Has your toddler lost her appetite? It may just be the pain of teething keeping her from noshing on her favorite meals. Since you want to keep nutrition high, especially when your darling isn’t feeling her happiest, here are some healthy, easy-to-eat foods:
Spinach Apple Mush
Mix together:
about 1/4 cup finely grated apple
a large handful raw baby [...]
Yesterday I shared with you some different ideas for serving up healthy toddler foods. Today I’ve got some more for you, so get ready to add some healthful ingredients to that shopping list!
Steamed Cauliflower with Spinach: Steam cauliflower until soft and make sure to press out all the liquid. Drop a little [...]
Looking for some healthy toddler foods? Following are some of my favorites. But watch out! You may end up needing to make more after you taste it for yourself. Because baby won’t want to share.
Super Healthy Oatmeal: I mentioned this one on my post about adding more nutrition in your [...]
I’ve talked about getting your kids nutrition through the green smoothie, and so far that’s my favorite way to go. The nutrients are dense, the whole fruit or vegetable is consumed thereby giving more fiber, and a multitude of healthful foods can be hidden in there. But there are some other ways to [...]
I make guacamole about once a week, and I’ve found that my son is especially fond of it. He also loves whole wheat pita bread, so I squish a little guacamole in small pieces of pita to make him his own tiny sandwiches. Fun finger food, and so healthy too. Avocados [...]
One of my biggest concerns in feeding my son a mostly vegan diet was where he would get his calcium. I grew up eating a pretty standard American diet with plenty of dairy products, so it has been hard sometimes for my mind to shift gears. Like most Americans, I had no idea calcium was [...]
And it isn’t even ice cream! That’s right, folks. Non-dairy, no added sugar, and easy-shmeasy. I got the recipe from a Dr. Fuhrman book, Disease Proof Your Child. His recipe calls for frozen strawberries too, which I bet would be great, but we had no strawberries around, so I just used [...]
As your baby gets ready to experiment with finger foods, the fun (and the mess) really begins! It’s time to really crank out some variety and enjoy watching your baby sample new textures and flavors. Some he’ll like and some he’ll probably throw at the dog, but time and patience will give him [...]
I recently came across a recall on the FDA website for Earth’s Best baby food. I never heard about it on the news, never saw signs up in the store. Fortunately, no one reported their babies affected by the tainted baby food, but maybe this is the reason it never made it into [...]
Tired of pureed peas? Hankering for a little variety in bib stains? Here are a few simple recipe suggestions good for babies who are old enough to have a little texture in their diet:
Veggies and Pasta Italiano (for 10 - 12 months):
Using equal quantities steamed green beans and carrots, grind in food processor [...]
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