Each Month Baby Yums spotlights a Vegetable or Fruit. This month the spotlight is on Carrots. Here are a few fun facts:

Carrots are an excellent source of beta carotene, converted in the body to Vitamin A and a source of folacin and fibre.

TIPS:

1. Carrots may be introduced between 6 and 8 months of age.
2. Carrots are easy to digest and packed full of nutrients. Vitamin A, C and Calcium
3. When buying carrots, look for minimal sprouting on the top. The more sprouts a carrot has the longer it has been sitting around.
4. Best way to keep the flavour, in carrots is to refrigerate them
5. Steaming is the best method for cookinig and preparing them

Here are some of my go to “Carrot” recipes that are sutiable for 8 + months enjoy!

3 cups grated carrots
3 cups cooked brown rice
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1-1/2 cups evaporated skim milk (try plain yogurt instead.)
1/2 cup egg yolks
3 tablespoons grated nonfat or reduced-fat Parmesan cheese

Combine the carrots, rice, onions, herbs in a bowl, and stir to mix well. Add the milk
(or yogurt) and egg yolks, and stir to mix.

Coat a 2-quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray, and spread the mixture evenly in a dish. Sprinkle cheese over the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a sharp knife inserted in the center of the dish comes out clean. Remove dish from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving

Here is another go to great easy kid friendly recipe:

Carrot Potato Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups (750 mL) Ontario Carrot, shredded
• 1-1/2 cups (375 mL)  Ontario Potato, peeled and shredded
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) Ontario Onion, finely chopped
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup (75 mL)  all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp (25 mL)  chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp (15 mL)  chopped fresh dill
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL)  salt
• Pepper


Dill Yogurt Sauce:

• 1 cup (250 mL) plain regular or low-fat yogurt
• 1/4 cup (50 mL)  regular or light mayonnaise
• 1 tsp (5 mL)  chopped fresh dill
• 1 tsp (5 mL) lemon juice

Preparation:
In large bowl, combine carrot, potato, onion and beaten eggs until well   combined. Stir in flour, parsley, dill, salt and pepper to taste.

Baby Yums blog spot for Guest Post Friday with Spoiled Sugar

 Where and how did April arrive so quick? I’ll get it over with now yah it’s April fools day what are you going to do that’s funny, silly or down right GOTCHA! Let us know on our fan page we’d love to read these for a good laugh feel free to share http://www.facebook.com/babyyums

 We’d like to tell you about Baby Yums Monthly Special now that April is here it’s time for some fun. Each month we’re going to have a fruit or vegetable of the month. Try to have fun with it and keep it seasonal to some extent. Now that the nicer weather is creeping up on us I’m excited to get the garden going and growing. My oldest son Liam is going to be so excited this year as he’s more hands on the last year. We’re excited to announce that for the month of April it’s Pears time to shine.

here is a great interactive contest for you Fans & Followers that Baby Yums is having for the month of April all about Pears to shine.

Here is where our fans and followers help us out: Send us an e-mail to info@babyyums.com (SUBJECT: PEARS) and give us your best match with a Pear ie: like Figgy Pear. If we choose your combo to be added to our food choice you will receive a $30.00 gift certificate for Baby Yums and that includes your new addition of Pears made to order just for you! Let your Family, Friends and Co-Workers know what’s new for the month of April at Baby Yums! Looking forward to all the wonderful Pear combinations.

Extra Extra Read all about it on a side note Baby Yums will be at the Women’s Entrepreneurs Spring show come and say hello and meet the face behind Baby Yums. We will have free samples for tasting and you will be able to see how the food comes packaged. We will also have the three different textures on hand for tasting. “Smooth, Mushy & Chunky.  Unfortunately we will not have any food for sale at this event. It’s more of a personal preference and this is what we make orders per order to keep it fresh. We will have gift certificates for sale at the event. Great for anyone expecting, anyone who dose not have time to make their own baby food, great gift for families on the go.

The information for the event is listed below along with the website. We hope to see you there and please come say hello and have a taste. I will also have jarred baby food so you can see the difference in taste a fun little twist you just might say ewww to jarred after you taste Baby Yums.

Date & Time: Saturday, April 2 · 10:00am – 3:00pm

Where: Ecole Beatrice-Desloges 1999 chemin Provence in Orleans 

What is the entry cost? We ask that you bring a non perishable food item or make a small donation that will be given to the local food bank. 

Parking There is ample free parking on the school grounds, located on either side and/or in the front of the school building.

If you’d like to see anything featured in next weeks blog feel free to send us an e-mail to info@babyyums.com (subject – BLOG) and we’d be more then happy to post any questions re: food, family, specials, contest,

Next week we will be blogging about Activities for the family, baby food for beginners, and a fun craft in the kitchen.

Have a wonderful weekend and come like our page http://www.facebook.com/babyyums and follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Babyyums and don’t forget to check out our new additions made on our food choice combos http://www.babyyums.com ENJOY!

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I can’t actually pin point the exact way I met Sara from Sara McConnell Photography its one of those “friend of a friend, who met through a friend of my cousin, who has a neighbour that lives close to me kind of story” However we met …..Im so glad we did! I first met Sara at a Starbucks, I think one of the first things she said to me was “Thank god you’re in yoga pants I didn’t know how to dress” haha – I think she was also sporting some form of yoga pants! From that moment I knew she was a real mom, the kind of love to work with. The kind with an amazing talent for capturing kid shots, But what I didn’t know was that she had a wicked talent for capturing amazing shots!

 I’ve been so lukcy to have Sara take our product shots for Spoiled Sugar. For now – my “casting call” is limited to my triplets which is good, because I have 2 girls and a boy – which works out good for displaying our products – but they get fussy all together, and fight together and compete with one another – but Sara doesn’t mind at all, and it shows in her work – somehow she snaps the camera at the exact time you or I would miss – and she gets the shot!

 She’s often told me that wedding gigs just aren’t her thing and I can see why, she rocks with kids! Nobody has ever captured our trio the way she can!

She happens to just live around the corner from me too which is uber helpful when editing photos, but she shoots on locations to - you can often find her at Gymboree Play and Music Orleans  taking picture of cuties,and of course she’ll come to you too! She’s the first photographer (that I’ve known) who has been doing breastfeeding shots - what an amazing and beautiful moment to capture!

Thank you so much Sara for taking the time in your business to help me, and all other moms that Spoiled Sugar represents – your time and talent is more appriciated than you know!

BTW – Did you know Spoiled Sugar and Sara McConnell Photography have an awesome incentive for her customers? You get to choose your own props through Spoiled Sugar at an incredibly reduced rate – you get the awesome talent of Sara, the super unqiue funky feel of Spoiled Sugar – and some loving memories captures on film – contact her today for more info !