Category: Italian Cooking Mama
Why Avocado is such a great baby first food.

Why Avocado is such a great baby first food.

AVOCADO: THE PERFECT BABY FOOD… Avocado facts: Is Avocado a fruit or a vegetable? Most people do not know. I always thought it was a vegetable until I found out the opposite: Avocado is a fruit, it is classified as a giant BERRY. In some countries is considered a sweet treat and eaten with things …

Step 3 of the “5 Steps” weaning plan.

Step 3 of the “5 Steps” weaning plan.

  Here we are mamas, with STEP 3 of the 5 STEPS Weaning plan.   STEP 3:  Introducing to your baby a variety of fruit and veg .  If you are ready to start STEP 3, means your baby got used by now to the first foods proposed in Step 1 and Step 2, and …

Step 2 of the “5 Steps weaning plan”.

Step 2 of the “5 Steps weaning plan”.

Well done mama! You have made a wonderful start to introducing solids to your little one. By now your baby should have tried some or all of the first foods I suggested.Now we are ready  to move to STEP 2 in the 5 STEPS WEANING PLAN. It is time to establish a regular breakfast after …

5 Baby’s First Puree Food Recipes. Part 2.

5 Baby’s First Puree Food Recipes. Part 2.

Here I give you 5 more baby’s first puree food recipes, to continue in STEP 1 of my 5 STEPS WEANING PLAN. To prepare baby food, always try to use steel pots, not aluminium or non stick pans.   Sweet potato puree   Ingredients 250 g sweet potato your baby’s usual milk or cooled boiled water   …

13 Great Foods for Children you Must Include in their Diet.

13 Great Foods for Children you Must Include in their Diet.

13 Great foods for children that you should always include in their diet. Kids love not-so nutritious food such as cakes, biscuit, chips…FACT. And one way or another this type of food will find its way through your child’s mouth, especially when they get older and they are able to buy snacks for themselves (I …

5 Baby’s First Puree Food Recipes.

5 Baby’s First Puree Food Recipes.

Ready to start making your own food for your baby? Here are 5 simple first puree food recipes for baby to start STEP 1 of my 5 STEPS weaning plan.     Remember: relax, let your baby lead the way, smile a lot, eat with your baby as to set an example and have fun together! …

My 5 Steps Weaning Plan.

My 5 Steps Weaning Plan.

As a mother myself, I know only too well how frustrating, scary, fun, and messy, introducing the first food to your child can be. That is why I put together this 5 steps weaning plan, to help you take your baby from his first spoonfuls to 3 pureed meals a day.   What is weaning …

Two ” Yummy italian soups” for baby.

Two ” Yummy italian soups” for baby.

Baby food from 6 months: Velvety peas soup Ingredients: 50 g of fresh peas, a small potato, a zucchini, a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, a teaspoon of grated cheese. Preparation: Wash and clean the peas, potatoes and pickled courgettes well. Cut the potatoes and the courgettes, put them in a saucepan together with …

How to Introduce Solids at 6 Months: Advice and Mistakes to Avoid.

How to Introduce Solids at 6 Months: Advice and Mistakes to Avoid.

  How to introduce baby to his first food at 6 months? This is one of the crucial moments in the growing of a baby, but it is also one of those that causes the most anxiousness in us mamas. How to start? What food first? How much? It is very important to adhere to …

Orange cream with egg.

Orange cream with egg.

10 MONTHS   Ingredients: Squash ( or pumpkin) Sweet potato Egg yolk Oil Parmesan Method: Clean and cook the potato and the pumpkin together then smash them with a fork when they are soft enough. Before they finish cooking, add the egg yolk, stir and let it cook until creamy. Add oil and a pinch …

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