The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding your Baby and Toddler [Paperback]

Elizabeth M. Ward M.S. R.D. (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: November 1, 2005

Feed your children well ? with more than 200 recipes.

With more than 200 recipes specifically created to wean babies from soft foods onto solid ?adult? foods when they reach the toddler stage, this indispensable guide teaches parents what their children should be eating and how these foods should be prepared. Includes advice on health and nutritional considerations, such as how various foods affect brain development, how to ensure babies receive the right amount of food, eating solutions for children who won?t eat vegetables, fruit, meat, or dairy, and much more.
-More than 200 recipes for babies and toddlers
-The latest information on baby and child nutrition
-How to prepare foods with the necessary vitamins and minerals for your baby or toddler
-A special section for parents wanting to raise vegetarians
-There were more than four million babies born in the U.S. in 2004

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S, R.D., is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant in the Boston area. She is the author or co-author of Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids; Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby, and the forthcoming The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. Ward writes for several publications, including Prevention, Men’s Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Boston Globe, Parents, and Parenting.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592574114
• ISBN-13: 978-1592574117
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a mother, author, and registered dietitian. My passion is nutrition, especially when it comes to helping women (and men!) prepare to have the healthiest babies well before they conceive, and to coaching moms about how to feed their growing families while nurturing themselves, too. As a mother, I know that most of us act as the "gate keepers," of the household (my apologies to the dads out there who do the same), deciding what foods to buy and to prepare. Our job is one of the most important of all because we're setting the stage for our child's health, in the short-term and the long run. Like most working moms, I'm busy, and I am always looking for great tips and simple solutions for feeding my family the most nutritious foods, and that's the stuff of all of my books, including my latest, Expect the Best, Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, and After Pregnancy. If you're looking for tasty and delicious recipes, Expect the Best has 50 of them that the entire family will love. And, check out my blog at dietchallenge.usatoday.com for a new family-friendly recipe every week.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take the worry out of feeding your baby, November 14, 2005

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Colleen Pierre (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding your Baby and Toddler (Paperback)

As a new grandma, I just love this book(If only it had been around when I was wrestling with my own kids!) I'm sending it to my daughter right away. Her's a reality check on how normal kids learn to eat. It's a fun, relaxed, and practical guide to conquering the anxieties that make feeding a baby such a hassle. Very soothing. If you want to know "Why?", there's solid science dished out in tasty little bites that new parents can enjoy. But the bulk of the advice is simple, hands-on information about getting from breast to full-fledged meals from a nutrition pro who must have kids of her own.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the right mix of science and practical real-life advice, December 4, 2005

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Alison Friedmann (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding your Baby and Toddler (Paperback)

As a pediatrician and mother of three, I know how confusing all the nutrition advice that mothers hear can be to sort through and make sense of. This book presents good, sound advice in a logical, easy-to-follow, stepwise fashion, and also tells us the science behind the recommendations for those who are interested. And as an added bonus, the book has many great, quick recipes that even us non-Martha Stewart-types with real lives can handle.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight talk from an expert, November 19, 2005

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S. Raraback - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding your Baby and Toddler (Paperback)

After 20 years as a pediatric dietitian, I have probably heard most every question a parent can think of. In this book I have seen the answers presented in a logical parent friendly easy to read style. This book offers more than just the basic what to eat. It's an easy to swallow guide of good nutrition for kids. And the recipes are perfect for time challenged famillies. A great stocking stuffer for the new parent.