Comments on: Raw Food Baby Food Ideas with Lisa – The Renegade Health Show Episode #458 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa Fri, 25 May 2012 04:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1406336381">Kathy Puffer</fb:name> http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-66300 Kathy Puffer Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:45:44 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-66300 This is a great part of a meal for the whole family that purees up very easily for baby. I like to bake acorn squash (halved with seeds removed) and fill it with a prepared mixture of sauteed of apples, cranberries, and a little bit of nutmeg. I puree the acorn squash with the apple/cranberry mix (with out the skin of the squash) with two Tbs of ground flax seed and about 1/4 cup of water or organic chicken broth. This is a great part of a meal for the whole family that purees up very easily for baby. I like to bake acorn squash (halved with seeds removed) and fill it with a prepared mixture of sauteed of apples, cranberries, and a little bit of nutmeg. I puree the acorn squash with the apple/cranberry mix (with out the skin of the squash) with two Tbs of ground flax seed and about 1/4 cup of water or organic chicken broth.

]]> By: MarieK http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65183 MarieK Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:59:36 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65183 Tasty: But do purees store up problems? Spoon-feeding them pureed products could also delay their chewing ability, cause them to become fussy eaters and increase the likelihood of constipation. The warning from Gill Rapley, deputy director of UNICEF UK's Baby Friendly Initiative, comes after research backed by the World Health Organisation showed that feeding babies pureed food was unnatural and unnecessary. It also comes as more and more parents rely on supermarket-bought pureed food for their infants. Four out of five babies aged between four and twenty months now rely on the tinned and jarred products, many of which are organic or made with fresh local ingredients to increase their appeal to parents. The pureed baby food industry in the UK is now worth more than £450 million - compared with £191 million in 1989. Mrs Rapley said: "Parents often think that their babies need something more than milk when they get to four months or so. "But scientists and government advisors now agree that this isn't the case. "In 2002, the World Health Organisation backed-up research that found breast milk provided all the nutrition a baby needs up to the age of six months. "Any other food during their first six months dilutes the nutritional value of the milk and might even be harmful to the baby's health. "After six months, babies should still be breast fed but they should also be given solids - proper pieces of meat and veg that they can chew and suck. There is no need for pureed food at all." While working as a health visitor for 25 years, Mrs Rapley also undertook her own UK-based research into the feeding habits of infants. She found that babies who were fed on solids after six months (pieces of meat, vegetables and fruit that aren't mashed) developed better chewing skills than those who were fed pureed food. They also developed better hand control as they were more likely to feed themselves than be spoon-fed by parents. Infants who had been fed pureed food before six months often didn't take easily to solids as they were used to eating food where individual tastes and textures were disguised. But babies who were weaned straight from milk onto solids proved to be less fussy about what they ate. Those who were fed pureed food by their parents were also more likely to become constipated - because they could not control how much food they ate or how long they chewed it. Mrs Rapley has now produced a DVD called Baby-Led-Weaning which advises parents to let children over six months feed themselves with solids. She said: "Provided a child is sitting up straight and is supervised by an adult, he or she can feed themselves a variety of healthy finger foods with their hands. "Parents think they need to buy pureed food or make it themselves but it is just not the case." But Roger Clarke, director general of the Infant and Dietetic Foods Associations (IDFA), which represents manufacturers Heinz, Nestle and Boots, has dismissed her warnings. He said: "This is new research and we need to look at it carefully. "But the age at which solids are introduced depends on the nutritional and developmental needs of individual infants. "Generations of parents have relied on these recipes to provide safe nutrition with a wide variety of textures - from purees that are easy to suck straight from a spoon to soft lumps that encourage chewing." Milk teeth are called that for a reason teeth are when you eat solids! Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-462599/Does-feeding-babies-pureed-food-harm-health.html#ixzz0Zsq2AhVU Tasty: But do purees store up problems?
Spoon-feeding them pureed products could also delay their chewing ability, cause them to become fussy eaters and increase the likelihood of constipation. The warning from Gill Rapley, deputy director of UNICEF UK’s Baby Friendly Initiative, comes after research backed by the World Health Organisation showed that feeding babies pureed food was unnatural and unnecessary.
It also comes as more and more parents rely on supermarket-bought pureed food for their infants.
Four out of five babies aged between four and twenty months now rely on the tinned and jarred products, many of which are organic or made with fresh local ingredients to increase their appeal to parents.
The pureed baby food industry in the UK is now worth more than £450 million – compared with £191 million in 1989.
Mrs Rapley said: “Parents often think that their babies need something more than milk when they get to four months or so.
“But scientists and government advisors now agree that this isn’t the case.
“In 2002, the World Health Organisation backed-up research that found breast milk provided all the nutrition a baby needs up to the age of six months.
“Any other food during their first six months dilutes the nutritional value of the milk and might even be harmful to the baby’s health.
“After six months, babies should still be breast fed but they should also be given solids – proper pieces of meat and veg that they can chew and suck. There is no need for pureed food at all.”
While working as a health visitor for 25 years, Mrs Rapley also undertook her own UK-based research into the feeding habits of infants.
She found that babies who were fed on solids after six months (pieces of meat, vegetables and fruit that aren’t mashed) developed better chewing skills than those who were fed pureed food.
They also developed better hand control as they were more likely to feed themselves than be spoon-fed by parents.
Infants who had been fed pureed food before six months often didn’t take easily to solids as they were used to eating food where individual tastes and textures were disguised.
But babies who were weaned straight from milk onto solids proved to be less fussy about what they ate.
Those who were fed pureed food by their parents were also more likely to become constipated – because they could not control how much food they ate or how long they chewed it.
Mrs Rapley has now produced a DVD called Baby-Led-Weaning which advises parents to let children over six months feed themselves with solids.
She said: “Provided a child is sitting up straight and is supervised by an adult, he or she can feed themselves a variety of healthy finger foods with their hands.
“Parents think they need to buy pureed food or make it themselves but it is just not the case.”
But Roger Clarke, director general of the Infant and Dietetic Foods Associations (IDFA), which represents manufacturers Heinz, Nestle and Boots, has dismissed her warnings.
He said: “This is new research and we need to look at it carefully.
“But the age at which solids are introduced depends on the nutritional and developmental needs of individual infants.
“Generations of parents have relied on these recipes to provide safe nutrition with a wide variety of textures – from purees that are easy to suck straight from a spoon to soft lumps that encourage chewing.”

