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This delicious, herby sauce pairs up wonderfully with pasta for a really tasty meal for your baby. You can puree the sauce with a little cooked pasta for younger babies (at least 6 months of age, who have previously been introduced to all these ingredients - you may wish to wait longer if onions don't agree with your baby!) - or you can serve the sauce over cooked pasta for older babies to eat with a spoon - or even their fingers!

What you will need

1 medium red bell pepper
a little vegetable oil or olive oil
1tsp unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4oz chopped onion
3oz carrots, peeled and diced finely
8oz mushrooms, chopped
1oz fresh herbs, minced (thyme and oregano go well together)
2 fl oz homemade chicken stock
1oz fresh parsley, chopped

How to make this vegetarian pasta sauce for baby

Roast the red pepper by placing it under a grill/broiler for about 10 mins, turning often, until blackened all over.
Place the pepper in a sandwich bag for 10 mins, then remove the skin, which should slip off easily.
Remove the stem and seeds, then chop well.
Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan/skillet and saute the garlic, onions and carrots for several minutes until tender.
Add the red pepper, mushrooms, herbs and chicken stock.
Simmer gently, stirring often, until the sauce has reduced by almost half, then stir in the parsley.
Pour over pasta and serve!

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May 17, 2007 15:08 - Quick Avocado Baby Food Ideas

We received an e mail today asking for some ways to prepare avocado for babies - so we thought we'd add our reply here, to provide you with some simple ideas to help your baby enjoy this very nutritious food!

The best thing about avocado, of course, is that it doesn't need cooking! Lots of babies enjoy it in its natural state - either mashed and served with a spoon, or cut into cubes and served as a finger food. Avocado can be quite slippery, though, so we recommend rolling the cubes in wheat germ, or "cereal dust" from the bottom of a packet of cereal - this gives your baby a better grip!

A tasty alternative is to mash avocado with banana - perfect for babies who prefer a sweeter flavour!

Other tasty combinations include avocado mashed with apple sauce, sweet potato or butternut squash. These tasty mixtures can be prepared very quickly and are packed with nutrients.

Avocado can also be used to make a delicious tropical fruit salad - and you can find the recipe for this healthy treat here.

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May 18, 2007 13:32 - Baby Escapes Through Cat Flap!

If you have a pet flap in one of your doors, I'll bet that you've never imagined your little one escaping through it! Yet that's exactly what 15 month old Morgan Place from Lancashire in the UK did!

Morgan managed to get 300 yards from his home on a busy road before (fortunately) he was spotted by a taxi driver. The driver called the police because he couldn't see who the little boy belonged to - but little Morgan was quickly reunited with his Dad who ran out to find him.

The family hadn't been in their home for long and weren't used to having a cat flap - they have now changed their security arrangements to make sure Morgan doesn't escape again.

Thankfully, Morgan wasn't hurt - but this story highlights a potential household hazard that many of us may not have considered!

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

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May 18, 2007 14:49 - Potentially Toxic Chemical In Kids' Car Seats

New research has suggested that car seats may contain toxic chemicals that can have adverse health effects if ingested or inhaled.

The study was carried out by the Michigan-based environmental group Ecology Center. It analyzed 60 different models of car seats for chemicals including chlorine, lead and bromide. According to Jeff Gearhart, lead author of the report, these chemicals can be associated with allergic type diseases, developmental disorders, liver disease, cancer and learning impairment.

The study showed that child car seats are made using the same toxic chemicals that are used to make interior car components.

Graco's TurboBooster Emily and TurboBooster SafeSeats were both named as containing high concentrations of chemicals and Britax's Marathon Platinum seat was discovered to have the highest levels of chemicals in the convertible seat category.

Some experts have said that the presence of these chemicals doesn't necessarily pose a risk to health - but the report's author recommends keeping the car window ajar if you are using a seat named in the report as potentially dangerous. He also advises keeping the seat oput of direct sunlight and ONLY using the seat within the car.

After the recent controversy over the use of lead in baby's bibs, this new study really makes us wonder what on earth we are subjecting our children to when we use the products that are actually designed for them! If you would like to see the list of seats tested, you can visit the website here - we had to try this site several times before we could view it... undoubtedly it has received a huge number of visitors as news of this report has been distributed.

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May 20, 2007 14:20 - Recommended Foods If Your Baby Has Diarrhea

Did you know that certain foods can help firm your baby's stools when he has diarrhea - and do you know which foods you should avoid altogether?

Learn more about feeding a baby with diarrhea - and discover why applesauce can be helpful, but apple juice could make the problem even worse...

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