March 27, 2012
I love the ability to make a “meal” for little ones with just a wee bit of effort and not much planning. Enter yogurt meals! These tasty little mixes can incorporate all of the food groups if you like or as little as 2 additions. The one huge benefit about making your own yogurt meals [...]
February 8, 2012
The question of what to do with “leftover” homemade baby food purees is one that comes up all the time. For some babies, their infatuation with purees runs steaming hot then snaps quickly over to cold. Here is just one way that you could use up a sweet potato puree (or any other for that [...]
January 14, 2012
As you may already know, Greek yogurt is taking the world by storm, and with good reason. Many are finding that the extra creaminess of Greek yogurt is more enjoyable that regular yogurt. Along with the super creamy texture, Greek yogurt has a nice tang and is less sweet. Parents want to know, can babies [...]
September 19, 2010
While the recommendations for introducing allergenic foods such as eggs, strawberries and even peanuts may be changing (visit the Allergies & Baby Food page to learn more), there are still many parents out there who are told not to offer their babies “berries” until the age of 12 months. I find this just as frustrating [...]
July 18, 2010
Well we’re officially on a smoothie kick in my house. The best part about smoothies is that you can turn them into whatever you want them to be! Blend it up and drink it, freeze it for popsicles, add it oatmeal in the morning, let baby practice with a spoon, or use it as a “dip” [...]
April 28, 2010
When my kiddos were able to handle lots of texture (about 9 months), I began making them quick & easy cheesy quesadillas. These quesadillas were great for them to gnaw and suck on. It was rare that they “bit off more than they could chew” due to the overall size and texture of the quesadilla. [...]
June 26, 2009
I’d like to send kudos to the folks at Danone/Activia for being so responsive to the inquiry about Activia and Toddlers. Their PR guy Michael was very helpful and responded quickly and thoroughly. It’s nice to know that this company cares about it’s consumers concerns! Below you will find the statement from Danone/Activa about feeding [...]
June 18, 2009
This post is prompted by an email we received 2 days ago from a visitor. She sent in the following: I found your site by Googling “Can Toddlers eat Activa yogourt”, the reason being that my husband bought Activa for our 18 month old recently instead of Stonefield YoBaby. Soon afterwards he started suffering diarrhea [...]
April 23, 2009
Cheese Logs – a great finger food for babies 10 months and older. Babies 8 months + might be able to handle the texture, you decide Mom. 1/2 cup all purpose flour (using wheat flour makes this more nutritious but may yield a more gummy texture) 1/4 cup of butter 1/2 cup of shredded Cheddar [...]
April 11, 2009
This recipe for yogurt cereal bars comes from Stonyfield Farms. We found it a few years back on the back of a 32oz container of Plain Whole Milk Yogurt. A visitor had come to our site looking for the recipe however we had moved it to our Toddler Recipes site. We thought you might enjoy [...]
May 26, 2008
If your baby is 8 months or older and tolerates yogurt well, why not make some frozen yogurt treats for the summer? Most pediatricians note that yogurt may be introduced to babies from 8 months and older. This recommendation is for the baby who has no history of dairy sensitivities or allergies. In many cultures, [...]
February 7, 2008
This morning we received an email from Melissa. Melissa had read our Newsletter and was wondering about a tip from one of our visitors. Melissa wrote to us regarding our “Great Tips from our Visitors”. She questioned the use of Yogurt for our Forum visitor’s baby who is “technically 5 months old”. We include her [...]