Feeding Babies

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

Nothing is better than serving fresh, healthy food to your family. Keeping your baby healthy with natural, fresh food, cooked at home can be as simple as cooking for your family.

Read more: How to Make and Store Fresh Homemade Baby Food

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

One thing I find most challenging when feeding my twins is breakfast time. I am still trying to get coffee running through my own veins and still care for my three little ones. My toddler is easy. He eats either eggs and toast or oatmeal for breakfast. However, the babies revolt if I feed them the same things over and over again. I try to wake up and have a ready, easy, quick, nutritious breakfast for them, but it is very challenging. What I have tried to simplify breakfast for them and for me.

Read more: Breakfast For Baby

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

Winter is a time when delicious root vegetables can be found in abundance. Babies will never tire of this winter vegetable casserole with its’ many sweet flavors and its’ smooth texture. For dessert baby can enjoy a winter spiced fruity crumble to enjoy some traditional festive fruits without the tipsy after effects of Christmas pudding!

Read more: Winter Vegetable Casserole and Winter Spiced Fruit Crumble

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

I prefer to try herbal, natural methods for dealing with the little upset tummies and congested noses that my babies have. Sure, there's medicine available, but sometimes a gentler remedy works just as well. Here are a couple of recipes I use that are safe for infants: 

Read more: Tummy Calming Tea for Babies

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

Mulled wine is enjoyed all over Europe every Christmas and also appears in America as a Christmas staple alongside eggnog. Let baby join in the festivities this year with this homemade baby mulled "wine." It's perfect for babies who are old enough to drink from a sippy or cup. This drink is also a great way to get older children involved, especially if served to them in the same cup or glass as the grown ups are using. (It's also perfect for the designated drivers for the evening!)

Read more: Homemade Mulled "Wine" for Baby

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

Whether you believe in a God, Mother Nature or science, it was on one of their nicer days that they conspired to allow babies to start teething at the same time that they begin to enjoy finger food. This leaves moms with one of the few rare pleasures of teething, that baby can soothe himself. Although a cold hard carrot stick can work wonders and is a super teething biscuit, these ginger and cinnamon homemade teething biscuits are easy to make and very effective.

Read more: Ginger and Cinnamon Homemade Teething Biscuits

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

For a taste of rural England, this recipe for Lancashire Crumble is great for babies and adults. It's a delicious and slightly naughty comfort food for the whole family. Serve hot with custard or cream for a decedent, filling treat.

Read more: Lancashire Apple Crumble: A Traditional English Dessert

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

A great meal for the whole family and an easy way to introduce baby to more intense flavours is with a dhal. This Indian lentil dish can be made in vegan, vegetarian and meaty forms. Here are some recipes to try.

Read more: Introduce Baby to Spices With Dhal Recipes

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

A great family meal to pre-prepare the night before or even to freeze is pasta bake. This childhood favourite can be a favourite for your baby, too.

Read more: Baby Pasta Bake Recipes

Feeding by Age - Feeding Babies

Most children are brought up eating meat and dairy products but some vegan parents choose to bring their baby up vegan too. So is this a safe choice and how can it be done so that baby remains healthy and strong?

Read more: Bringing Up Vegan Babies