Milk teeth are called that for a reason teeth are when you eat solids!

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-462599/Does-feeding-babies-pureed-food-harm-health.html#ixzz0Zsq2AhVU

]]> By: MarieK http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65182 MarieK Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:42:28 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65182 Oh... NICE microwave on the counter! You guys can do better than this this. About a half a days reading on baby led weaning and breastfeeding for Kevin would blow her out of the water. Keep her behind the scenes.... Oh… NICE microwave on the counter! You guys can do better than this this. About a half a days reading on baby led weaning and breastfeeding for Kevin would blow her out of the water. Keep her behind the scenes….

]]> By: MarieK http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65181 MarieK Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:36:10 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65181 It's hard for babies to digest (immature immune and digestive system)NOTHING to do with peal or no peal the apple can cause tummy upset too. Ever hear of baby led weaning. Best advice to stick to breastmilk I think this lady should Stick to adult nutrition advice. Why are people in such a hurry to feed babies solid foods? Beware of schedules and baby training. It’s hard for babies to digest (immature immune and digestive system)NOTHING to do with peal or no peal the apple can cause tummy upset too. Ever hear of baby led weaning. Best advice to stick to breastmilk I think this lady should Stick to adult nutrition advice. Why are people in such a hurry to feed babies solid foods? Beware of schedules and baby training.

]]> By: Cindy (Sydney, Australia) http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65129 Cindy (Sydney, Australia) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65129 Thanks for this topic I enjoyed it, but I'm disappointed that she didn't give more info (& demonstrate) raw veges. We all know how to mash a banana & blend up apple & water, but I have no idea about what veges they can have, whether they have to be cooked or can be eaten raw, and how to prepare them. maybe a follow up is in order to discuss these topics. I'm not "raw" but do eat alot of raw and am trying to continually add more in but I'm not even sure exactly what adults can/ cannot eat raw let alone the delicate digestive system of a baby. thanks and have a great day Thanks for this topic I enjoyed it, but I’m disappointed that she didn’t give more info (& demonstrate) raw veges. We all know how to mash a banana & blend up apple & water, but I have no idea about what veges they can have, whether they have to be cooked or can be eaten raw, and how to prepare them. maybe a follow up is in order to discuss these topics. I’m not “raw” but do eat alot of raw and am trying to continually add more in but I’m not even sure exactly what adults can/ cannot eat raw let alone the delicate digestive system of a baby.
thanks and have a great day

