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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Easy Homemade Baby Food & Baby Food Recipes - Tasty, Nutritious & Full of Love for your Baby

Welcome to http://sweetbabycollection.blogspot.com/ and our Homemade Baby Food Recipes & Introducing Solid Food Guide. Our Homemade Baby Food Recipes site is 100% FREE, easy to use and we have a Baby Food Blog too.

It really is easy and rewarding (economical & eco-friendly too!) to make your baby fresh homemade food! Try our homemade baby food recipes ranging from easy-peasy simple baby food puree recipes to advanced baby table food recipes. Dig in to our simple homemade baby food recipes as well as solid food and weaning information. Learn all the reasons why you should make your baby's food naturally fresh and delicious homemade baby food.

Avocado for Your Baby - Age for Avocado Introduction to Baby:
(4)6-8 Months Old

Avocado makes a great first food for baby due to its texture and creaminess as well as its high nutrient content.

Avocados are often called one of nature's perfect foods because they are said to contain everything a person needs to survive.

A wonderful "good fat" food for baby's brain and physical development, try an avocado as baby's first food instead of refined cereals.

"Sodium- and cholesterol- free, avocados contain valuable nutrients including 8% of the recommended Daily Value (DV) for folate; 4% DV for fiber and potassium, 4% DV for vitamin E; and 2% DV for iron. A serving of avocado also contains 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein and 19 micrograms of beta-carotene. Per serving, avocados have 3.5 grams of unsaturated fats, which are known to be important for normal growth and development of the central nervous system and brain." http://www.avocado.org/healthy_living/nutrition.php

Nutrients in Avocados

VITAMINS: (one cup pureed)

Vitamin A - 338 IU
Vitamin C - 20.2 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - .2 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - .3 mg
Niacin - 3.9 mg
Folate - 205 mg
Pantothenic Acid - 3.3 mg
Vitamin B6 - .6 mg

Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.

MINERALS: (one medium)

Potassium - 1166 mg
Phosphorus - 124 mg
Magnesium - 67 mg
Calcium - 30 mg
Sodium - 18 mg
Iron - 1.4 mg

Also contains small amounts of selenium, manganese, copper and zinc.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Overview of Our Healthy Baby™ Program

The national Healthy People 2010 initiative has a goal of reducing the number of pre-term babies to 7.6 % of live births. Currently 11.9% of all babies born are considered pre-term in the U.S. In South Dakota that number is 11.1%.

The Our Healthy Baby™ Program is a voluntary program available to members of various insurance groups. There is no cost to join the program, but some clients offer additional incentives to encourage participation. Members are encouraged to call their Plan Administrator for specific benefit information.

Enrollments and trimester updates can be done by phone or via the Our Healthy Baby ™ website. Updates are required every trimester and at the beginning of the last month of pregnancy, in addition to any time there is a change in the condition of the expectant mother or baby.

The information is submitted to the nurses and the Medical Director for the insurance plan and the nurses/doctor are available if the member has specific pregnancy-related questions or problems; or if the member needs assistance with pre-authorizations or referrals. The intent is not to replace the care the member receives from her regular physician.

Benefits are include:

* Each trimester, mailings are sent related to the woman's stage of pregnancy. The first mailing includes the choice of a nice book; other mailings include information about a variety of subjects such as breastfeeding, car seats, fevers, growth and development, safe nurseries, etc.
* Members are able to submit questions online about prenatal care, and they also have access to educational resources on this site.
* Enrollment in the program also serves as the member's pre-authorization for their delivery. We still ask the hospital to call when the member has been admitted so that our dates match the billing dates, but the member does not need to make that call.

***Enrollment in the Our Healthy Baby™ Program does not automatically add the new baby to your current insurance policy. To do this, you must contact your Human Resources Department and complete a family status change form within 31 days of the birth.

Early enrollment is highly encouraged so contact us as soon as you know you are pregnant! You may enroll by visiting the Our Healthy Baby™ website or calling our toll-free line at 1-888-821-2242. Members create a user name and password with characters and/or numbers. (No minimum amount required.) The user name and password will be used to login the website for updates throughout the pregnancy. If you have been enrolled previously, however, you will need to both re-enroll and use different user names/different passwords, for each new pregnancy.