Websites I Love

Wholesome Baby Food

Wholesomebabyfood.com is your one-stop-shop for infant food recommendations. I like it because it's very conservative in nature, so I trust they're not trying to force me to feed my infant food before they'll be ready.

This chart is awesome for infant meal planning! I have a copy hanging on my refrigerator and refer to it each week when we go grocery shopping.

Pros:

• Printable materials (like the chart linked above)
• Tons of information and answers to all of my questions - so far!

Cons:

• Quite a few advertisements on the page
• Some conflicting advice (peaches - whether to remove skin or not)
• Not very many pictures to go along with the recipes - you can find those on my site!

Spice Up Their Lives

Baby Food Edition

Cinnamon

The idea that baby food has to be bland is a thing of the past! Add a dash or two of cinnamon to baby's favorite foods (apples, pears, or even sweet potato).

Wholesomebabyfood.com suggests the following as good 'baby's first' spices to try:

• vanilla
• pepper
• garlic - minced or powdered
• basil
• rosemary
• dill
• oregano
• lemon zest
• ginger
• cinnamon
• mint
• nutmeg
• anise
• curry powder (yes, you may offer your older infant a dash of curry powder in her foods. You do need to watch for any reactions as some components of curry or even chili powder may give baby a rash)