New Guidelines Suggest Feeding Babies More Peanut-Filled Foods Earlier — Food News

When my son first started eating solid foods, I like to think I was pretty relaxed. I puréed meatloaf or whatever else I made for dinner, gave him the same full-fat yogurt I already kept in the house, and let him have his way with leftover coconut rice.

I was, however, petrified about peanut butter. I waited until his 9-month doctor appointment, and fed him a tiny spoonful under the watchful eye of my pediatrician, lest he have a negative reaction. I had always heard introducing peanuts to babies too early was dangerous, and the last thing I wanted to do was have an allergic reaction on my hands without a medical professional there to take care of it.

According to new research, however, I could have introduced peanuts earlier.

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Some of Our Favorite Mugshots — Mugshots

Earlier this week, I professed my love for mismatched mugs. I love opening my cabinet to find a bunch of random colors and shapes. Even more, I love that each mug reminds me of a different person, event, or place.

And you guys totally agreed with me! Some of you love mismatched mugs so much, you felt compelled to leave a comment. And some of you even shared pics of your own mugs on Instagram. Take a look.

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Potatoes Are Now Whole30-Approved (and Here’s Why) — 30 Days of Whole30

For 30 days this month we’re exploring Whole30, the 30-day reset and refocus on whole foods. Whole30 isn’t a diet or a judgment of foods as “good and bad.” It’s actually a short-term reset that has helped many of our readers cook more and figure out the foods that make them feel their best. Read more about our coverage here.

Back in the olden days of Whole30, you had to stay away from legumes, wheat, white potatoes, soy, rice, sugar, and alcohol. Oh, the times have changed! Sort of.

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5 Fresh Ways to Eat Hard-Boiled Eggs for Breakfast — Tips from The Kitchn

You’re likely well-acquainted with the make-ahead, portable, peel-and-eat wonder that is the hard-boiled egg. It’s satisfying and convenient sprinkled with salt and eaten out of hand, but know this — it is capable of so much more. Hard-boiled eggs are a lot more versatile than you might be giving them credit for. Expand your breakfast horizons by starting with how you eat your hard-boiled eggs.

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chicken wonton soup

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I don’t know why it took me so long to make this as it combines the only two things I ever want when I’m sick: chicken noodle and wonton soup. The thing is, when you’re sick, you absolutely do not want to cook anything. (Also sometimes when we’re well, to be completely honest. Shh, don’t tell anyone.) And so for a couple nights, we picked up a decent chicken noodle soup in the neighborhood, but when we tired of that, ordered wonton soup instead. It’s usually a disappointment. Sometimes it seems like a quart of bland broth with three floating pockets in it, not the most filling meal. Plus, it’s off the menu for anyone who doesn’t eat pork or shrimp. But this one was not; it was chicken wontons in chicken broth and it was exceptional, the happiest mashup of the two wonderful things.

chicken, ginger and more

Had the delivery not come an hour later, forcing me to — gasp! — scramble some food together for the kids anyway, I probably would have never made this. But as I was enjoying my soup, I realized that this would be so ridiculously easy to hack, it might even be done before it arrived next time.

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