Sainsbury's Little Ones baby food range has been created in partnership with Fiona Wilcock, a top nutritionist. Together they have produced a whole range of baby and toddler food suitable for babies from 4 months old until well into toddlerhood. From baby cereal to fruit purees and savoury dishes, there is a wide range of food for your babies and toddlers to enjoy.
First tastes - 4-6 months
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Sainsbury's have used less sweet foods, such as fruits, in the Little
Ones range to try and get babies used to savoury flavours too. I love how they
have a selection of vegetable purees such as organic sweet potato puree and
organic broccoli, pea, spinach and kale puree.
At 6 months old, babies can start to be introduced to new flavours as
well as allergens such as dairy and gluten. There are a number of products in
the Little Ones baby food range suitable for babies from 6 months old such as
the organic cauliflower and broccoli cheesy pasta and the organic beef
casserole with sweet potato mash, parsnip and beetroot.
The Little Ones baby food range includes a number of breakfast cereals.
Baby porridge is always a good option and Asiya has been enjoying the organic
banana multigrain porridge for breakfast. Breakfast can be one of the hardest
meals of the day to find suitable options for baby, but this baby porridge has
made it easy for me. Asiya really enjoys it.
More texture - 7+ months
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As baby gets older, more texture is introduced so the baby food gets
lumpier with pieces of fruit or other foods in it. It is important to give
babies more textured food as they get older as they need to develop their
muscles for chewing. These muscles are also important for speech and language
development. Asiya has just turned 7 months and she has been enjoying the
organic lentil and chickpea dhal.
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From 7 months old babies will be able to enjoy the fruit purees with
fruit pieces in them such as the organic apple, peach and mango puree with
apple pieces. Asiya loves this puree and often has it stirred into yoghurt for
breakfast.
Flavour journey
Sainsbury's want to take babies on a flavour
journey from their first tastes at 4 months old through to toddlerhood. They do
this by taking a certain flavour and cleverly adding more flavours to it at
each stage. This is called the taste progression. For example, babies of 4
months old would start on the sweet potato puree. They will progress onto the
sweet potato, carrot and swede puree,
then the chicken casserole with sweet potato and finally the beef casserole
with sweet potato, parsnip and beetroot. By gradually adding flavours, it gives
babies a chance to get used to each flavour and they go on a flavour journey as
their taste buds develop.
Toddler food - 12+ months
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Sainsbury's
has also developed some delicious ready meals suitable for babies and toddlers
from 12 months and older. Kamil is almost three and has been trying out the
Little Ones toddler food range. In particular he has enjoyed the cheesy tomato
pasta, pasta being his favourite food, as well as the butternut squash risotto.
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Little Ones Recipes
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My toddler loves to help me in the kitchen so we tried making one of the
Little One's recipes together. We made the 'Easy Chicken and
Apricot Tagine' which was indeed easy to make and packed full of flavour! I pureed
some for Asiya and the whole family enjoyed it. I will definitely be trying
more of the Little One's recipes.
Convenient
One of the best things about Little Ones baby food is that it is so
convenient. I love being able to take the baby food pouches out and about with
me. They make feeding baby on the go super easy.
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Organic baby food
I love the fact that all Little Ones baby food is organic up to the age
of 12 months. After 12 months, the toddler food has been fortified with iron
and, because of this, it can no longer be classed as organic.
Lots of vegetarian and fish-based
options
Unfortunately, the Little Ones baby food range does not have any halal
meat options which meant we could not try any of the meat-based food. However,
there are lots of vegetarian and fish-based options which Muslim families will
be able to enjoy. I have mentioned many of the vegetarian options above and
some of the fish-based options include fish pie, cheesy tuna pasta and sweet
potato, carrot and salmon puree.
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We have loved trying out the new Little Ones baby food range from
Sainsbury's over the last 5 weeks. Asiya has been on a flavour journey and it
has been wonderful to see her tastes develop. I have enjoyed the convenience of
the baby and toddler food, especially at breakfast time or while out and about.
The toddler food has been a hit with my toddler as well as my older children!
Also, the wonderful packaging, with the fruit and vegetables turned into animal
characters, has been a great way to get my toddler interested in the food. He
loves to point out the different animals on the packaging!
We will continue to use the Little Ones baby and
toddler food as it has been such a hit with my children. I would recommend it
to anyone who would like healthy, organic, convenient and tasty food for their
babies and toddlers.
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Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Sainsbury's. They sent me the baby and toddler food to try out and paid me for my time.
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