Sweet potato is a perfect first baby food and it is great for toddlers too! Sweet potatoes are one of our favorite “first foods” for baby. But once your baby reaches a year old into toddlerhood there is no reason to stop feeding her sweet potato! Make sweet potato fun to eat for her by… Continue reading Sweet Potato Baby Food for Baby and Toddler | Mr & Ms Sweet Potato Heads Recipe
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Super Porridge (Cereal) Rice Baby Food Recipe, Video, How-To From Super Baby Food
Brown Rice Cereal baby food by Ruth Yaron from Super Baby Food – Super Porridge Enjoy this quick how to video (at the link) on how to prepare Ruth’s famous Super Porridge baby food made with brown rice featured in Super Baby Food. We featured this video on our Instagram account. Super Baby Food Brown… Continue reading Super Porridge (Cereal) Rice Baby Food Recipe, Video, How-To From Super Baby Food
All About Spinach: Spinach Baby Food Puree, Spinach baby Food Preparation, Spinach Baby Food Storage and Selection
Popeye was right, spinach is good for you. Greens are all the rage and with good reason, they are so darn good for you and for your baby. Spinach is a super green that packs a nutritional punch, it is loaded with calcium, vitamin A and iron among other nutrients. What you should know about… Continue reading All About Spinach: Spinach Baby Food Puree, Spinach baby Food Preparation, Spinach Baby Food Storage and Selection
Super Baby Food Wins Awards | Five Book Giveaway | CLOSED 02/17/14
I know YOU love and trust Super Baby Food and YOUR stamp of approval is all I need. It is nice, however, to be recognized by the rest of the world. Super Baby Food, 3rd edition has won the Gold Family Choice Award and the Gold Feathered Quill Award! To celebrate the awards and Valentine’s… Continue reading Super Baby Food Wins Awards | Five Book Giveaway | CLOSED 02/17/14
Chia Seeds, Flax Seeds, and Tahini Super Baby Food | How-to and Nutritional values
Seeds are a super healthy part of your baby’s Super Food Diet Seeds may be the very last food on a parent’s list when considering first solid foods for their baby and then later, their toddler. They might want take another look at seeds and add them to the very top of their list! Seeds… Continue reading Chia Seeds, Flax Seeds, and Tahini Super Baby Food | How-to and Nutritional values
The New Super Baby Food Dazzling Prize Package Giveaway
The Super Baby Food Prize Package Giveaway is now <<CLOSED>>. Thank you for your participation! Congratulations to our FIVE winners who were notified by email! Robin H, Gina B., Nicole B., Carolyn D., Anna Mae J. As devoted fans of Super Baby Food, I know that you have been patiently waiting for an updated version of your purple baby food… Continue reading The New Super Baby Food Dazzling Prize Package Giveaway
Super Baby Food is Published in a Romanian Edition!
As you may have guessed, Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron is a popular parenting “must have” for hundreds of thousands of parents in the US and Canada. Did you also know that Super Baby Food is requested all over the world? Although we do not have an edition of Super Baby Food available everywhere… Continue reading Super Baby Food is Published in a Romanian Edition!
The Martha Stewart Show Featuring Ruth Yaron, Super Baby Food and an Applesauce Recipe, Too!
In case you did not see the Martha Stewart Show where Ruth and Super Baby Food is featured, you can see it below along with a demonstration of very simple, but delicious, apple sauce recipe. Enjoy!
