15 Dinner Ideas for Baby that will leave your little one full and satisfied. Loaded with nutrients, protein and some complex carbs, these purees are a healthy way for baby to end their day. Great baby food for 6+ months - stage 2 baby food. Update: this post was originally posted in July 2017 and has been updated. Dinner Ideas for Baby Now that I rounded up some of my favorite breakfast and lunch ideas for baby, I thought it only fitting to give you some of my favorite dinner ideas as well. That's over 45 healthy purees to make your little ones taste buds explode with happiness all-day-long! When deciding which puree to serve for dinner, I like to start with purees that are filled with calorie dense fruits and vegetables such as sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli and mangos. My theory is that the more calories baby has before bed the higher the chance they will sleep longer through the night <---- just a theory, no scientific research besides my own lazy mom ...
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June Happened – Coffee (or wine) Chat
Pictured above: an evening jumping contest at my in-laws pool. In June, we went on a 2-week long road trip from Denver to Georgia, visiting 13 states - and we lived to tell the tale!in awe of the sharks at the Chattanooga Aquariumjust an average trip to Target😂. I'm not really sure what happened here, but they got ready by themselves and for some reason face paint was part of the equation!running through sprinklers is still one of the best things about summer! We live in a urban neighborhood, so finding a huge field with working sprinklers is a hard come by for my kids, so when you find sprinklers on, you have to take advantage, even when you don't have towels or a change of clothes. I guess walking home soaking wet is just part of the adventure. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY WORLD Oh boy, it's full on summer over here! For us that means lots of pool time, outdoor movies, adventuring in the mountains, road trips and tons of homemade popsicles! Guys, this might surprise you ...
March Happened – Coffee (or Wine) Chat
Pictured above: just Parker stealing my phone for her daily photoshoot when they start dressing themselves in head-to-toe pink 😍 and you wish you could do the same with your wardrobe during the blizzard I tossed some balloons into their bath and their minds.where.blown 🎈we went to a kid-friendly opera and Elliette got her picture in the paper. I don't actually get the physical paper, but my mom does and she gave it to me. Proud momma over here! WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY WORLD March seemed like the looooooongest month to me. We got hit with a blizzard that pretty much shut down the city for two days which meant the girls had 2 days off of school right before Elliette’s spring break started. And because life can never be easy when kids are involved - Parker and Elliette’s spring breaks were on different weeks! So I have had a total of like 6 days of work this month. I’m not entirely complaining because I love being able to work on this blog and stay home with the girls, but I ...
12 Vegetable Only Baby Food Purees
These 12 Vegetable Only Baby Food Purees are a great way to introduce baby to the delicious flavors of vegetables from the very first bite! Recipes for both stage 1 and 2 purees - 6 months and up. 12 Vegetable Only Baby Food Purees These homemade vegetable ONLY baby food purees are going to rock your little one’s world! Don’t let vegetable only purees scare you (or your baby) off, these purees are beyond delicious and so easy to eat. When just starting to feed baby, you can serve these vegetable only purees by themselves or along with your favorite baby cereal (this and this one are my favorite homemade baby cereal recipes). These 12 Vegetable Only Purees for Baby are: CreamyDeliciousCooked in a way to enhance the veggies natural flavorHave added spices and herbs to compliment the vegetables flavorNutrient denseTaste-tested and approved by my own kiddos These purees are easy to make, freeze and defrost! But if you need more information on these topics then ...
12 Budget-Friendly Homemade Baby Food Recipes (75% savings on store-bought brands)
These 12 Budget-Friendly Homemade Baby Food Recipes will save you an average of 75% off of store-bought brands! Delicious food for your baby at a fraction of the price! Budget-Friendly Baby Food Recipes Who wants to save several hundred dollars on baby food? I better see everyone raising their hands 🙋🙋🙋 The estimate is that the average baby goes through roughly 2500oz of purees in six months, which can cost upwards of $900 with store-bought purees. I don’t know about you, but spending almost a thousand dollars on store-bought baby food is not really on my agenda. There are so many pairs of amazing shoes I can get with that money instead 😉👠 Especially when I can make a better quality of puree for baby at a fraction of the price! Below you will see 12 Budget-Friendly Homemade Baby Food Recipes that I compared with store bought brands. The recipes don’t always match up perfectly, but I got as close as possible with a variety of different brands. All of the produce ...
