Summer is ripe for playing outside, camping under the stars, and loading up on fresh, healthy foods at your local farmers market. The Summer 2013 issue of Green Child Magazine features our Summer Sun Safety guide, Family Feeding Guide, easy and fun ways to reduce your impact, an in depth look at World Oceans Day,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Feeding Baby
2-in-1 Recipe: Roasted Carrot Soup & Savory Carrot Purée for Baby
Carrots are sweet and delicious and make a wonderful meal for your baby. Turning this meal into a warm and inviting carrot soup for the rest of your family is the perfect warm, satisfying dinner. Savory Carrot Purée for Baby (10+ months) Yield: 3 cups or 10 baby servings Roasted Carrot Soup for Family When… Continue Reading
Chicken Pilaf with Vegetables
Indian spices are entirely natural, promote good health, and add masses of flavor to even the most simple of dishes. With nutritionists recommending a reduction in the amount of salt and sugar children consume, the use of spices can help create meals that are anything but bland… and add variety to even the most simple… Continue Reading
Banana and Blueberry Raita
This Banana and Blueberry Raita is delicious, naturally sweet, fresh fruit meal chock-full with amazing health benefits for your little one; suitable for babies from 7 months +. Yogurt is calcium-rich and probiotic, necessary for a healthy gut and immune system. The potassium (found in bananas) works efficiently to aid calcium absorption, leading to strong… Continue Reading
Human Milk: What Every Baby’s Body Needs
Human milk has everything a baby’s body needs—a perfect blend of calories, nutrients, and antibodies. Parents looking to protect their child from asthma are urged to breastfeed. Parents hoping to keep their preemie from developing necrotizing enterocolitis (a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection) are encouraged to breastfeed. And while there’s no guarantee that your breastfed child will be… Continue Reading
2-in-1 Recipe: Sweet Corn Tamales & Corn, Potato, and Carrot Purée for Baby
This is a simple flavored purée that is great for a new baby just trying out flavors because it’s mild and sweet. If you make this dish when your corn is super fresh, then you grab that natural sweetness that Mother Nature provides. My babies always loved this combination. Corn, Potato, & Carrot Purée for… Continue Reading
Green Child Magazine Talks to Sage Spoonfuls Creator, Liza Huber
In a world where health often takes a back seat to convenience, it’s reassuring to see moms in the spotlight making homemade meals a priority. Actress and mother of three (with one on the way), Liza Huber has even designed a business around helping other parents make their own baby food: Sage Spoonfuls. The daughter… Continue Reading
2-in-1 Recipe: Spiced Mini Muffins & Apple, Squash, Raisin Puree
Welcome to fall, when the leaves turn gold, red, and orange. The winds get brisk. Babies just learning to walk stumble through big leafy piles, and kids are getting their last tree swinging days in. The air is crisp, and the harvest of the season brings us foods that are meant to boost our immunity.… Continue Reading
Today I Ate A Rainbow Giveaway
When it comes to nutrition, a healthy, organic, whole foods diet is at the top of my list. I am a firm and staunch advocate of introducing your children to veggies — not fruits first — and making them the same nutritious meals you would feed yourself. As a rule, don’t make “kids” meals and… Continue Reading
Your Toolbox for Breastfeeding Success
By Cerise Bouchard, CLC Breastfeeding can be hard OR it can be easy. Our culture presents many stumbling blocks to breastfeeding success, which causes many mothers to think it may be an unachievable goal. Here are a few tools to put in your toolbox to help ensure breastfeeding success. A Can-Do Attitude “I’m going to… Continue Reading