What a Great Idea for Feeding Babies, Toddlers and Kids! When children sit on adult chairs or in a traditional high chair, they lose contact with the floor. Children’s legs are dangling in mid air, which makes it difficult for them to move and interact around the table. In traditional chairs older children have to [...]
Heinz Mum’s Recipe® Here’s how it works. Each Heinz Mum’s Recipe variety is inspired in the kitchen of an Aussie Mum. Then each recipe is reviewed by a panel of baby food experts including a Paediatric Nutritionist, Dietitians, Registered Nurse and Home Economist and some slight modifications to the recipe are made. These modifications ensure [...]
The Healthy Times Baby Food Story Healthy Times baby food was founded in 1980 by Rondi K. Prescott. At the time, Rondi was a young mother looking for products that did not contain refined sugars, preservatives or artificial additives. Rondi had studied nutrition at Colorado State University for her own satisfaction than for any career [...]
Stage 1 Beans – Green: 6 months+ 1. If using Fresh Beans, snap the ends off the beans and wash the beans. If using Fresh Peas, open the pods and scrape out the peas from the pod. If using frozen of either Peas or Green Beans, cook according to package directions. 2. Place fresh beans [...]
Apricot Puree Baby Food: 6-8months+ (using dried un-sulphured apricots) 1. 1 pound dried apricots 2. 2 c. white grape juice or apple juice. Plain water is ok but the puree may be a bit bitter. Use 1?2 water or 1?2 juice if you disagree with the juices or if baby cannot have juice. You can [...]
Rice Cereal 1/4 c. rice powder (brown rice ground in blender or food processor) 1 cup water 1. Bring liquid to boil in saucepan. Add the rice powder while stirring constantly. 3. Simmer for 10 minutes, whisking constantly, mix in formula or breast milk and fruits if desired 3. Serve warm. Oatmeal Cereal 1/4 c. [...]
Introducing Solids At first he’ll eat semi-liquid cereal mix just once a day. By around 8 months he should be eating solid food three times a day. A typical day’s diet at this point might consist of: Breast milk or iron-fortified formula Iron-fortified cereal Yellow and green vegetables Fruit Small amounts of protein such as [...]
A good rule of thumb is to start introducing solids with rice cereal, which is gluten-free and less allergenic than other foods. First, nurse or bottle-feed your baby. Then give him one or two teaspoons of dry cereal mixed with enough formula or breast milk to make a semi-liquid. Use a rubber-tipped spoon when you [...]
