Food for free?

Advantages: Informative
Disadvantages: None really

...… Food for Free is a classic book, written by Richard Mabey in 1972 but with more than a dozen reprints. It has therefore been a popular book and is still available in bookshops. As the title suggests the book is all about gathering your own food from the wild in the British Isles, such as the seashore, the forest or countryside. The reason I bought this book is that I was curious to know about food around us – supposedly growing wild – yet generally ignored. Although this mainly applies to those of us who live near countryside or the seaside, there is still a fair bit of free food that can be gathered in city areas too. However, there are some species in the book that I have never seen growing wild, such as chives, parsley, and blackcurrants. The book has four sections; edible plants, seaweeds, fungi...

Conicview 17.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Food for Free - Richard Mabey

An organic natural baby food

Advantages: Plastic packaging, Organic
Disadvantages: Not enough in the packet

...Whilst I was shopping the other day I was in the baby aisle and noticed this baby food. I have never seen these before although I have seen the brand name before on older childrens food items such as smoothies. I decided to pick a couple of these up to try. The one that I have used is the carrots, apples and parsnips flavour. Ella's kitchen states that this is organic baby food and only has these 3 food items in it. The packaging is different to most baby food brands and is simple yet eye catching. It is in a bright orange coloured plastic pouch and has the flavour of the food wrote in brown lettering. It has a screw top which is replacable when you have squoze out the right amount. On the back of the packet it says: Inside me you'll find: *no added sugar, salt or water *no additives or thickeners *no E numbers or GM...

roxy280714 20.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ella's Kitchen Organic Baby Food

Gluten/Wheat Free Recipes

Advantages: For those struggling to know what to cook for someone with an allergy.
Disadvantages: None, you could try these even if you don't have a wheat/gluten allergy.

...Gluten Free / Wheat Free Recipes Thank you for taking a look at my review regarding Wheat Free/Gluten Free recipes. My interest in this topic began when my husband started to display some of the the symptoms relating to an allergy to wheat/gluten. I had no idea that wheat/gluten appeared in so many things so struggled at first to know what to prepare food wise for my husband. Here are a few of my findings. Chicken risotto - wheat free recipe serves 2-3 200 g risotto rice (arborio) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 red pepper, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 8-10 medium mushrooms, sliced 750 ml wheat free/gluten free vegetable stock 2-3 skinless chicken breasts, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp dried oregano freshly ground black pepper 50 g parmesan cheese, grated (optional) 1. Put 2 tbsp olive oil in a heavy...

Lynso 25.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Gluten Free Recipes

Perfect containers for baby food (Happy Mummy Baby Cubes)

Advantages: Can never loose the lids, nice size to carry with you when out & about
Disadvantages: None

...My little girl is now at that age where I am starting to introduce her to food, I have been given a brilliant book which gives me a step by step on how to do this & it gives me loads of recipes but they all make about six portions of food and I had nothing to put the extra in so I started searching the net for some containers. First port of call was eBay to see if they had anything reasonably cheap on there but no luck, there where loads of pots but by the time I added postage they worked out expensive so I next looked on Amazon and in the baby section they had a category for weaning equipment so I took a look. I came across some Happy Mummy Baby Cubes (Stage 1) and thought these looked ideal but after reading the reviews which said they only last a couple of week because you cant get much food in them I took a look at the stage 2 set...

soutram 03.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Happy Mummy Baby Cubes Food Portioners

Heinz baby food

Advantages: Quick and easy if out and about
Disadvantages: Very runny, not as thick as some babies like

...and banana, apricot custard, or a great favourite with my daughter was chocolate pudding. If you happen to have a baby like my son you can go on to the tinytums website which is run by heinz and go to diet choices and it can help you find which foods would be suitable for your child's requirements. As my son has a milk intolerance I used the site to find out which products were milk free and he would be able to have. Unfortunately this left me with a limited choice but he really enjoys the strawberry and apricot breaksfast cereal. From 7 months the variets of food get even better. As a baby developes from eating mushy food they need more lumps and the Heinz 7 month jars are great for this. Still a bit mushy but nice lumps. This is when you can use Heinz First tomato soup and first spaghetti hoops, and also first beans, which are all...

Groovee 29.03.2003 (14.04.2003) · Read review
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Review of Heinz Baby Food

baby recipes!

