Last year we wrote a post about stringy winter squash and pumpkin purees. This year, I am copying the post below and I am adding some images as well.
I took the pictures last night after baking 4 butternut squashes, squashs, squash-es and 7 sweet potatoes. The squash may look funny to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Friendly Baby Food Advice'
Is Your Butternut and Acorn Squash Puree for Baby Stringy?
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Friendly Baby Food Advice · vegetables
Orange Veggies make for Orange Babies!
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments
One of the joys of the Fall and Thanksgiving season is the abundance of our favorite veggies like pumpkin, butternut squash and sweet potatoes. This season may also be the season of the orange baby!
Your family may be eating a larger amount of orange winter squashes such as acorn and butternut [...]
Tags: Friendly Baby Food Advice · vegetables
Using Breast Milk in Homemade Baby Food
November 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Mama Terry wrote to ask about steaming veggies in breast milk. She wondered if this would be a great way to boost up the nutrients in baby’s food. We received an email from another Mama who wondered if nitrates would seep into breast milk if she steamed carrots in breast milk.
Cooking with Breast [...]
Tags: Food Safety Tips · Friendly Baby Food Advice
It’s BIG, bumpy, & ugly. It’s blue or gray and yummy for baby too
November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Have you guessed what it is? I can remember when my twins first noticed this monstrosity of a winter squash. Their eyes grew wide with disbelief and their mouths made a small pucker and said “Ewwwwwwwwwww! What is THAT?”
It’s the Hubbard squash and let me tell you, it’s a tasty one for [...]
Tags: Friendly Baby Food Advice · vegetables
Nutmeg – is it a nut and when can it be added to baby foods?
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Nutmeg is a wonderful spice that we most often associate with the Fall and Winter season. Nutmeg is a key spice in eggnog, pumpkin pie, and a myriad of other yummy foods that abound during these seasons. With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fast approaching, we have received a few emails asking if nutmeg is [...]

















