One of the wonderful things about the internet is the way it allows us to share and exchange information with parents all over the world. Our family has always enjoyed trying foods from other cultures and our children enjoy all sort of exotic dishes… from Middle Eastern falafel and Indian curries to Greek Salad and [...]
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Today’s homemade baby food recipe is a yummy combination of sweet and savoury – guaranteed to appeal even to those little ones who are less than enthusiastic about eating up their veggies! What’s more, this quick and easy recipe is naturally nutritious, packed with vitamins, fibre (to help keep baby regular), iron, protein and even [...]
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Posted in New baby food recipes on Jul 23rd, 2010
Chicken and sage are really delicious when cooked together and this recipe combines them with the goodness of sweet potato to produce a rich and tasty puree your baby will love. We’ve called this a puree, but it’s actually quite versatile. Instead of blitzing everything in the food processor as described below, you can try [...]
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Posted in Baby food preparation tips on Jun 21st, 2010
The title of this post is actually a little tongue in cheek… because we don’t recommend offering your baby canned soup at all! For one thing, canned soup tends to contain too much salt to make it a safe food for your little one to eat. It’s also less nutritious than homemade soup and FAR [...]
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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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Posted in New baby food recipes on May 24th, 2010
Our little ones have always found white potatoes to be rather boring and have flat-out refused them unless we’ve made an effort to jazz them up a bit! So today’s recipe is one that happens to be used rather often at our house, as it’s easy to prepare and turns the plain old potato into [...]
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Posted in New baby food recipes on May 5th, 2010
White potatoes can be rather boring as a food for baby, so it’s always nice to find new ways to jazz them up! Today, then, we have a simple baby food recipe for you that was devised to turn the humble spud into something special! This recipe would be ideal for babies from 6 months [...]
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Posted in Baby food preparation tips on Apr 14th, 2010
There’s no doubt about it… making your own baby food saves you money! A simple pound of carrots can be used to create a stockpile of meals for a baby food beginner at a fraction of the cost of commercially prepared purees. And once you discover how much you can save by making your own [...]
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With its wonderful aromatic spices, hint of coconut and nutrient packed veggies, this is the perfect homemade baby food recipe for your little gourmet! This recipe works as well for adults as it does for tiny diners, but we like to add some chili and a good dash of lime when we are eating it [...]
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