You don't need special products or complicated recipes, just simple food made with good ingredients. Tell us where you and your baby are, and we'll point you to what's most useful right now.
Where are you right now?
My baby is just starting solids, around 6 months
Start with simple, nourishing first foods and learn how to introduce real food without making it complicated.
Explore First FoodsMy baby is 9 to 12 months and I want more variety
Ready for more textures, flavors, and family foods? Find simple recipes to help your baby explore a wider variety of real foods.
Explore RecipesI have a toddler and want meals the whole family shares
Skip the separate kids' meal. Find simple, nourishing recipes the whole family can enjoy together.
Explore Family RecipesRecipes to start with
Egg Yolk Purée
A simple first food that's easy to prepare and naturally rich in choline and other important nutrients.
Persian Kotlet (Meat & Potato Patties)
An Iranian family favorite made with ground meat, potatoes, and warm spices. Easy to make and great for the whole family.
Lamb & Vegetable Stew
Slow-cooked lamb with tender vegetables, a comforting family meal that's easy to adapt for little ones.
Chicken & Rice Soup
A cozy, small-batch soup with rice, carrot, potato, and tomato, gently simmered for a rich, comforting broth.
Whipped Bone Marrow
A creamy, rich spread that can be served in small amounts alongside other foods.
Persian Green Bean & Rice with Beef
Fragrant basmati rice layered with tender green beans, savory beef, and a golden tahdig. A busy weeknight favorite.
Three articles to read first
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Why Babies Need Fat: Understanding Healthy Fats for Growing Babies
Babies need dietary fat for growth and development. Learn why fat matters and how traditional foods can provide it naturally.
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What Traditional Cultures Can Teach Us About Feeding Babies
A look at how families around the world traditionally fed their children, and what we can take from those practices today.
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Cod Liver Oil for Kids: What Parents Should Know
Why some families choose cod liver oil, what nutrients it provides, and what to consider when choosing a product.
Our Philosophy
This site sits at the intersection of a few ideas: real, whole-food ingredients over processed ones; ancestral and traditional preparation methods that generations relied on long before "baby food" existed as a separate category; and the Persian family cooking I grew up with, made practical enough for a busy household today. None of this requires perfection, special products, or hours in the kitchen, just a preference for real ingredients most of the time.
Our Full Story
My name is Avishan. I'm Iranian-born and now raising my family in the US.
Growing up in Iran, food was simple. We ate homemade meals made from real ingredients, and babies simply ate the same kind of nourishing foods their families ate. There wasn't much thought given to "baby food" as a separate category.
When I moved to the US, my relationship with food changed. I gained quite a bit of weight and eventually realized how much added sugar and highly processed food had crept into my everyday diet. I started paying closer attention to what I was eating and got into the habit of reading ingredient labels. The more I read, the more I realized that the food environment here was very different from what I had grown up with.
That habit stayed with me when I became a mother.
When I started feeding my children, I found myself reading their labels just as carefully. I was surprised by how much junk actually makes it into commercial baby food, hidden sugars under names most parents wouldn't recognize, thickeners, fillers, and additives that offer no real nutrition. When I looked at the baby food aisle, I often found myself thinking, I can make something better than this, and it doesn't have to be complicated.
The truth is, I'm not someone who wants to spend hours in the kitchen. I love homemade food. I love food that is hearty, nourishing, and made with good ingredients. But I also have a job, two young children, and a life outside the kitchen.
So I started figuring out how to make the foods I value as simple and practical as possible. That's what Nourished From Birth is about.
This is not about feeding your child perfectly every day. Real life is busy, kids are unpredictable, and some days meals are easier than others. If you serve one nourishing meal today, that matters. If your child eats nourishing food a few times this week, that matters too.
The goal is not to make every bite perfect. It is simply to make nourishing, real food the default as often as you reasonably can, and to replace more processed foods when it feels doable. My own children do not happily eat everything I put in front of them either. Some meals go well and some do not. I keep offering good food because what we do consistently over time matters more than any one meal.
The Persian recipes on this site are not restaurant-level authentic. They're grandmother-level practical: fewer ingredients, simpler techniques, and the same comforting foods I grew up with. Someone should be able to look at the ingredient list and think "I already have almost everything I need." That's the goal.
If you are just starting out, pick one recipe and make it this week. That is enough.
Avishan