"Cooking Light", the leading healthy cooking magazine, presents "First Foods", a fresh, reliable take on feeding babies and toddlers. The movement toward making baby food, considering the quality of food given to young children, and being mindful of the impact this has on the world and a child's future health more than a trend-it's a way of life. Chapters follow the natural development of baby - from weaning to exploring new textures, to trying new foods and creating healthy food habits. Carolyn Williams, registered dietician and mummy to a growing toddler, developed each recipe and shares her expert advice in the pages of "First Foods". Each recipe - from baby's first tastes of Blueberry-Banana Yogurt or Lentils with Sweet Potatoes to a toddler's meal of Cheese Broccoli and Potatoes or Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagne to snacks such as Banana Pops and Avocado Yogurt Dip is dietician created "Cooking Light" Test Kitchen tested, and baby approved. A special panel of babies and toddlers tasted each recipe, giving these dishes road-tested appeal.
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Cooking Light, America's leading epicurean magazine and authority on healthy cooking, is dedicated to helping its more than 12 million readers eat smart, be fit, and live well.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral
This is a book I wish I had when my children were babies. The information is just what parents need as they navigate through the development of their baby's eating habits.
The book has a chart outlining when to introduce foods, and addresses food allergies and how to avoid them, as well as distinguishing the difference between a real food allergy and a food intolerance. Advice is given concerning organic vs. non-organic, frozen vs. fresh, suggested processing tools such as food mills, what foods should never be given to a baby under 12 months old and why, and so much more I also liked the "at our house" segments throughout the book - real life stories from parents about how they handled food issues with their children.
With over 100 recipes from first food purees to foods toddlers and young children will enjoy, this book is a valuable source of information. It is spiral bound which is always a plus for a cookbook, and has lots of great color photos, including some of the most adorable babies.
This book will be my gift of choice for anyone I know who is having their first child.
I was given a copy of this book to review by the publisher but the opinion is my own and was not solicited. If I didn't like it, I would say so.
The book has a chart outlining when to introduce foods, and addresses food allergies and how to avoid them, as well as distinguishing the difference between a real food allergy and a food intolerance. Advice is given concerning organic vs. non-organic, frozen vs. fresh, suggested processing tools such as food mills, what foods should never be given to a baby under 12 months old and why, and so much more I also liked the "at our house" segments throughout the book - real life stories from parents about how they handled food issues with their children.
With over 100 recipes from first food purees to foods toddlers and young children will enjoy, this book is a valuable source of information. It is spiral bound which is always a plus for a cookbook, and has lots of great color photos, including some of the most adorable babies.
This book will be my gift of choice for anyone I know who is having their first child.
I was given a copy of this book to review by the publisher but the opinion is my own and was not solicited. If I didn't like it, I would say so.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral
I was delighted with the quality receipes in this book but what I found most helpful was all the additional information highlighted in the book. They covered topics such as; what and how much they should be eating, and at what age, storing baby food, etc. They addressed a daunting topic like making your own baby food and made it easy.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Tanya Hayes
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fantastic ideas for both my baby and my toddler. Recipes are easy and the recipes for toddler are good for adults too. Great gift idea for someone expecting..
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Kiddogmom
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really like this cookbook because it doesn't assume you have one type of baby food maker. I also like how it has age-appropriate recipes throughout the toddler years! I really don't think you need any other cookbook for baby food if you get it because you can pretty much use these recipes with many different things (ex: it also gives you hints to use avocado when you go out because it's easy to mash up).
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral
What an excellent book on how to begin your baby's journey into eating solid foods as healthy as possible. Lots of great recipes that are, as they say, "Kitchen Tested and Baby Approved". They really are scrumptious! I highly recommend.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Wallflour
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
The first half is telling you to steam, boil, or bake a veg or fruit the purée. Wasted space. The wholesome baby food website is much better and free.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this cookbook towards my baby's first birthday so I cannot comment on the baby food recipes. The toddler recipes are wonderful! My baby loves the food and so does my husband. It is so nice to be able to cook once and feed both of them! The recipes are easy to follow and contain healthy foods!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By efm
Format:Hardcover-spiral
We've consulted numerous books as we move our 12 month old to solid foods. This book is the one we continuously turn back to. It's well written and includes many great ideas and recopies.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book
This is a great book on making baby food. There are lots of good photos and great ideas for fast and easy baby food that will be very healthy for my new grand daughter.
Published 3 months ago by Ruth DeHaven
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!!!
More information than I ever would have imagined in this book. Great for learning how and what foods to start babies on.
Published 4 months ago by S. YEAKEL
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!
Simple and easy to read. Definitely something that I will keep around for a long time. The beginning has very good hints and tips when making baby food. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Liamsmama
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great basic cookbook
I love this cookbook. It has simple recipes and lots of tips about your growing baby. The recipes are basic, so if you are searching for gourmet, keep searching. Read more
Published 8 months ago by happymom
4.0 out of 5 stars
good
As a first time mom, I bought this book to know how to cook and what to give to my baby. I found the book ok actually i bought the baby bullet and prefer their book.
Published 9 months ago by jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars
Have cooked nearly everything in this book, and LOVE it!
I am an avid reader of Cooking Light. I adore their recipes. When I came across this book, I immediately purchased it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kristen A.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth $13
I am the mother of an 8 month old and I wanted a baby food "cook book" that had combo ideas for purees. This book has several pages devoted to equipment etc. Read more
Published 12 months ago by atcolburn
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this book
I just love this book because the food is easy to prepared. The printing is very beautiful and my two year old loves to read this book with me.
Published 13 months ago by Macie Cheu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, easy to read, easy to use!
4/29/2012: I've been using this book for approximately 4 months and I love it. It contains simple and complex recipes. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Honest Abe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Information
Great book so far--it has a lot of puree recipes which I can use now and good suggestions for things for later on too.
Published 15 months ago by Karen
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