What You Did Not Know About Martha Stewart
Ruth Yaron’s appearance on the Martha Stewart Show, as we have been proudly mentioning, was aired Monday, at 10 am and 2pm on the Hallmark Channel. Martha introduced Ruth and prepared a recipe for baby “pink applesauce” that is now featured on her website. We thought it would be fun to ask Ruth a couple… Continue reading What You Did Not Know About Martha Stewart
Super Baby Food Black Friday Giveaway – Win Book, Toys R Us Gift Cards
Super Baby Food wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! In keeping the spirit of Thanksgiving and of course, the tradition of Black Friday, Super Baby Food is running a contest on its Facebook page on Black Friday. We are going to give away a copy of Super Baby Food and a Toys R Us gift… Continue reading Super Baby Food Black Friday Giveaway – Win Book, Toys R Us Gift Cards
Happy Halloween: Super Baby Food Pumpkin Toddler Recipes To Celebrate
It’s that time of year where everything seems to turn orange. Celebrate Halloween with your little one with these Pumpkin themed toddler recipes from Super Baby Food! Great Pumpkin Pancakes 1 beaten egg 1 cup canned pumpkin 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses 1/2 cup Super Flour* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Mix… Continue reading Happy Halloween: Super Baby Food Pumpkin Toddler Recipes To Celebrate
By Popular Demand: Eggless Salad Spread by Super Baby Food
We had a blog request for the Egg-less Salad Spread recipe found in Super Baby Food p.317. We are happy to oblige. Egg-less Salad Spread Mix together: 1 pound tofu, crumbled 1/4 cup tofu mayonnaise 2 teaspoons prepared mustard 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 green pepper, minced 1 celery stalk, finely chopped 1/2 medium onion,… Continue reading By Popular Demand: Eggless Salad Spread by Super Baby Food
Ruth Yaron Meets Martha Stewart at the Martha Stewart Show
Does it get any more exciting than this? Ruth Yaron, author of Super Baby Food got a chance to meet Martha Stewart, backstage, at the taping of the Martha Stewart Show where Super Baby Food is featured. Martha is quoted as saying, Super Baby Food is fabulous!” The airing of the taped episode will be… Continue reading Ruth Yaron Meets Martha Stewart at the Martha Stewart Show
A Fan Speaks Out For Super Baby Food! Super Baby Food Says Thank You!
A Fan of Super Baby Food took the time to write a nice note expressing the reasons she loves Super Baby Food. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thank you, Dacia, for your permission to reprint your kind words. I just want you to know what an immense impact your book… Continue reading A Fan Speaks Out For Super Baby Food! Super Baby Food Says Thank You!
Super Baby Food Featured on The Martha Stewart Show! Hallmark Channel
We have some exciting news! Super Baby Food will be featured on the new Martha Stewart Show, on the Hallmark Channel. We will announce the airing as soon as we know the date! We are thrilled to be on the Martha Stewart show schedule and to reach millions of new parents. To celebrate, Super Baby… Continue reading Super Baby Food Featured on The Martha Stewart Show! Hallmark Channel
Super Baby Food Book Giveaway, Tweet For Your Chance to Win! (CLOSED)
Super Baby Food is trying to increase followers on Twitter. We want to reach as many parents as humanly possible to answer the all of their Super Baby Food questions! In order to do that we are hosting a giveaway of three copies of Ruth Yaron’s Super Baby Food to be held over the next… Continue reading Super Baby Food Book Giveaway, Tweet For Your Chance to Win! (CLOSED)
Moms Want To Know: Suggested Baking Alternative to Gluten Free Flour?
Mom asks: You have many terrific recipes in your book, Super Baby Food. Can you suggest a Gluten Free alternative to Super Flour? Ruth says: Hi! Flour for baking regular yeast breads pretty much has to be flour with gluten because the it’s the gluten (the protein in the flour) that raises breads. The gluten… Continue reading Moms Want To Know: Suggested Baking Alternative to Gluten Free Flour?
Freezing Ground Grains for Super Baby Porridge?
One of our fabulous Super Baby Food parents asked about saving time by grounding up the grains for Super Baby Porridge and Freezing for use later. we thought it was such a great question that we would share Ruth’s answer. Regarding the freezing of Ground grains for use later, Ruth says: I’m not really sure… Continue reading Freezing Ground Grains for Super Baby Porridge?
