The Everything Baby's First Food Book: Tasty, Nutritious Meals and Snacks That Even the Pickiest Child Will Love-From Birth to Age 3 (Everything (Parenting)) [Paperback]

Janet Mason Tarlov (Author), Barry Littmann (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001 | Series: Everything (Parenting)

Everyone knows that good nutrition begins at home. But did you know it begins at birth? To raise a healthy child, parents must create an environment emphasizing a nutritious diet - for themselves as well as their newborn.

With easy-to-follow instructions, The Everything Baby's First Food Book demonstrates how to establish healthy eating patterns that will last a lifetime. In this thorough guide, you'll find answers to all your concerns about feeding and nutrition. From choosing between breast milk or formula to preparing your own baby foods, each stage of development is clearly explained so you can make the right choices for you and your family. Featuring professional advice and hundreds of parenting tips - from preparing nutritious meals at home to what to order when dining out - this book helps you keep your sanity as you maneuver through the maze of feeding your children.

You'll learn all about:

Breastfeeding versus bottle feeding

Identifying food allergies

Avoiding foods that might make your baby uncomfortable, or even sick

Dealing with kids who refuse to eat

Understanding nutrition labels

Feeding baby on trips or in restaurants

And much, much more!

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About the Author

Janet Mason Tarlov is a food writer who has worked in the specialty food industry for over a decade. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580625126
• ISBN-13: 978-1580625128
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,130,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but alot of redundant info, August 4, 2002

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This review is from: The Everything Baby's First Food Book: Tasty, Nutritious Meals and Snacks That Even the Pickiest Child Will Love-From Birth to Age 3 (Everything (Parenting)) (Paperback)

This is a good book and has only one chapter that interests me (The one on making homemade baby food). The other chapters contain info on breastfeeding, formula feeding, etc. This information is redundant because I purchased two books (What to Expect When You're Expecting, and What To Expect The First Year) that included most of the same info.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I was disappointed, August 5, 2005

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mid-century "granny" (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Everything Baby's First Food Book: Tasty, Nutritious Meals and Snacks That Even the Pickiest Child Will Love-From Birth to Age 3 (Everything (Parenting)) (Paperback)

From the title, I thought I was getting lots of suggestions about foods to prepare for the beginning eater to toddler. I have rasied all my own children and now my children and their friends are having their first babies. I remembered how I poured over baby "cook books" to learn how to prepare good, simple, tasty and inexpensive food for my children. I want to give the same resources to new mothers. This book looks like it will give you lots of ideas but it contains much of the same material you find in "the first (second etc) year of your child's life" which is a wonderful series. Sorry but I was not impressed.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars basics only, July 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Everything Baby's First Food Book: Tasty, Nutritious Meals and Snacks That Even the Pickiest Child Will Love-From Birth to Age 3 (Everything (Parenting)) (Paperback)

As a new mom this book is good for basics but light on details. I found
myself having to buy other books once my son was ready for solids.
I also felt the information jumped around a lot; it would have been nice to have it organized more month to month rather than topic to topic.
Not a bad choice but don't expect to be your only book on food.
Good luck!