I remember the day my daughter stared at my rice biscuits with intense focus. Suddenly, that little hand shot out, fingers grasping with surprising accuracy. Before I knew…
Introducing solid foods to your baby is an exciting time! Every parent loves to see the expressions that come from baby tasting a new food. Some of them…
Did you know that breastmilk is the perfect food for your baby? It is all that your baby needs to eat and drink for about the first 6…
Breastfeeding is a beautiful but challenging journey that you embark on with your baby. It’s not always easy to achieve and it can be hard to find someone…
These have to be one of the easiest recipes to whip up for the family. Mini bacon and egg toast cups can be eaten cold or hot and…
Once it comes time to introduce solids to your baby’s diet, things can get a little confusing with all the well-meaning advice. We’ve asked nutritionist, mother of two…
Red lentils cook to a mushy consistency so they make an ideal baby food, while also being a great source of protein.
A delicious and easy recipe for your little person to enjoy, featuring nutritious spinach, banana and yoghurt.
Cheese adds some protein to this yummy vegetable mash. You could add some very finely shredded meat, or blend the mash with meat or tofu for further protein…
Storebought flavoured yoghurts can be laden with sugar or sweeteners, and many other additives. You can avoid these things by simply making your own yoghurt off a starter…
A tiny, grainlike pasta, orzo (or risoni) is the perfect sized pasta for small children and babies. Combined with vegetables, it makes a healthy and balanced meal.
Strips of egg are an easy finger food for a toddler, and make a nutritious and fast lunch. You can make an omelette as simple or as elaborate…
A quick and easy lunch for a toddler – these can be easily cut and put into the lunchbox or taken with you for a snack as well,…
Kumara is easily freezable in ice cube trays and can be heated gently for a quick meal for your baby. Bake a few at once and you’ll have…
With just a little preparation, your baby will be having a meal of steamed pears in no time at all. Freeze leftovers in ice cube trays for quick…
Rich in minerals such as phosphorus and potassium, and containing vitamins A, C and folate, bananas are a delicious, easy and portable first food for your baby.
With folate, niacin and vitamins A and C, avocados are a nutrient-rich first food for your baby.
Add fresh parsley or other herbs to jazz up these yummy meatballs, or keep them super simple with their two ingredients. Of course if your little one would…
A yummy source of protein for your little one, these chicken and apple fingers will go down a treat.
Perfect for a baby snack, but also a delicious accompaniment for many family meals! Try this finger food recipe featuring just kumara and cinnamon.
Small children love to pick up and eat pasta. It’s such an easy finger food for toddlers once their pincer grip has been fine tuned. They will…
La Leche League offers information and encouragement – primarily through personal help – to women who want to breastfeed their babies. Find out how it can help you.
The simplest risotto you’ve ever heard of! Make your own nutritious chicken stock from chicken bones and vegetable off-cuts, then use it as a no or low-sodium alternative…
A delicious recipe for babies as they begin to experience eating finger food.
Here’s a tasty dessert option for your baby…
Here great recipe for babies as they start to get used to new flavours and textures.
This article provides you with all you need to know about highchairs before making that all important purchase – your baby’s high chair.
This article outlines your main options for sterilizers and explains what each of the different types of sterilizers has to offer.
This article on breastfeeding knowledge explains how attitudes and knowledge around breastfeeding can affect feeding choices.
Here are some products to make baby feeding time easier for parents – we have tried to divide them into essentials and non essentials for baby’s feeding time. Feeding…
This article on expressing your milk provides information on expressing, storing your breast milk, and how to fit it in around breastfeeding.
There is much information available on feeding choices, but we will begin with the choice of breast and bottle feeding and the advantages and disadvantages of both. A…
In many societies, both here in New Zealand and around the world, children grow up surrounded by the sight of breastfeeding mothers. Breastfeeding is the most natural thing…
This article offers clear information on bottle feeding, how to prepare a feed, the equipment you will need and some tips for bottle feeding.
This article on baby’s first breast feed gives parents encouragement, information and tips for the first breast feed you give your newborn baby.
Introducing your baby to their first mouthful of baby food is an exciting milestone, but it can also be a little daunting. Just when to start solids, which…
Coping with mastitis can be very painful– find out about the causes and preventions and get some great tips for coping with mastitis.