“I’m New at This” is Be Well Philly’s series for new and soon-to-be parents. This educational resource covers the ins and outs of prepping for the arrival of a little one and taking care of them — and ...

As parents, we all want the best for our babies, especially when it comes to their nutrition. The convenience and wide availability of many commercial baby foods have made it quite acceptable to rely ...

Prep the Sweet Potato: Peel and chop the sweet potato into small cubes. Cook: Steam or boil the sweet potato cubes until soft, about 15-20 minutes. Puree: Transfer the cooked sweet potato to a blender ...

At around six months, most babies are ready to start weaning, moving from milk to smooth purees to more textured foods. It’s an exciting time when you can introduce your baby to new flavours — even if ...

My hot take: No one needs a baby food maker. While marketing and social media messaging promise easy homemade baby food at the push of a button, they’re in fact expensive (anywhere from $70–$300), ...

Homemade baby foods are as likely as store-bought ones to contain detectable levels of lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, according to a new report from Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), a ...

Making baby food at home with store-bought produce isn’t going to reduce the amount of toxic heavy metals in the food your baby eats, according to a new report released exclusively to CNN. Researchers ...