How to add flavour to your baby’s food using spices

spices in baby's food

Where I come from there is this saying that roughly translates to ‘like salt in food’, meaning something so dear to you that you couldn’t live without it. Indeed, I have grown so fond of putting salt in everything, that I could not imagine life without it.   My little girl, Emma, on the other … Read more

Baby led weaning vs. traditional weaning

I solemnly swear I won’t take sides.   If I were to summarize this post in a couple of sentences, it would be something like this:   Baby led weaning (aka BLW) is the new kid on the block that everyone wants to meet. Traditional weaning is the kid that lived in the neighborhood since … Read more

Food groups and baby nutrition

food groups

I bet that the advice you heard first regarding starting solid foods was “no salt, no sugar, no honey before one”. I believe there should be more than that. How about “no added salt, no (refined) sugar, no fried stuff, no baby cereal”? Food is just food, right? How hard can it be? Well, it … Read more

3 signs baby is ready for weaning (and 3 that don’t necessarily mean that)

3 signs baby is ready for solids

I wish I waited.   We started giving Emma carrot juice (!) at around 5 months and 3 weeks, at the recommendation of a paediatrician, after her blood tests revealed she had a minor anaemia (lack of iron).   I tell you… who starts weaning at that age and with carrot juice? Where’s the iron … Read more