Moms Are Talking About: Feeding Raw Milk and Cheese to Baby
Moms Are Talking About… Raw Dairy Products for Their Baby. We asked Ruth, Are raw dairy products safe to feed to baby? Ruth says: In a word – “Nope” Here’s why: Milk and cheese made from raw milk have not been pasteurized–heated sufficiently to kill dangerous bacteria. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American… Continue reading Moms Are Talking About: Feeding Raw Milk and Cheese to Baby
Cottage Cheese For Babies: How-to Feed Dairy Baby Food
Moms Are Talking About… Feeding Cottage Cheese to Your Baby The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends dairy products (yogurt, natural cheeses, cottage cheese) made from whole milk because babies need fats. As for all new foods, use the four-day wait rule. Keep in mind that these fats are the saturated kind, which should be… Continue reading Cottage Cheese For Babies: How-to Feed Dairy Baby Food
What To Do When Your Baby Won’t Eat a Certain Food?
What to do when your baby won’t eat a certain food? It’s a worry for parents. The first thing to remember is not to push it. Put the food away and try again in a few weeks. Sometimes your baby will not eat something that is sweet and tastes good to you. With my baby,… Continue reading What To Do When Your Baby Won’t Eat a Certain Food?
Super Baby Food Loves This Post on How To Make Fruit Leather
Super Baby Food Loves This Post on How To Make Fruit Leather Tricia, a blogger at How Sweeter It Is, is a fan of Super Baby Food. We love that. We also love that she took the time to describe the making of fruit leather as mentioned in Super Baby Food, with pictures, in a… Continue reading Super Baby Food Loves This Post on How To Make Fruit Leather
Moms Are Talking About: Feeding Radishes to Their Baby
A mom had a question on the Super Baby Food Facebook Page about feeding a baby radishes! Are radishes OK to feed a baby? Here is what Ruth had to say: Radishes technically are OK to give to a 9 month old, but I would suggest giving very little and very well diced – use… Continue reading Moms Are Talking About: Feeding Radishes to Their Baby
How to Pick and Prepare Carrots for Your Super Baby, the Super Baby Food Way
Choosing, Picking, and Preparing Carrots to Feed your Baby Carrots are loaded with beta-carotene, a form of vitamin A that is not toxic, even in large doses. Your baby should get a vitamin A veggie every day! Here are some details for feeding you baby carrots: Age: Baby must be at least 7 months old… Continue reading How to Pick and Prepare Carrots for Your Super Baby, the Super Baby Food Way
When To Give Your Super Baby Iron and Flouride Supplements!
When to Give an Iron Supplement to Your Baby A full-term baby is born with enough iron stores from Mom to last him about 4-6 months, or until his birth weight doubles. Babies, then, after 4-6 months, need foods high in iron such as iron-fortified formula or iron-fortified cereal. The question is: does a baby… Continue reading When To Give Your Super Baby Iron and Flouride Supplements!
Vitamin Supplements for Your Super Baby
The number one rule when considering supplements for your baby is to discuss it with your pediatrician. Between the two of you, you can determine the diet your baby has now and what might need to be supplemented. With that in mind, here is some general information that you can use to start to talk… Continue reading Vitamin Supplements for Your Super Baby
Your Baby’s Signs of Readiness For Solid Foods, Part I
In a previous blog post we talked about some reasons why starting baby food is not such a good idea. In this blog post and the next, we’ll go in the other direction and list some signs of readiness for solid foods. If you would like to introduce solid foods to your baby, discuss it… Continue reading Your Baby’s Signs of Readiness For Solid Foods, Part I
Which Food Should Be Baby’s First Food, Part 2
In Part 1, we reviewed some baby first foods. Here are some other great first food choices. Mashed ripe banana is an excellent first food for baby. Bananas are nutritious and very easy for your baby to digest. Many other cultures use bananas exclusively as their first baby food. Try to buy only organically-grown bananas.… Continue reading Which Food Should Be Baby’s First Food, Part 2
What Foods Should be the “First Foods” for Your Baby, Part 1
If the most popular question about feeding baby is “When”, the second most popular question has got to be, “What?” In a recent post we discussed your baby’s first meal. In this post and the next, we will cover, in a bit more detail some first food choices for your baby. The first foods you… Continue reading What Foods Should be the “First Foods” for Your Baby, Part 1
Fun, Healthy Toddler Recipe, for Your Super Toddler
If you make eating healthy foods fun, healthy eaters will be created. Kids think it’s lots of fun when you make playful, decorative food. Decorating only takes a few seconds, but it makes your child feel very special. For the older than 1 child, try creating a recipe like Apple Smiley Face (recipe below) and… Continue reading Fun, Healthy Toddler Recipe, for Your Super Toddler
Picky Eater? Here Are A Few Tips To Help You (and Your Pedi) Solve the Problem
Every parent’s worst nightmare is a baby who they fear is not eating enough. If you feel that something is wrong with your baby’s eating habits and/or his weight is dropping, your first stop, as always, is with your pediatrician. You might also find a registered dietitian in your area. This site will help you… Continue reading Picky Eater? Here Are A Few Tips To Help You (and Your Pedi) Solve the Problem
Super Baby Food Tips For Your Baby’s Second Meal!
