with the development of our little ones’ brains by providing plenty of stimulation and exposing them to [...]
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