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Hope you all had a wonderful day yesteray and are enjoying a restful day today. Here's an idea for a tasty meal for your little one that will use up some of those turkey leftovers!

BABY'S TURKEY GOULASH (7 months+)

YOU WILL NEED...

1tsp olive oil
4oz cooked turkey
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/2 small green pepper, chopped
small garlic clove, crushed
tiny pinch of paprika
3oz chopped canned/tinned tomatoes
pinch freshly ground black pepper
2oz uncooked tagliatelle

In a frying pan/skillet, heat the oil and cook the onion, green pepper and garlic for 2-3 mins.
Add the chopped tomatoes and stir in the paprika.
Add the chopped turkey and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, cook the tagliatelle according to the directions on the pack.
Drain, place tagliatelle in a bowl and top with the sauce.
Chop to the perfect size for your baby and serve!

Don't forget to let us know how baby's first Christmas went !

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December 27, 2006 13:36 - Can My Baby Eat Bio Yogurt?

So what exactly IS bio yogurt - and is it safe for your baby to eat?

To make yogurt, milk is heated and bacteria are added as it cools. The bacteria then convert the lactose in the milk to lactic acid, which makes the yogurt set.

Heat treatments then ensure that the final product does not contain any of these bacteria - but bio-yogurt does not receive this treatment, so the bacteria are present in the yogurt you eat. Bio-yogurts often contain additional cultures that are believed to be beneficial to health.

Although the true benefits of bio-yogurts have yet to be fully proven, it is felt that they aid with digestion and reduce the presence of bad bacteria. They are particularly useful for replenishing the gut with good bacteria after a bout of diarrhea, for example.

The bacteria used in yogurts are generally the same as the ones naturally present in your baby's gut, so (with your doctor's consent) it is not harmful to give him full-fat bio-yogurts from 6 months of age UNLESS the label indicates otherwise. As a simple precaution, you can contact the manufacturer directly to ask about the suitability of their particular product for your baby.

Read on for more information about introducing yogurt and other dairy products to your baby...

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December 27, 2006 21:23 - Phil & Teds Stroller Recall (US)

Around 14,300 Phil & Teds e3 Strollers with doubles seats are being recalled, because children are able to touch the rear tires when sitting in the add-on seat. This poses an abrasion hazard to children.

So far, one minor injury has been reported, where a child scraped his arm when touching a moving tire.

The stroller concerned (pictured below) is the e3 Buggy - a three-wheeled stroller with a frame made from black steel tubing. It is sold in various colours and an extra seat, known as a Doubles Kit can be added behind the main stroller seat for a second child. It is this seat, which can be added on top of the frame or on top of the rear axle, which allows a child to reach the tires when the seat is attached in the lower position.

The strollers were sold nationwide by baby product stores, baby furniture stores and via the internet from July 2005 through November 2006 for around $380.

If you have one of these strollers, you should stop using the extra seat in the lower position (on top of the rear axle) and contact Regal Lager at (800) 593-5522 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. You will then be issued with free rear wheel guards. For further information, you can also e-mail Regal Lager at info@regallager.com, or visit their website at www.regallager.com.

Source: http://www.cpsc.gov

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December 28, 2006 10:51 - UK Mum Hopes To Give Birth On Friday!

A Mum in the UK is all set to receive £800 if she gives birth on Friday!

Wendy Legister, from Worcestershire has placed a bet that her fourth child will be born on Friday, following the amazing run of birth dates of her first three children - the 26th, 27th and 28th December!

We'll let you know when we hear if she wins her bet... £800 would certainly be a wonderful Christmas bonus!

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk

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December 28, 2006 13:20 - Today Is Eat Vegetarian Day - So Try This Pumpkin And Barley Baby Food Recipe

Serve this delicious pumpkin and barley baby food recipe to your baby and help him celebrate "Eat Vegetarian Day"!

This recipe calls for homemade vegetable stock - a healthy alternative to commercial stock, which may contain salt. It's very easy to make and - if you make a large quantity in advance - you can freeze it and use it for several meals.

This recipe is suitable for babies from 7 months of age who have been introduced to all the ingredients separately - but be aware that barley contains gluten, so this recipe is unsuitable for a gluten-free diet.

