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I always remember my Mom and other cooks I know using the “trinity” in a majority of dishes. The “trinity” to me is onions, red bell peppers and celery. There are many types of trinities to be found in various types of ethnic cuisines; an Italian trinity can be tomato, basil and garlic for example. The trinity can be added to almost any recipe you can think of. I like to use it in soups, meatloaf/meatballs, when sauteeing chicken and so many others.

As babies may have delicate tummies when it comes to peppers and onions (both may make people gassy but peppers more so), you can make a trinity using carrots in the place of red bell peppers!

I saute all the veggies together and then add them to whatever I’m cooking. This trinity consisted of 1 medium onion, 2 stalks of celery and 2 medium sized carrots. My trinity below went into homemade chicken pie. Why yes, it was de-lisch and I’ll probably post it here this week

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First an apology – I thought this had been posted at the end of Dec. but I found it in my Draft folder.  Luckily, there are no other important posts hanging about in that folder!

I learned of an interview done with Frank Greer, MD [American Academy of Pediatrics's Committee on Nutrition] and was so happy to finally be able to see a respected medical authority state that

“Complementary foods introduced to infants should be based on their nutrient requirements and the nutrient density of foods, not on traditional practices that have no scientific basis”

Dr. Greer goes on to say that

“newer thinking is that the emphasis for complementary foods should be on naturally nutrient-rich foods. This includes protein and fiber, along with vitamins A, C, D, and E and the B vitamins.” and he further says that

“In light of this thinking, rice cereal is a less than perfect choice for the first complementary food given to infants”

Hooray!  While skipping cereal and choosing fruits or veggies as first foods had been a growing recommendation, the above statements are the first  I have found that directly give the thumbs up to this practice!

The article [click here] goes on to advocate introducing meat as a first food.  Meat as a first food is already a recommendation in various countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom.  In many countries, meats have always been the first solid foods that baby is introduced to.

At last, science and anecdote come together and will soon produce an AAP publication that revises it’s recommendations for what solid foods baby should be introduced to first.  Hooray!

Next up, changing our Forbidden Baby Foods Chart.  Conservative as always, the new chart will reflect the ever growing body of evidence that suggests holding off on “allergic” foods probably doesn’t work.  Foods will still be included for posterity and for those have allergy prone babies or those who still want to take it slow.

Many of our visitors have asked that we create a chart according to foods and food groups;  so today I created a page as well as a download.  I hope you find it helpful.  Please do remember that charts on wholesomebabyfood.com are conservative compared to many other resources.  I have always felt that when feeding babies, it’s better to be conservative – esp. when you have multiples

Please send in your feedback about the chart!  Enjoy

Solid Food Chart Grouped by Foods

One Page Complete Solid Food Chart by Ages/Foods

FDA Issues Consumer Alert on HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and Some HAPPYBABY Stage 1 & Stage 2 Baby Foods

The FDA is recommending that the public not consume any varieties of HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and certain varieties of HAPPYBABY Stage 1 and Stage 2 baby foods in pouches distributed by Nurture Inc. The firm is recalling these products because some pouches are leaking or swollen. Swollen or leaking pouches may indicate problems with the product, including possible contamination by bacteria that can cause illness, or that the packaging has been compromised and is at risk of bacterial contamination.

The varieties of these products that should not be consumed are as follows:

• HAPPYTOT Green bean, pear & peas, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00127 9;
• HAPPYTOT Sweet potato, carrot, apple & cinnamon, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00128 6;
• HAPPYTOT Spinach, mango & pear, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00129 3;
• HAPPYTOT Butternut squash & apple, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00130 9;
• HAPPYTOT Banana, peach, coconut & prunes, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00131 6;
• HAPPYTOT Banana, peach & mango, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00132 3
• HAPPYBABY Mango, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00134 7
• HAPPYBABY Spinach Mango Pear, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00139 2
• HAPPYBABY Apricot Sweet Potato, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00136 1

The above meals are packaged in plastic pouches with plastic caps and are sold at retail stores nationwide. To determine if a specific product is part of this recall, consumers should examine product packaging for expiration date codes between October 2010 and January 2011. These expiration date codes are printed as the first seven characters of a 15-character string.

Read the FDA Alert