Advantages: great variety!
Disadvantages: makes me hungry reading it!

...When my daughter starting eating solids I didn't have a clue what to do! The advice from health visitors is very limited and I knew nobody with a baby and so I didn't know what to do so I looked at loads of books in mothercare and chose this one as it's bright pictures and great variety of recipes really appealed to me! It covers every thing from foods to avoid such as honey. Food allergies. The importance of calcium and other food stuffs. It has sections on very very early weaning where everything is pureed down to liquid form. This includes sweet and savoury options with simple carrot and mash potato and a peach and strawberry purree. Then it has recipes for slightly older as the baby begins to be able to have a few lumps until eventually they're on 'proper' solids! The recipes are lovely with really nice bright photos...

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Review of Feeding Your Baby and Toddler - Annabel Karmel

Yummy, Yummy, baby food

Advantages: Making your own baby food
Disadvantages: it's a messy time

...Here is an issue that everyone will have their own opinion on and can cause arguments that are hours long, so, first of all i want to go on record and say this is my own personal view on baby food. MY OPINION Now that's cleared up, here's what I think. I make my babies food up myself as I think it's healthier, I know the exact ingredients my baby is eating and it only takes about 15 minutes to make as opposed to giving my baby a jar of food that has a 2 year shelf life and is found on the shelves in supermarkets not the fridge. I also use organic fruit and vegetables as I don't like to think of all the nasty stuff that would otherwise be going inside my babies body. I freeze baby food in Annabel Karmels ice-cube trays, which are a bit bigger than normal ice cube trays and when my baby is hungry i pop out 2 of the cubes...

glitter-fairy 08.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Baby Food

I need food!

Advantages: Healthy eating, healthy happy child.
Disadvantages: Messy?

.../raisins/banana/yogurt/cheese/ You can also take a bottle of water which can be poured into your babies drinking cup. I don't think it's necessary to buy books on weaning, or weaning recipes, as you can find a lot of good recipes online, also once your baby has tried a wide range of foods and is able to eat lumps, they can then start eating the same meals as the rest of the family. One final point don't forget to brush your babies teeth after their mealtimes, as soon as you notice any are coming through is the time to start brushing with a baby toothbrush. It is recommended that you only use water until your baby is able to spit the toothpaste out. Most areas of the country have quite high levels of fluoride in the water anyway. Weaning is a fun time for both you and baby, so enjoy it! Published on other review sites under the same author name...

Autarkis 16.02.2009 (28.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Baby Food

Great recipes for your baby!!!

Advantages: plenty of interesting recipes, useful information about nutritional needs of your baby
Disadvantages: can't think of any

...When I started weaning my baby I was overwhelmed by all those different kinds of brands and products on the market. Nowadays, when we are overloaded with information on every possible issue, we are not really sure which path to follow and that was exactly what happened to me. On one hand, some experts say that it is better to buy organic food for your baby and ready meals in jars which are said to be free of additives, sugar and artificial flavours because only then you have one hundred percent certainty that there are no harmful substances in your baby's food. However, others say it is best to buy fresh food, like fruit, vegetables, meat and fish and prepare meals for your baby from scratch. From the very beginning I knew I wanted to cook fresh food for my baby but I wasn't quite sure what was best to choose and how to add variety to...

elfles82 06.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 Quick and Easy Meals for a Healthy and Happy Baby - Annabel Karmel

Fantastic fast food for babies

Advantages: Convenient, good nutritionally, organic
Disadvantages: Not cheap

...We found these when we were looking for organic fruit and vegetable purees to help wean our son. We are now the best part of a year on and we still use them every week. These mixed fruit and veg purees come in a range of flavours which are incredibly unappealing to an adult palate (put it this way, the least awful is carrot, apple and parsnip) but seem to be loved by all the babies I know who have tried them. They are approx 75p-79p each, for a 120g pouch. Our son adores these purees and eats them as a snack between his main meals, an occasional pudding or part of his meal when we're out or as a "sauce" to make more challenging foods more palatable. Putting this puree on any food is pretty much a guarantee it'll be eaten. It's a great emergency meal when he's ill and won't eat anything else, with the option of having baby rice...

Bitchqueenofneworleans 12.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ella's Kitchen Organic Baby Food