Your beginner eater has had her very first meal. It’s now day two of solid foods and she is ready for another meal. For the first week, give her one meal each day consisting of one single food – the same food you fed to her in her very first meal. Give her some breast… Continue reading Super Baby Food Tips For Your Baby’s Second Meal!
Super Baby Food Tips For Your Baby’s Very First Meal
You’ve checked out all the signs for readiness and your feeding area is welcoming and safe. It’s time for your baby’s very first “solid” food meal! Here are some tips to make sure that your baby’s very first meal is a success. The best time to give your baby her very first meal is in… Continue reading Super Baby Food Tips For Your Baby’s Very First Meal
Super Baby Food Diet Tip: Similar-Sized Food Servings
In the last Super Baby Food Blog post, we talked about the Serving Size of a Super Baby Food meal. Size is important Also important is to balance your baby’s diet among the food groups. To do just that, try this tip: keep food servings about the same size. For example, if your baby’s vegetable… Continue reading Super Baby Food Diet Tip: Similar-Sized Food Servings
How Large Is a Baby Food Serving? More Information to Feed Your Super Baby
In the Super Baby Food, I write about the “food serving.” Here’s more information about the “food serving” as it relates to your baby. The amount of food in a serving varies tremendously with the day and the baby. The formal, technical definition of a baby food serving is “however much your baby will eat.” … Continue reading How Large Is a Baby Food Serving? More Information to Feed Your Super Baby
How To Thaw Frozen Baby Food Cubes Safely and Deliciously
In a previous post, we outlined the Super Baby Food Food Cube Freezing method. Freezing food is an important step. Thawing the food is the next important step. It’s important to thaw the food “safely.” “Safely” here has two meanings. First, baby food should be thawed in a way which prevents bacterial growth. Baby food… Continue reading How To Thaw Frozen Baby Food Cubes Safely and Deliciously
Super Baby Food Super Snacks, Plus a Toddler Snack Recipe
With regard to a baby’s or toddler’s diet, the word “snacks” is a misnomer. We adults tend to think of snacks as sweet little bits of foods that we eat for enjoyment more than to assuage hunger or to provide nutrition. This is not true for your baby or toddler. Super Baby Food “Super Snacks”… Continue reading Super Baby Food Super Snacks, Plus a Toddler Snack Recipe
The Super Baby Food, Food Cube Freezing Method
Pureed, cooked vegetables are a large part of the Super Baby Food Diet. To save time and energy, cook and puree large batches of veggies all at once and freeze them in ice cube trays using the Food Cube Method. The Food Cube Method involves two steps: 1) Placing the food in ice cube trays… Continue reading The Super Baby Food, Food Cube Freezing Method
Creating a Safe Solid Food Feeding Zone for Your Baby
Feeding solid foods is such an important milestone in you and your baby’s life. It is always important to remember safety first. Below are some safety tips for feeding baby solids. Make sure that wall mountings, electrical outlets, and objects on counter tops are out of baby’s reach from the feeding chair. Your baby should… Continue reading Creating a Safe Solid Food Feeding Zone for Your Baby
Create a Friendly “Solid Food” Feeding Zone for Baby
You’ve decided that the time is right to start feeding solid foods to your baby. Congratulations! The next step is to create an environment to encourage your little guy in his new adventure. Here are some tips for creating a friendly solid food feeding zone: Your baby’s feeding area should be a happy place to… Continue reading Create a Friendly “Solid Food” Feeding Zone for Baby
Six Reasons to Wait Before Starting Feeding Baby Solid Foods
