 Great recipes |
| Review Date: February 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Kelley Brady, |
| Love, love, love this book. Full of great easy to make recipes. I bought one for a gift too. |
One of the best! Nutrition information from birth to 4 years
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| Review Date: November 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Andrea Z, Milwaukee, WI |
I have used four books in preparation for starting my baby (now 20 months!) on solids. I was clueless and wanted to prepare all my son's baby food. Of the four books I bought (OK, just how many books do you need on how to puree carrots?) this is one of the ones I have used the most. It's EXCELLENT! And here's why:
1. The book is divided into helpful SPECIFIC sections: 0-5 months, 6 months, 7-9 months, 10-12 months, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, 3-4 years.
2. Each chapter starts with "What's happening to your baby" which I must say is extremely helpful in understanding why certain foods may or may not be important during this time frame.
3. Each chapter has: foods to eat / food to avoid, which nutrients are key, weaning stage (in earlier months), fresh breakfasts, fresh lunches, fresh suppers, breakfasts to freeze, lunches to freeze, dinners to freeze, quick bites - finger foods, quick bites - snacks (at the appropriate months), desserts, etc etc
4. sections on special diets and vegetarian toddlers
5. info on organic foods, GMO's, additives, and the importance of freshness, why nutrition matters, protein, iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin c and so much more!
6. lovely, enticing photography
7. symbols / icons for each recipe that include such info as: protein, iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin c, and more
8. the recipes are just as delish for adults! I've made them for all of us.
Importantly, the recipes are healthy, nutritious and taste excellent! I have such a good little eater at 20 months, and I truly believe it's because of this book (and the others too to some extent) b/c my son has been exposed to delicious, nutritious foods as soon as he started solids (at about 7 - 8 months old). My son loves every recipe I've made out of this book with the exception of anything with curry (I can't get him to eat anything with curry).
Here are some of the great ones I've cooked:
* pear and apple muffins / fruit muffins (made healthy, low sugar, whole wheat flour, etc)
* macaroni and caulifower cheese
* easy cheese straws
* leek and ham mash
* sweet potato hummus (this was a great way to use up the ton of left over sweet potato puree i had in the freezer!)
* chickpea and bacon stew (our whole family loves this!)
* energy slaw (with sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, fresh beets, cabbage and carrots..... so good!)
* peanut noodles
* lots of the puree combos that are given for the early months... great combos that I would not have thought of on my own like apples and dried apricot puree, potato and corn puree, pumpkin and leek puree, etc etc......
The book is full of useful information. I recommend you buy it. It's worth more than what you'll pay for it!
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