Reduce weaning stress

Preparing your own babyfoods really can be quick and easy, as well as giving you peace of mind thanks to the Braun MultiQuick Fresh System

However long you may have planned to breastfeed, there comes a time when every baby is ready for his or her first experience of solid foods. It's an exciting time for parents and babies, as weaning opens up a whole new vista of tastes and textures. It can be a frustrating time for parents, too, as you work out what you can and can't offer your baby at which stage and - just as importantly - what new equipment you'll need to do the job efficiently.

Why a Braun Fresh System is invaluable
One of the most useful tools weaning parents can invest in is a hand blender: a good one will allow you to reduce practically any well-cooked food to a consistency that your baby can manage and digest. The Braun MultiQuick Fresh System is not only perfect for pureeing first foods, but is indispensable in many more ways, too - enabling you to chop, whisk and even vacuum-seal your baby's foods for extended freshness using its most advanced Fresh System technology. What could be better than having the assurance that the most vegetables will still be as fresh 10-12 days later as they were when you first prepared them?

Modern mums and dads are only too aware of what they shouldn't be giving their babies, and are keen to avoid genetically-modified (GM) ingredients, foods made with artificial preservatives and colours, and those which contain salt. The best alternative is preparing your own home-cooked meals using GM-free, organic produce - but with time at a premium, this can be a source of stress and anxiety.

It can be enormously helpful to have equipment to hand which reduces the time spent preparing fresh babyfood - and even extends its fridge life far beyond the norm. Braun's MultiQuick Fresh System does all this because of its unique components: a fresh fruit salad, for example, which would normally last for no more than three days in a fridge, will stay fresh for up to 10 days using the innovative vacuum-sealing tool and Pyrex FreshWare™ containers included in the set.

Getting started
Whether you're an experienced cook or not, you'll want some inspiration when it comes to preparing delicious meals for your baby. After all, introducing him or her to different tastes and textures now will help to set up great eating habits later on.

Enlisting the expertise of personal trainer to the stars, Matt Roberts, Braun has also come up with a nutritious set of easy-to-prepare recipes in its aptly-named Mushy Nosh Guide. We got a willing young 'weanee' to sample Matt's delights, and we've also reproduced a few favourites both for babies just over six months and babies over eight months, for you to try.

The great thing about the recipes is that, once stored in a Braun FreshWare™ container, they'll last for many days in the fridge, and months in the freezer. This means that you can cook several different recipes at once and rotate them so that your baby enjoys a wide variety of foods. Not only will you save valuable time, but you won't have to worry every couple of days about what to prepare next - and it means that anyone else who feeds your baby when you're away will have delicious, ready-made meals at their fingertips. In fact the Braun MultiQuick Fresh System offers solutions to most of the problems faced by parents during the weaning process.

For more information visit the Braun MultiQuick Fresh System website

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