40+ Kid-Friendly Weekly Food Prep Ideas (perfect for school lunches + quick snacks)
These 40+ Kid-Friendly Weekly Food Prep Ideas will give you a ton of ideas on what healthy foods you can prep for your kids on the weekend to prepare for the busy week ahead. Great for breakfasts, school lunches or quick after-school snacks! I wasn’t that big into meal prepping a couple of months ago in the summer when it felt like I had all the time in the world to make a delicious breakfast for my kids. But when my kids started back to school this fall at two different schools that both have very early bell times, I quickly realized that eating a leisurely breakfast or making school lunches in them morning was no longer an option for me if I wanted to keep my sanity. I was struggling with being able to make my kids healthy breakfasts and lunches, and to be honest I was just struggling with life in general. It’s the classic mom problem - too many people in too many places with not enough time in the day. Then I started meal prepping. Well, not really meal prepping as I wasn’t ...
5 Pumpkin Baby Food Puree Ideas
These 5 Pumpkin Baby Food Puree Ideas are a fun and healthy way for baby to enjoy the flavors of the fall season! Great for 4+ months - Stage 1 & 2 Baby Food Purees. 5 Pumpkin Baby Food Puree Ideas I know your tummy is full from all the pumpkin themed foods rights now - Pumpkin Spiced Latte ✔️ Pumpkin Pancakes ✔️ Pumpkin Oatmeal ✔️ Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Glaze ✔️ Pumpkin Pasta with Browned Butter ✔️ This list could seriously go on for days 🎃 🎃 🎃 So while you are loving on all of your pumpkin themed foods this month, let’s not forget about baby! These 5 Pumpkin Baby Food Purees are the perfect way to introduce baby to the magical flavor of pumpkin. Benefits of Pumpkin for Baby MORE RECIPES YOU'LL LOVE The Ultimate Guide on How to Make and Serve Homemade Baby Food 18 Stage 2 Baby Purees (that baby will actually eat) Apple Baby Puree - 3 Delicious Ways Carrot Applesauce for Baby + Toddler 4 Fall Inspired Recipes for ...
6 Baby Food Purees to Help Relieve Baby’s Constipation
These 6 Baby Food Purees Will Help Relieve Baby's Constipation with no fuss from your little one. You can serve these purees when your baby is backed up or 2-3 times a week to keep things moving on the regular. 6 Baby Food Purees to Help Relieve Baby's Constipation Hands down, the question I get asked the most often by readers is ironically not about making or serving baby food, nope that would be easy. The question I get asked all the time is about what happens, or doesn't happen rather, after the baby eats their delicious homemade purees - constipation. Granted, it's not the most glamorous part of this blogging gig of mine;) So if your little one hasn't done their business in a couple of days and they are starting to get cranky and you are getting a little (errr... maybe a lot) panicked, take a deep breath. Let it out. Everything is going to be okay. Let's get down to the details. Your little has started on their puree journey and hopefully they are getting more ...
What My Toddler Eats – January (2 Weeks Worth of Meals!)
Here is a look at What My Toddler Eats in a the first couple of weeks of January. Over 40 meal ideas for your toddler and family for the colder months (with recipe links)! I wasn't intending to do a follow up to my original What My Toddler Eats post, but since it was such a big hit and readers kept emailing me asking me to do another addition, I decided to do another post showcasing what my toddler eats in the colder months. I was planning on doing this post in October. Then life took over. Then the kid's colds took over. Then the craziness of the holidays took over. When I finally got back to work it was just after the holidays and instead of coming up with resolutions I know I would never stick with, I decided to just take photos of what my little one is eating these days. I knew it was one thing that my toddler and I could both stick with;) And instead of just giving you one week, I really blew my 'resolution' out of the water and kept documenting what I was making and what ...
9 5-Minute Baby Food Purees (Fast, Healthy & Homemade!)
These 9 5-Minute Baby Food Puree Recipes are fast, healthy and completely homemade! They are perfect for moms that make everything from scratch, the moms just trying to survive the day and the moms that never thought about making their own baby food. Whatever type of mom you are, these 9 baby food purees have your back! 9 5-Minute Baby Food Purees I put together a post awhile go that included baby food recipes that can be made in under 15 minutes. And those purees are great... I love them.. But 15 minutes! Yikes! For some/most/all of us busy moms, 15 minutes can be wayyyyyy to long to spend in the kitchen making baby food. But 5 minutes. I think we can all handle 5 minutes in the kitchen for these homemade delicious purees. These purees are perfect for - Moms just trying to survive the day ✔️🙋Moms that make everything from scratch ✔️🍲Moms that want the best for their baby ✔️👶🏻Moms that never wanted or thought about making their own baby food ✔️🙈Moms that ...