40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Charming collection, but could be improved, April 17, 2000
This review is from: From Animal Crackers to Wild West Beans (Paperback)
Cute little drawings all over, easy to read. No nutritional info for each recipe. The recipes are organized by age of the baby. For instance, one chapter is called "First Flavors: 4-6 months" and another is called "Texture and Taste: 6-9 months."
The basic baby purees are pretty much vegan. Once you get into the recipes at 6 mos and over, there is a lot of egg, milk or dairy and will require adapting for a vegan family. Some of the adaptions are simple -- just using rice or soy milk instead of cow milk, others will require more experience with vegan cookery to make it come out right like in the baked goods.
I wonder about some of the selections because they use strong tasting ingredients like cabbage, curries, etc. An adult might enjoy them but I wonder how agreeable it would be for a baby? There is an effort though to keep the tone of the recipes simple and appealing to the average person.
The little smiley and unhappy faces with the boxes under each recipe is useful to check off how baby reacted to the food for future reference. Not a whole lot of margin space to write adaption or more comments though. Because a babies tastes change over time, I would have liked more space to note when I tried it again how baby reacted. Maybe several lines of happy and unhappy faces with a space to add the date?
Overall, it's a cute collection, and looks fun, but while I appreciate the effort to put together something that babies could deal with and create meals for adults that "pull out baby portions" easily for a toddler, I would have found it more useful if it had these things:
Notations for nutritional info per recipe.
If the recipe was vegan, ovo-, lacto- or lacto- ovo- with some kind of symbol
If the recipe freezes well with some kind of symbol
Space in back to write down allergies, etc.
More margin space to write down comments
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice addition to your collection!, October 30, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: From Animal Crackers to Wild West Beans (Paperback)
If you love to cook, this book is for you! Adorably illustrated and laid out in an easy-to-read format, it makes a nice addition to your cookbook collection. It was written with babies and toddlers in mind, and all the recipes were tested on the author's own son. It is a bit short on quick, throw-together recipes once you get past the baby food section, though, so if you're short on time, this may not be the resource for you. There are some really good recipes that your child will love if you have the time to spend in the kitchen. Vegans, note that many of them require eggs and/or dairy.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great recipes, clear and concise information., October 19, 1999
This review is from: From Animal Crackers to Wild West Beans (Paperback)
This is a wonderful collection of vegetarian recipes for babies and children, in a clear and easy to use format for busy parents! Mostly recipes, with a wonderful section explaining how to prepare single food items. There is some solid information and advice about feeding, very brief and to-the-point. I would highly recommend this book to anyone feeding a baby, vegetarian or not.
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