I have a German baby food question...

[timneh_mom]

I have also posted this in the "Life with a Babe" forum, I do not know how to cross post so I just copied/pasted. I'd appreciate any info you might have! Danke!!


Hello German mamas or mamas living in Germany!! I have a question for you about some German baby food. My husband has to go to the Frankfurt area for work about 4 times per year and he usually brings home some German goodies for us. The last time he went, he brought back some baby food he thought was interesting/unusual! There is one kind that I am curious about.

The brand name is "Hipp" and the name of the food is "Gute Nacht Brei - Babykeks". I speak German somewhat well but not the best at food stuff really... anyway from what I saw on the label it is basically cookies and milk! Or biscuits and milk. But the milk listed was "Folgemilch". I did some looking around online and the translation was "subsequent" milk? Is that like a follow up formula? I guess I don't understand what formulas there are in Germany or if the term formula is used at all. From the list of ingredients it looks like it's whole milk with sugar, starch and vitamins.

If anyone can help me understand this, I would really appreciate it! It's kinda interesting actually.

[Hollycrand]

Just posted an answer in 'Life with a babe' forum.

[Socks!]

Hi there!

Hipp is really popular, but I don't care for it personally. A lot of things about their marketing just doesn't seem right to me. They also have a tendency of putting ingredients in Baby food that should really only be given to kids.
Well, the name translates to
Good night cereal - Baby cookie
Folgemilch is like a follow up formula.

Hope that helped

Mirjam

[StrongSingleMama]

We are in Germany and my daughter loves the Hipp baby food, that is the only brand we get!!

[Sol]

Folgemilch is follow on milk/formula. My little girl has gute nacht brei too - I either make it up in a bowl and add half a mashed banana to it for a quick meal, or sometimes add a little to her bottle of formula to make it thicker.