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 [...]
February 6, 2012
The Wholesome Baby Food Guide is shipping and I’m going to be helping Vitamin Angels! More on this later. Let’s talk about Vitamin A, Vitamin Angels and foods for your baby. Don’t forget to check out the sweet potato recipe below! Below you will find a table of foods that are commonly introduced to babies [...]
December 7, 2011
From Fall right on through Winter, winter squash in all its many glorious varieties, makes its appearance on our dinner tables and the encores follow. Sweet potatoes also are a staple of the seasons and holidays. For babies, sweet potatoes and winter squash such as butternut and acorn are two of the first foods we [...]
November 10, 2011
If you have read the White Potatoes for Baby Food page on the main WBF website, you know that I am not a big fan of feeding younger babies this little spud. I think it’s important to offer up foods that have the most nutritional bang, especially for those little ones between (4)6-8 months of [...]
October 31, 2011
If you have been making your own baby food for a while, you have likely noticed some odd textures that may seem to plague your foods. There are quite a few foods that seem to come out either looking odd or containing some pretty strange things. Take bananas for example; when you mash up bananas [...]
November 1, 2010
Behold the yams! One of these is a “true” yam while the other is an imposter. Can you guess which one is the “true” yam? Many parents find themselves looking at Yams and Sweet Potatoes in the grocery store and are unsure which to buy. On the Sweet Potato Baby Food page, I have [...]
September 16, 2010
Crockpot Applesauce – Take II I just had to make more but this time, I added the following – here is the result of 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 2 teaspoons cinnamon & a pinch of nutmeg and 1/2 cup of water Peeled, cored chopped about 5 pounds of Macintosh and 3 [...]
March 3, 2010
Well I’m back with the Yam/Name update. I promised to peel and cook this little yam but alas, I can’t. As I began peeling the Name I noticed an odd smell so I decided to cut it in half. As you can see, this is clearly NOT how the name should look. And the smell…. [...]
May 1, 2009
For those babies who are enjoying both texture and veggies, give these “sweet potato pancakes” a try. Please be sure to save some for your little one after you have cooked them 1 cup basmati rice (not pre-cooked) 1 1/2 pounds of Sweet Potato, about 2 cups pureed sweet potatoes (use orange not white ones!) [...]
January 18, 2009
A bitter broccoli baby food puree with an odder than usual odd smell…… Hannah wrote to ask why the broccoli puree she made for her little guy was bitter and had an odd smell to it. She noticed the smell as the broccoli was steaming but said she didn’t really think much about it; “Broccoli [...]
January 7, 2009
When I was growing up, Shepard’s Pie was a staple in our family. We had it for dinner at least twice a month. Mom used to vary it though, to keep our tastebuds surprised instead of bored with the same ‘ole pie. After baking 5 sweet potatoes last night and not having anything in particular [...]
July 30, 2008
Here’s a unique and wonderfully taste mix for baby to experience. Sweet potatoes really mix well with any food but are very tasty with mango and banana. We bet your little one will love this – our kids always did! Tropical Sweet Potato Mash 1 cup mashed sweet potato 1/4 cup mashed banana 1/4 cup [...]