General Baby

Prevent Allergies in Babies

Allergies – not a topic we as parents want to experience firsthand, yet it is a reality as more children than ever are experiencing food sensitivities. While genetics may play a key role in a child’s likelihood of developing allergies, there are still steps parents can take to minimize the chances of their young one developing reactions to certain foods. Dietician Jennifer House explains what parents can do to reduce the possibility, and explains symptoms to watch for in case the inevitable does occur.

Food Bank of North Texas Donation

This past Friday Jen took our mission of changing how mothers feed their children and promoting healthy food choices to the streets...and had a lot of help doing so. Joining forces with the North Texas Food Bank, Baby Gourmet donated 80,000 meals in support of the food bank's 'Rethink Hunger' program!  It was great to see so much local media taking part as well -- and we've shared their coverage later in this blog. 

Fabulous Finger Foods for Baby

Your baby will progress from smooth purees to finger foods between 6-9 months of age. My little guy started showing interest in feeding himself when he was about 7.5 months and was fairly comfortable with finger foods by 8 months of age. It can be nerve-racking letting your baby feed him or herself, but it’s also important to let him or her explore foods with their hands to prepare for self-feeding.

Don't Rush the Mush: Linking spoonfeeding to childhood obesity

Airplane and train noises are the name of the game when it comes to feeding our kids. Somehow we seem to believe that “Chugga-chugga-chugga-open-the-tunnel-and-let-the-carrots-in” will convince our little ones to eat their vegetables or anything else we might be trying to feed them at the time. As Lorraine Regel and Erica Wells discuss, it may be in the best interest of you and your child to nip this habit (and the one of spoon-feeding your child) in the caboose.

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Most baby foods taste really gross. Baby Gourmet tastes delicious.

— Enya and baby London

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