The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Blog

Recall of Tesco Brown Rice (UK)

Christine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:40 +0000

Tesco is recalling two batches of its own-brand wholegrain brown rice. This is because the products may be contaminated with insects (yuck!). If you’ve recently bought any brown rice from Tesco, please check the packaging – the recalled product is Tesco wholegrain brown rice, 1kg, with ‘Best before’ dates of 15 September 2011 and 16 September [...]

An Interesting Alternative to Baby Bibs

Christine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:37 +0000

We love receiving tips and ideas from other parents and we were sent a great one yesterday by Jill from Cheam in south-east England. She told us how she’s come up with a good alternative to bibs when feeding her messy 10 month old, Tegan! Tegan likes to feed herself (we don’t do purees) but she gets [...]

What Is Okra – and Can My Baby Eat It?

Christine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:07:11 +0000

You may be familiar with okra as an ingredient in curries… or as a vegetable that’s breaded and deep fried… or you may not be familiar with okra at all! This weird and wonderful vegetable – which, bizarrely, is part of the mallow family and related to cotton! – is loved by many and detested by [...]

Taking Care of Baby’s Teeth

Christine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:36:32 +0000

Cleaning your little one’s teeth and gums is important from birth – but particularly so once you introduce solids. Dentists actually recommend wiping baby’s gums with a piece of gauze from his very first days of life, in order to remove milk residues. Even before your little one’s teeth emerge, dental care is important – and [...]

What’s So Bad About White Bread?

Christine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43:12 +0000

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 [...]

Baby’s Creamy Barley Breakfast Recipe

Christine — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:59:11 +0000

Barley is a type of grain you may not have considered serving as a breakfast cereal. Rich in fibre and minerals, it also contains B vitamins – and it has a lovely nutty flavour. Most of us are familiar with pearl barley, which is most commonly used in soups and stews. And whilst pearl barley may [...]

Can Babies Eat Cucumber?

Christine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:40:08 +0000

We received a message this morning from Deborah in Oxford, England, asking if cucumber is safe for babies to eat. My mother-in-law was making salad and gave my son Reece a wedge to chew on which (I must admit) he loved! But he’s never had cucumber before – is it safe for babies to eat it? [...]

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 [...]