made with raw milks - look on the label to see whether it has been pasteurised if you're not sure.Raw fruit and veg - Not to be avoided! But fruit and vegetables can still be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as toxoplasmosis so need to be washed

as well as the less-easily absorbed iron of green leafy veg, fruits, nuts and beans. For maximum absorption try combining your iron intake with a vitamins C source, such as citrus fruit, and avoid taking iron alongside calcium sources (such as milk

. In the early months, simple meals of one or two vegetables or fruit mashed up serve as an important starting point, and any new baby will be open to all kinds of tastes without the prejudice of older eating habits, but because some key nutrients do not feature

and wash knives and cutting boards before chopping up fruit and vegetables. Follow good hygiene practices in your fridge - keep uncooked meat well wrapped or sealed and away from any food you eat raw, such as fruit, bread and salad.Keeping bowls and spoons

have either been too hard, too dry or contained additives like sugar which are simply unnecessary. Hooray then, for the new Organic Soft Rusk from the organic baby food company Organix. Naturally sweetened with fruit and made from wholegrain wheat

notions like good vitamins and minerals for babies, avoiding fruit juice in the first year, the need to steer clear of salt and sugar in a baby's diet, and possibly even be aware that it's important to avoid honey until their baby is one year old

of the easy traps to fall into is substituting espressos and wine with soft drinks. True, fizzy drinks can help stave off feelings of pregnancy queasiness, and there is a limit to the amount of water or fruit juice you'll fancy drinking when your friends

% of the daily recommended intake of folic acid (but make sure you then eat the right portion of cereal!)Folic acid is also naturally found in fruits and citrus juices, leafy green vegetables like Kale and brocolli, beans, nuts, whole-grain breads and whole

supplement then it'll be better absorbed if you don't take it on an empty stomach.Folic acid is also naturally found in fruits and citrus juices, leafy green vegetables like kale and broccoli, beans, nuts, wholegrain breads and wholegrain cereals, many

the food you eat is the best possible option.Folate can be found naturally in a diet of green leafy vegetables, yeast extract, fruit, peanuts, and wholegrain cereals.B12 can be found easily in a diet which includes dariy products, eggs and yeast extract