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  • Baby's First Holiday Dinner

    Sharing the fabulous flavors of the holidays with your new baby is an experience that you'll cherish. Even though your baby may not be eating all types of table food yet, there are plenty of foods choices that can make a festive and delicious holiday dinner.

  • Edamame and Pan Roasted Corn

    Edamame is fun to say (pronounced ed-a-ma-may)and fun to eat! It's delicious and nutritious. Here is a great family recipe with a puree recipe for babies in stages 2* and 3**.

  • Recipe: Calabecitas for the Whole Family -- Baby, Too!

    Are you looking for a meal that can be prepared for the whole family? This is a family-friendly recipe that includes a puree for babies in Stages Two and Three.

  • Recipe: Sweet Scented Acorn Squash

    Does your little one love squash? Here's a simple, healthy recipe to cook, prepare and freeze her favorite!

  • Perfect Chicken Puree for Your Baby

    So baby is leaning toward the baked chicken on your plate. She really wants a bite! You're afraid she might choke on a hunk of it. What's a mom to do? How about make up a batch of "perfect chicken puree" for your baby, freeze it in meal-sized portions, and thaw one out to offer at mealtime?

  • Go Gourmet Baby!

    Studies reveal that children who are fed diets of bland, tasteless food are more likely to have issues with weight. Unlike the jarred foods, homemade baby food is full of delicious fresh, wholesome flavor and adding herbs and spices is a great way to enhance this flavor.

  • Should I Start Cereal at 2 1/2 Months?

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    My question is my daughter is 2½ months old. She is only eating breast milk (no formula). Well, people are trying to get me to feed my baby rice cereal but I read that if you start a baby on cereal to early it can cause allergies later on in life. Should I wait until she is 4 months or start her now. She weighs 13 pounds 3 ounces.

  • Baby Food - Organic or Not

    Did you know that by weight, your baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than you? Not only is this a fascinating fact, it helps to explain that what goes in your baby's little body can have such a tremendous impact.

  • In the Kitchen with Baby

    The choice of what goes into an infant's mouth is up to us, at least while our children are small. Most of us want to feed our children the best food possible, but often the line between nutrition education and advertising is thin.

  • Perfect Papaya

    Cold, fruit soups may seem a bit sophisticated for a toddler, but think again. They are perfect - sweet, healthy, and refreshing. Come to think of it, they are perfect for anyone on a hot summer day. Bring two spoons to the table with a bowl of this soup.

  • Baby Food - Organic or Not

    Did you know that by weight, your baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than you? Not only is this a fascinating fact, it helps to explain that what goes in your baby's little body can have such a tremendous impact.

  • Artificial Feeding and the Case for Homemade Baby Food

    Recent trends in child nutrition and health have proven that breastfeeding is the best nutritional choice for newborns. But the culture of artificially feeding babies does not stop at the bottle.

  • In the Kitchen with Baby

    The choice of what goes into an infant's mouth is up to us, at least while our children are small. Most of us want to feed our children the best food possible, but often the line between nutrition education and advertising is thin.

  • Perfect Papaya

    Cold, fruit soups may seem a bit sophisticated for a toddler, but think again. They are perfect - sweet, healthy, and refreshing. Come to think of it, they are perfect for anyone on a hot summer day. Bring two spoons to the table with a bowl of this soup.

  • Should I Start Cereal at 2 1/2 Months?

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    My question is my daughter is 2½ months old. She is only eating breast milk (no formula). Well, people are trying to get me to feed my baby rice cereal but I read that if you start a baby on cereal to early it can cause allergies later on in life. Should I wait until she is 4 months or start her now. She weighs 13 pounds 3 ounces.

  • Go Gourmet Baby!

    Studies reveal that children who are fed diets of bland, tasteless food are more likely to have issues with weight. Unlike the jarred foods, homemade baby food is full of delicious fresh, wholesome flavor and adding herbs and spices is a great way to enhance this flavor.

  • Perfect Chicken Puree for Your Baby

    So baby is leaning toward the baked chicken on your plate. She really wants a bite! You're afraid she might choke on a hunk of it. What's a mom to do? How about make up a batch of "perfect chicken puree" for your baby, freeze it in meal-sized portions, and thaw one out to offer at mealtime?

  • Recipe: Sweet Scented Acorn Squash

    Does your little one love squash? Here's a simple, healthy recipe to cook, prepare and freeze her favorite!

  • Recipe: Calabecitas for the Whole Family -- Baby, Too!

    Are you looking for a meal that can be prepared for the whole family? This is a family-friendly recipe that includes a puree for babies in Stages Two and Three.

  • Edamame and Pan Roasted Corn

    Edamame is fun to say (pronounced ed-a-ma-may)and fun to eat! It's delicious and nutritious. Here is a great family recipe with a puree recipe for babies in stages 2* and 3**.