Peas & Carrots Podcast and Blog From Fresh Baby

Serving Fresh Baby Food

Now that you have a bank of baby food cubes in your freezer – what do you with them all? This podcast takes you from freezer to bowl offering you many creative and fun suggestions for serving your baby delicious and healthy homemade meals.

Introducing Solid Foods

Just when you are comfortable with breastfeeding, you get the go ahead to begin introducing solid foods. After a brief moment of panic, joy, or confusion, your first reaction is to ask “What? When? How much?”

This Peas & Carrots Podcast provides some answers.

Getting Started Making Baby Food

Homemade baby food is healthier for your baby, and it tastes, smells, and looks better. All of your friends, and even your mother-in-law, will think you are a super parent for making your baby’s food. The big secret – it is easy and takes less them 30 minutes per week.  If you are interested in making baby food, check out the So Easy Baby Food Kit.

Benefits of Making Baby Food

Studies show that babies who are fed nutritious, healthy diets grow up stronger and healthier. Making baby food is a simple and nutritious plan that makes it easy for you to give your child the best start possible.

To find out more abotu making baby food, check out the So Easy Baby Food Kit.

10 Times Rule

You may have already noticed, but babies and toddlers are notoriously skeptical – of everything! A study done by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows just how deep this skepticism goes when is comes to eating. The average toddler may need to see a new food on their plate at least 10 times before they will eat it!

Don't Give Up

Nurturing healthy eating habits take some patience and persistence. Don’t get caught making assumptions about the foods your baby likes and doesn’t like based on the first few reactions.

Water is A Vital Nutrient

Water nourishes the body in so many ways. Drinking water is great healthy habit and when your baby starts eating real food, it is the perfect time to introduce water too.

To The Market with Baby

Whether you’re off to the supermarket or the local farm stand take your baby along for the trip and make it fun. Seeing colorful displays, smelling different fruits, or touching bumpy vegetables will bring your child closer to healthy foods and developing a positive attitude about them.

You are the Role Model

Children as a rule copy behavior,not follow instructions. They learn through mimicking you and others around them. If you talk negatively about healthy foods (i.e. fruits and vegetables) or don’t eat them much yourself, your baby will have a tough time accepting them. Remember, your baby will respond to what you like.

 

10 Healthy Eating Habits

Healthy eating habits are important for your child’s development. It’s best to start early teaching your baby good eating habits, because bad habits can develop quickly and they are hard to break. This podcast summarizes Fresh Baby’s 10 healthy eating habits that can get your baby started on the right path. We’re planning more podcasts that will give details on each of them.