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Healthy Apricot Recipes for the Whole Family
There’s a reason why apricot means “precious” in Latin.
This healthy summer fruit is loved by both babies and mothers alike. Closely related to plums, apricots can be a great addition to your baby’s meals. Their vibrant orange color reflects the fact that they are an excellent source of beta-carotene, which your baby’s body converts to vitamin A. Apricots are also loaded with vitamin C, fiber, iron, potassium, calcium, and antioxidants. Collectively, these healthy … (read more)
A Heap of Bean Benefits and Recipes
A versatile source for vitamins and minerals.
Often called the magical fruit, beans are actually a vegetable. Although not typically top-of-mind for baby diets, beans offer a variety of benefits, including high doses of protein, potassium, and calcium, plus vitamins A and C for your little one’s healthy growth and development. Most pediatricians recommend introducing dried beans into your baby’s meals when she is eight to ten months old. It is important to start with small amounts of beans, as … (read more)
Kale: A Download on This Super Healthy Ingredient and Recipes
A surprising way to go green with your baby.
Almost every mom understands the nutritious value that green vegetables can have as part of your baby’s diet. Fewer moms however have heard of the little-known benefits of kale (or borecole), a super vegetable that is a leafy form of cabbage. Kale features large amounts of beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K and some calcium, which collectively promotes baby’s growth, boosts the immune system, enhances the nervous system, … (read more)
Favorite Pear Recipes for Baby
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Much more than just a memorable mention in a festive Christmas song, the pear can be a tasteful and healthy ingredient of your baby’s diet any time of year. Offering the benefits of potassium and Vitamin C, which both promote muscle development and healthy growth, pears also contain fiber that assists the digestive process. Containing no sodium or saturated fats, pears are also known to be … (read more)
Easy Pumpkin Recipes and Fun Facts
Pumpkins: Not just for jack-o’-lanterns anymore!
While pumpkins naturally attract more attention during Halloween season than any other time of year, this surprisingly nutritious fruit (yes, it really is a fruit!) can be a healthy addition to your baby’s diet. Packed with Vitamin A and beta-carotene, pumpkins are also a good source of potassium, protein, and iron. These beneficial nutrients are known to promote bone growth and muscle development while helping to combat diseases. Pumpkins are also low in … (read more)
Favorite Apple Recipes and Nutrition Facts
Baby’s favorite healthy fruit.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Almost everyone is familiar with this timeless adage, and with good reason. This healthy tree fruit is a popular staple of baby and toddler diets and offers a lifetime of benefits as well. Apples are loaded with vitamins A, B-1, B-2 and C, as well as calcium, potassium, iodine, iron and phosphorous. They promote growth in baby and toddlers, particularly in bones, organs, skin, blood, muscles, and … (read more)