After the birth of the baby, the next biggie milestone will be starting solids. The biggest question parents ask is: When Should I Start Feeding My Baby Solid Foods? The answer is not the same for every baby and starts with a call to the pediatrician! Most pediatricians say start solids between 4 and 6… Continue reading Six Reasons to Wait Before Starting Feeding Baby Solid Foods
The Four Day Wait Rule – When Feeding New Foods
Here is the “Four-day Wait Rule” described in Super Baby Food: Introduce only one new food at a time. After you introduce your baby to a new food, do not introduce another new food for at least four days. During the 4-day waiting period, watch carefully for signs of allergies. Note: Some experts recommend a… Continue reading The Four Day Wait Rule – When Feeding New Foods
Moms Are Talking About: Brewer’s Yeast
Moms are talking about Brewer’s Yeast. They want to know what it is, why is important, if they can feed it their babies and if so how? Brewer’s yeast is a nutritional supplement powder that is high in protein, the B Vitamins, trace elements and other nutrients. Taking a few seconds to add brewer’s yeast… Continue reading Moms Are Talking About: Brewer’s Yeast
Can a Commercial Cereal Baby Food Eater Change to Super Baby Porridge?
Moms who have already started feeding their baby commercial baby cereal wonder if they can convert their baby to eat Super Baby Porridge after discovering it’s benefits in Super Baby Food. In a word…the answer is, “yes.” Of course, it is best to start your baby out on Super Porridge from the very beginning. But … Continue reading Can a Commercial Cereal Baby Food Eater Change to Super Baby Porridge?
More Tips to Avoid Lumpy Super Porridge
To grind whole grains into a powder for Super Porridge, you will find that most food processors just don’t “cut it” (pun intended). A blender works much better, but still does leave large pieces in the grind. There’s no need to worry about your baby eating these lumps, as they’ll just pass through her system. … Continue reading More Tips to Avoid Lumpy Super Porridge
The Starting Baby on Super Baby Solid Food Shopping List
Starting solids is an important time for Mom and baby. For many moms, the first question is always, “Where do I start? If you are a fan of Super Baby Food, you have already heard of the Super Baby Diet – a detailed description of what to feed baby and when which is outlined in… Continue reading The Starting Baby on Super Baby Solid Food Shopping List
The Super Baby Food Diet Daily Worksheet – Free – For You To Download
You have spoken and we have listened. We proudly present the Super Baby Food Diet Daily Worksheet, free for you to download at your leisure. This is the same worksheet featured in Ruth Yaron’s Super Baby Food. We know this tool will help your meet your Super Baby feeding needs! Click here to download The… Continue reading The Super Baby Food Diet Daily Worksheet – Free – For You To Download
How to Prevent Lumps in Super Baby Porridge
A mom recently sent me an email about Super Porridge concerned that her preparation of it was sometimes “too lumpy” for her little guy. Her baby is 7 months old and at this point she is feeding him oatmeal and millet. Here are some pointers to avoid lumpy porridge. For more detailed info check the… Continue reading How to Prevent Lumps in Super Baby Porridge
Super Porridge by Super Baby Food Author, Ruth Yaron
One of the most popular topics in my book, Super Baby Food is also the most important part of The Super Baby Food Diet described in the book. I call it, Super Porridge. Super Porridge is easy to make, full of organic, superior nutrition AND money saving. What’s more, the porridge is flexible so that… Continue reading Super Porridge by Super Baby Food Author, Ruth Yaron
Moms Are Talking About: Feeding Baby Kale
Everybody is talking about kale and how to prepare it to feed your baby. Kale is a Super Duper Green! Get your baby used to the flavor and stir a kale cube into your baby’s Super Porridge as often as possible! To prepare Kale: swish in a sink full of cold water remove the stems… Continue reading Moms Are Talking About: Feeding Baby Kale