Your baby needs iron to boost her immune system and for her developing brain, but she might not enjoy the rusty flavor of iron fortified baby food. Here are some good food sources of iron. Continue reading Best Food Sources of Iron
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Ask Holly: Super Baby Food
Hey Holly! Thank you so much for the wonderful info! I have 5 month old twin boys and we are starting the adventure into solid foods. I have just started them on cereal for now. I purchased the book “Super Baby Food
Alternatives to Plastic for Food
Lots of you want information on alternative ways to store and buy food while avoiding BPA. Here are some ideas:
- Buy Food and Beverages in Tetra-Paks
- Store your leftovers in glass containers
- Use Kleen Kanteen and other stainless steel water bottles
- Purchase Fresh or frozen food, then store frozen food in freezer safe glass
And check out Life Without Plastic!
Picky Baby? Try Tasty Baby!
My baby doesn’t like baby food, and never has. He only wants what I’m eating, so I’ve always had my Baby Steps Hand Grinder
What is Trans Fat?
It’s so important to eat good fat while you’re trying to conceive, pregnant, and breastfeeding. It’s even more important to avoid trans fat, because it can actually displace healthy fats and can have serious consequences. If you’ve heard you need to avoid trans fat, but don’t know where it lurks or what it’s in, read the ingredients on packaged food. If it says hydrogenated oil, it contains trans fat- even if the nutrition info says 0 grams trans fat per serving. This is a loophole the FDA created which allows a food processor to say zero trans fat per serving if there is less than half a gram of trans fat in that serving. Continue reading What is Trans Fat?