The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

Five Things You Should Know About Canned Tuna

Christine — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:28 +0000

Canned tuna is one of the best-selling forms of seafood worldwide. Tuna contains many important nutrients, including protein, B vitamins, minerals and Omega-3 essential fatty acids. These fatty acids are called ‘essential’ because they are vital to human health, but cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from food. You should – of [...]

Recall of Maclaren Strollers (US)

Christine — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:41:10 +0000

Maclaren USA is recalling around a million strollers following reports of 12 children losing the tips of their fingers in the strollers’ hinge mechanism. All Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers are included in this recall, which includes the following models…Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller. These [...]

A Yummy Baby Breakfast – French Toast with Vanilla and Applesauce

Christine — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:20 +0000

Breakfast has always been one of our babies’ favourite meals of the day, probably because it comes after a good night’s sleep (we hope!) and our little ones are happy… and hungry! Now that our youngest family member (Joe) is 10 months of age, he’s REALLY enjoying his finger foods – and never more so than [...]

The Goodness of Garlic for Baby

Christine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:44:23 +0000

We often list garlic as an ingredient in our baby food recipes and that sometimes prompts messages from our visitors. Some are from parents wondering if it’s really OK to feed babies garlic – and others are from parents saying they’re surprised just how much their little ones enjoy recipes with garlic added to them! If [...]

Whole Wheat Carrot Biscuits For Tiny Tums

Christine — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:20:46 +0000

When we lived in England, a ‘biscuit’ was what would be known as a ‘cookie’ in the US. Here in the Bahamas, however, the word ‘biscuit’ is generally used in the same way as in America – it means a little bread, made with a leavening agent and is pretty much the same thing as what [...]

Recall of Infantino Clack & Teethe Rattle Bird & Squirrel (Australia)

Christine — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:56:45 +0000

Infantino Clack & Teethe Rattle Birds & Squirrels, which are combination rattles and teethers, are being recalled because they may pose a choking hazard to young children. The recalled toys have a product Code of 150-3095 and Batch Numbers of 0507, 0707 and 0807. They were sold across Australia. If you have one of these toys, [...]

Recall of Smile Bear Baby Rattles (Australia)

Christine — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:50:20 +0000

Smile Bear baby rattles – which are bear-shaped rattles with plastic keys attached to the bottom – are being recalled. The rattles, which were sold in pink, blue, green and yellow, are considered to pose choking and suffocation hazards to babies. The toys have a barcode of 9328195025945 and were sold from April 2006 – September [...]

Our Baby of the Month for November 2009

Christine — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:29:53 +0000

A big thank you to everyone who sent in their babies’ photographs for our Baby of the Month competition – and congratulations to little Emily Rose from High Wycombe in England, who was chosen as our winner! You can see Emily’s photograph – plus lots more entries from last month’s contest – here on our Baby [...]

Four Weeks Left to Win a Graco Pack ‘n Play!

Christine — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:00:51 +0000

With Christmas just around the corner (can you believe it?) many of us will be starting to think about trips to visit friends and family over the holiday season. Probably the most important item to take along with you will be somewhere for your little one to sleep – so wouldn’t this be the perfect [...]

Recall of Ground Beef In Eight US States

Christine — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:14:20 +0000

Ground beef and ground beef products, sold in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, are being recalled because they may be contaminated with E.coli. The products are no longer being sold as fresh and are past their expiration dates – however, you should check your freezer to see if you [...]