baby food Archives - WEANINGFUL

Baked oatmeal cake

This is a recipe from Gill Rapley’s book Baby Led Weaning Cookbook, which you can grab here. A full in-depth review will follow shortly on the blog. So far, everything I have cooked from it has been a success and it really gives you plenty of options. Now, this recipe came just in handy for me cause I had this leftover oatmeal that I had bought a while ago. I admit, the fact that it is iron fortified was the thing that won me over. After I had a taste and Emma had quite a few breakfasts based on … Read more

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

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 hand, knows nothing of this magical ingredient. I hope when she finds out about it eventually she will know to use it wisely and in moderation. This post contains affiliate links, at no cost to you, meaning I get a small commission if you … Read more

Millet pudding

I have talked about millet in one of my previous posts. Once cooked, it is similar in consistency with rice. One of the recipes that goes well in our house lately is millet pudding. It’s relatively easy to make and you can quickly prepare it the night before so you won’t stress out over breakfast in the morning. It keeps well in the fridge too (up to 3 days I would say). It’s so versatile as well. You can add all kinds of fruit to it. I have seen variations with mango and blueberries, but I guess any … Read more

5 alternatives to baby cereal (plus one tip)

I meant what I said in the “About me” page. I almost named this blog Ditch the baby cereal. But I said, why focus on the negative? Why not try to make the blog sound positive instead? That doesn’t mean I will give up on my opinion related to baby cereal. This post contains affiliate links, at no cost to you, meaning I get a small commission if you purchase through my link. Instead of completely putting it against the wall, I decided to offer 5 alternatives to baby cereal. Also, at the end of this … Read more