HOW TO MAKE VEGETABLE STOCK

2 large onions
1 turnip
2 large carrots
2 celery stalks
1 garlic bulb
10 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
pinch parsley
pinch thyme

Peel all the vegetables and cut them into large chunks.
Peel the garlic cloves.
Place the vegetable chunks and garlic cloves in a large pot and cover them with water.
Add the herbs and peppercorns to the pot.
Bring the mixture to a boil over a high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer the vegetables gently for an hour.
Cool, then strain and use in your recipe, or store.

PUMPKIN AND BARLEY DINNER

2tsp olive oil
4oz pumpkin, chopped finely
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/2 garlic clove, crushed
4oz pearled barley (pre-soaked for one hour)
tiny pinch thyme
12 fl oz homemade vegetable stock
2 sage leaves

Heat the olive oil in a medium pan and cook the pumpkin and onions until golden brown.
Add the garlic and herbs and continue to cook until well browned.
Add the drained barley and the vegetable stock and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer gently, covered, for 20-30 minutes. Check the amount of stock in the pot frequently - the barley will absorb most of the liquid and the end result should be very moist but not runny.

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December 28, 2006 21:35 - New Look For The Homemade Baby Food Recipes Website

In the next day or two, the logo at the top of the Homemade Baby Food Recipes website will be changing.

We hope you like our new look, but thought we'd better warn you in advance... so that you know you're in the right place when you come to visit! All the content on our site will remain the same and our pages will be linked in the same way, so it will still be easy to find your way around.

Please let us know what you think of our new look... or if there is anything else you'd like to see on our site! Alternatively, please leave a comment below.

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December 29, 2006 16:16 - Soothing Sore Gums

Few babies get through the teething stage without some degree of distress - but what actually works when it comes to soothing those sore gums?

I came across a useful article today which some parents might find interesting, about the use of homeopathic teething tablets. Parents report varying degrees of success with homeopathic remedies, but most babies do find some relief from very cold food or items placed in their mouths to numb the gums. Frozen breast milk "popsicles" are ideal - if your baby isn't old enough to hold one for himself, you can crush it up in a bowl and feed it to him from a spoon. Slices of frozen fruit are good for baby to gnaw on, too, when he is developmentally ready (and under close supervision).

Alternatively, a very cold fruit puree would help - try our sugar-free applesauce recipe, for example.

If you have found a good way of helping your baby through the discomfort of teething, then please leave your comment below to share with other parents.

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December 30, 2006 15:17 - How Your Cookware Can Affect Your Baby's Food

We are all careful to ensure that the food we prepare for our babies is healthy - but how many of us stop to think about the suitability of the pots we're cooking in? The fact is that cookware made from certain materials may not be ideal for baby food preparation.

• Copper pots destroy the vitamin C in foods and should not be used to cook your baby's food.

• Aluminum pots are not ideal either. Cooking acidic foods in them can cause very small amounts of aluminum to dissolve and this may then be absorbed into the food. A safer alternative may be anodized aluminum cookware because the aluminum is "locked in" to the cookware during the anodizing process.

• Stainless steel is composed of a mixture of different metals, which may seep into food. It is, however, believed to be safe unless the pot is particularly dented or pitted.

Research has not provided any conclusive evidence about exactly how hazardous using these types of pots may be to our health. Some experts believe the risk to be very low, or feel that only certain individuals with sensitivities may experience problems with cookware made from these materials.

But a minor risk for an adult may be a greater risk to a baby, so it's well worth using pots made from safer alternative materials when cooking for your little one.

• Iron cookware is actually beneficial to health. Cooking acidic foods (like tomatoes) in iron pots "pulls" the iron from the pot, boosting the important dietary iron in your baby's food.

• Ceramic, glass and enameled cookware is considered safe by the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Avoid using older enameled cookware, though, because this may contain cadmium - a toxic substance which is no longer used in the manufacture of cookware in the US. Beware, too, of glazed ceramic cookware from overseas, where the regulations for the use of lead and cadmium in cookware may not be as stringent.

Always keep your cookware in good condition - and don't use pots that are peeling, chipped, cracked or pitted to prepare your baby's meals.

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December 31, 2006 14:55 - Happy New Year To All Our Visitors

We would like to wish all our visitors and their families a

VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

Thank you so much for all your support and kind comments and we look forward to bringing you even more baby food recipes, news and tips in 2007!

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