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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 [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes on May 14th, 2010
Pasta makes a wonderful food for babies, particularly for babies with few or no teeth who need something soft and gummable to eat! This sweet potato cannelloni is a great dish because it brings together the goodness of these nutrient packed veggies with creamy ricotta to make an easy-to-eat meal that’s full of fantastic flavour! [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Apr 3rd, 2010
You’ll often see beta-carotene listed as a nutrient contained in many fruits and vegetables – but have you ever wondered just how your little one uses beta-carotene and which foods are the best sources? Beta-carotene is a naturally occurring chemical, present in the pigment in plants and responsible for the bright colour of vegetables such [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Mar 15th, 2010
Today we have a recipe for you that’s very easy to prepare and which makes convenient, bite sized chicken treats that your baby can enjoy as a finger food. We started making these for our youngest son once he was a year old, although your baby may be able to manage them a little earlier. [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Dec 18th, 2009
Have you ever thought of pureeing beans for your baby? They’re surprisingly good, especially with the additions included in our recipe below! The natural ‘mushiness’ of the beans means they’re just perfect for making a puree and the addition of a little liquid (in this case, vegetable stock) gives the dish a wonderful creamy texture [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, Nutrition on Nov 28th, 2009
If you were asked to name all the nutrients your baby needs for healthy growth and development, the one you might forget to mention is zinc! Whilst we’re all familiar with the importance of vitamins and minerals like vitamin C and iron, we don’t tend to hear as much about zinc – yet it’s an [...]
Posted in Baby food preparation tips, New baby food recipes on Nov 26th, 2009
We hope that you are all enjoying your Thanksgiving celebrations today and that your little one is enjoying his first Thanksgiving dinner! We thought this would be the ideal time to give you a few ideas for some different ways in which you can use up your Thanksgiving leftovers to make some yummy baby food! [...]
Posted in New baby food recipes on Oct 29th, 2009
A friend of ours once described colcannon as ‘posh mash’ (mash being the common name in England for simple mashed potatoes). And her description was quite accurate, in that colcannon IS a step above regular mashed potatoes, steeped in rich Irish tradition! We thought we’d post about colcannon today for two reasons – one, because [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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