I’ve made the first-birthday-party circuit this year and I have some news. Babies are not like us… babies like to:
- reach for the lit candle and burn their fingers (mine did!)
- smear frosting all over their faces and hair, often creating a nasty facial rash (I saw this 3 times!)
- freak out on their first sugary treat
- eat the ribbons
I can’t help you with most of that stuff. I can offer a suggestion if you’re concerned about the ingredients in baby’s first taste of party cake, consider a Babycake (allergen-free and gorgeous).
Created with the delicate nature of toddlers young tummies in mind, Babycakes are free of wheat, gluten, dairy, casein, eggs, soy, nuts and refined sugar. But they taste good and kids love ‘em!
Treat your tender-tummied toddler like the special guest of honor. Order a babycake or try to make your own healthy fruit-cake-like-brick alternative (ick, even Holden didn’t want a second bite). Orders are accepted by phone and can be shipped all over the US and maybe beyond.
Also, blow out the candle before junior grabs it.
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Shortly before his first birthday, my son Nick discovered pumpkin gingerbread. Our pediatrician had wanted him not to have any wheat until after his first birthday, but we were traveling and he was so interested in my pumpkin bread at a cafe, I gave him a taste. He loved it so much, I made him an easy pumpkin spice cake for his first birthday - it did have some sugar and some wheat in it, but I felt better about the cake knowing it had a vegetable in it too!
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