]]> By: Dave http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65018 Dave Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:13:39 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65018 Breast milk nutritional breakdown: 7% protein 25-40% fat (varies randomly during day) 68-53% carbs (mostly milk sugars) Keep this in mind. they do not need massive quantities of avocado for fat. And certainly they do not need any additional protein over and above what they get from veggies and fruit. A 1 year old can also enjoy fruit and greens smoothies. make it for yourself and give them some. try spinach and berries with water. Breast milk nutritional breakdown:

7% protein
25-40% fat (varies randomly during day)
68-53% carbs (mostly milk sugars)

Keep this in mind. they do not need massive quantities of avocado for fat. And certainly they do not need any additional protein over and above what they get from veggies and fruit.
A 1 year old can also enjoy fruit and greens smoothies. make it for yourself and give them some. try spinach and berries with water.

]]> By: Bill Murphy http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65016 Bill Murphy Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:15:56 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65016 It was great to see what Lisa looks like. Now I have a face to attach to the person that I have emailed back and forth with a few times! :-) What's with the microwave in the background though??? That one is not built in like your old house so no excuses this time! LOL :-) It was great to see what Lisa looks like. Now I have a face to attach to the person that I have emailed back and forth with a few times! :-)

What’s with the microwave in the background though???

That one is not built in like your old house so no excuses this time! LOL :-)

]]> By: Mary Artemis http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-65006 Mary Artemis Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:23:26 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-65006 Well, I'm a heck of a lot more organic - I think - even caught my own baby in the birthing pool in my living room. Nursed exclusively for a year - that is what is best. I didn't fuss, didn't pump. the baby is the pump. And I truly had it easy that way and believe things should be easy. First foods were avocado and apple. My baby (actually is my 4th) loves fruit. If I had it to do over, I would have introduced more squash and vegetables, but I may be making more of it than I should since she loves fruit more and at the age of 5 is now learning to eat "leaves", that is, salad. Well, I’m a heck of a lot more organic – I think – even caught my own baby in the birthing pool in my living room.

Nursed exclusively for a year – that is what is best. I didn’t fuss, didn’t pump. the baby is the pump. And I truly had it easy that way and believe things should be easy.

First foods were avocado and apple. My baby (actually is my 4th) loves fruit. If I had it to do over, I would have introduced more squash and vegetables, but I may be making more of it than I should since she loves fruit more and at the age of 5 is now learning to eat “leaves”, that is, salad.

]]> By: PE http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-64995 PE Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:06:03 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-64995 John's comment was as inflexible as Eyla's was flexible. Sorry, John, but life doesn't start when egg and sperm meet-- both ARE alive, and after they meet, most fetuses die long before they could be born. Blame God, if you will, as the world champ abortion purveyor. Or simply admit ignorance of when the living fetus becomes human. How odd that so many Catholics who revere Thomas Aquinas reject his reasoning that the human soul would enter the body only after considerable preparation of that body. Empirically, that would be about the middle of the 8th month... but I'm being foolish, thinking anti-choice people value reason... Now war, THAT is murder sanctioned by the state, as is a death penalty. Why aren't the johns consistent in rejecting both? John’s comment was as inflexible as Eyla’s was flexible. Sorry, John, but life doesn’t start when egg and sperm meet– both ARE alive, and after they meet, most fetuses die long before they could be born. Blame God, if you will, as the world champ abortion purveyor. Or simply admit ignorance of when the living fetus becomes human.
How odd that so many Catholics who revere Thomas Aquinas reject his reasoning that the human soul would enter the body only after considerable preparation of that body. Empirically, that would be about the middle of the 8th month… but I’m being foolish, thinking anti-choice people value reason…
Now war, THAT is murder sanctioned by the state, as is a death penalty. Why aren’t the johns consistent in rejecting both?

]]> By: mckohtz http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/12/10/raw-food-baby-food-ideas-with-lisa#comment-64987 mckohtz Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:58:56 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=2078#comment-64987 I feed both of my kids mashed banana for their first food at 6 months old and I breastfeed them. What about doing a show about the benefits of breastfeeding! Good good for baby, mum and the environment! Look at: http://theecologist.co.uk/trial_investigations/268337/breastmilk_vs_formula_food.html I feed both of my kids mashed banana for their first food at 6 months old and I breastfeed them. What about doing a show about the benefits of breastfeeding! Good good for baby, mum and the environment!
Look at: http://theecologist.co.uk/trial_investigations/268337/breastmilk_vs_formula_food.html

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