We just discussed food safety for the entire family, but for those of you with babies in the house, there are a few specific tips for keeping baby food safe for your baby to eat. Babies and young children are more vulnerable to food born illness because their immune systems are not as strong as grown ups because they are still developing. FoodSafety.gov is an excellent resource for food safety information including any up to the minute food recalls and here are their tips for Baby Food Safety: (more…)
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Baby Food Safety
Sunday, February 6th, 2011Family Food Safety
Saturday, February 5th, 2011So much parental time and energy are spent scrutinizing food labels, reading up on the best foods to give your baby, making sure your toddler eats enough, and that your kids develop healthy eating habits that one vital component often gets overlooked and that is food safety. Food safety involves everything from the selection of a food from its source all the way through cooking to proper storage ensuring that illness causing bacteria don’t make their way into our food and ultimately our bodies. When we think of keeping little ones safe, we often think of childproofing homes or using a car seat, but food safety is just as important. Whether you make your own baby food, purchase food from a store, or a combination of both, following a few simple steps can make sure your whole family is eating safe food. Here are the 5 most common causes food safety issues arise: (more…)
Is ‘Breast Only’ the Best for the First 6 Months?
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
It has been well documented that breastfeeding provides countless health benefits to both baby and mother. Governing health authorities across the globe, including the World Health Organization (WHO), recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life for optimum nutrition. British children’s health experts, however, are currently calling for a review on this recommendation. (more…)
Understanding the AAP’s New Iron Intake Guidelines
Friday, October 15th, 2010The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) new iron intake guidelines may have left a lot of parents scratching their heads in confusion. Iron is indeed a vital nutrient for healthy baby development; and although iron deficiency has decreased significantly over the past several decades the AAP’s new guideline is meant to decrease rates even rates even further. (more…)
AAP Issues New Iron Guidelines
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Mum Mum’s recently reported that, according to new research, low birth weight babies may benefit from being given an iron supplement at birth to avoid a future deficiency. It turns out this is not the only place iron supplementation is making headlines as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued new iron intake guidelines for babies and toddlers. (more…)
Babies Having Soda and Cakes? Yes, according to new Australian research
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
So you have your newborn baby at her first outing to a birthday party, should you offer her a bit of your cake, or perhaps a sip of your soda? Of course not, but if you think that nobody ever does that sort of thing anymore – think again. A recent study found that an alarming number of babies have tried a variety sugar filled treats even before 2 months of age. (more…)
Healthy Toddler Snacks
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Is your child too busy playing to stop and eat? When he does slow down for a snack, does he take only 2 bites and race back to what he was doing? If you answered yes to these questions, you are probably the parent of a toddler. With such erratic eating habits, it is important you provide healthy, nutritious snacks for your toddler.
How to Choose Healthy Baby and Toddler Foods
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010As Mum Mum’s recently reported, a Canadian study found that baby and toddler foods were loaded with sugar. It was essentially assumed that baby and toddler foods were immune to the over-processing of many adult oriented foods but alas this is not the case. This left many mums wondering: how can we choose healthy baby and toddler foods? (more…)
Study Finds Baby, Toddler Foods too sugary
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010If your new to solid foods baby was in need of a snack, would you hand him a candy bar? How about a bite sized bag of candy? Most mums would reply with a resounding ‘No Way!’ Unfortunately, in some baby and toddler snack foods that’s exactly what you may be doing. A recent study by the University of Calgary found that more than half of the baby and toddler foods sold at Canadian grocery stores have far too many calories coming from sugar. (more…)
Tips for Feeding Your Toddler
Friday, February 26th, 2010Your toddler is now enjoying his newfound independence and skill set. Some of that independence may reveal itself at the dinner table, with strong opinions flying about his likes and dislikes. This is perfectly normal as food choice is one of the first places toddlers assert their independence.
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Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kid's Nutrition Specialist, is the Mum-Mum Blog contributor.
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