Parenting: Love in Spoonfuls [Paperback]

Editors of Parenting Magazine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2010

From the experts at Parenting magazine comes this essential resource for parents looking to create a menu of easy, tasty, and nourishing meals for baby. Featuring 75 recipes for children aged 6 months to 2 years, Love in Spoonfuls grows with baby and offers a wide variety of tastes and texturesfrom baby's first purees and bites, to more sophisticated flavors like Baby Bolognese or Flaked Fish with Leeks and Carrots. Gorgeously photographed, and packed with tips, tricks, creative mealtime ideas, and solutions for picky eaters, this is the ultimate family cookbook for new parents.

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About the Author

Parenting magazine is the leading source for parents looking for advice on how to raise a happy, healthy child. The magazine has 2 million subscribers and a Web site that receives over 5.5 million monthly page views.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 17, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811871312
• ISBN-13: 978-0811871310
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Easy Cookbook for Feeding Little Ones, March 26, 2010

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kdea473 - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parenting: Love in Spoonfuls (Paperback)

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I admit that I am a former (mostly-reformed!) picky eater, and have always worried about how I would encourage my own children to be confident, adventurous, nutritional eaters. One flip through this (beautiful) book, and I am relieved to know that it can be done, simply.

The book is broken down by age/stage (4-6 months, 7-8 months, 9-11 months, and 12-18 months). Each recipe is laid out on a single page (sometimes with an accompanying picture on the opposite page) with simple icons for cooking time (including whether the time is mostly "hands off"), freezer-safe status, and recipe yield. As someone who regularly "makes extra" and freezes meals, I appreciate that every recipe includes a note as to how long these recipes can be refrigerated or frozen.

This book has sane, simple advice on feeding little ones, and this makes it so accessible. There are so fancy additives or ingredients (generally just things I buy anyway), so you don't have to hunt for anything to complete a recipe. Most of all, I didn't feel overwhelmed as I read it; well done by the editors of Parenting.

I especially enjoy that the recipes aren't limited to traditional kid fare, instead including salmon patties, bolognase, and french toast bites (all in the 9-11 month section), and fritatas, red beans & rice, and corn & red potato chowder (in the 12-18 month section).

I will be buying copies of this book to include with baby shower gifts!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gobble this up!, March 22, 2010

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Andrew Ellington (I'm kind of everywhere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parenting: Love in Spoonfuls (Paperback)

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Thankfully, my little angel pretty much eats any and everything we put in front of her. I'm always in the kitchen, and I don't cater towards young taste buds, so her adapting to the food I serve has been truly a miracle. Not all children are like that, and with baby number two on the way, I saw this as an opportunity to test the waters a bit with my cooking. So, when I saw that a cookbook directed at foods for your little one was offered on this month's Vine list, I jumped right on it.

You never know, this new baby may hate everything I know and love (food-wise).

The first thing I noticed about this book is how pretty it is. I don't usually indulge in a lot of cookbooks. I'm more of a freelance cooker (ha) in that I don't like to follow a recipe. So, I own a few cookbooks, more for inspiration than anything else, and I only by them if they have pictures (which tend to inspire me more than the recipe itself). This book has lots of them, and they are all appetizing, colorful and vibrant. They make you want to cook their food, and that is VERY important.

As they always say, you eat with your eyes first.

I loved the thoughtful forward and all the little tidbits of info and suggestions littered throughout the book. It's a fun and playful book, embodying the spirit of its inspiration; children.

The book is easy to read and easy to follow. This isn't one of those recipe books that is going to sit on the shelf and collect dust due to the fact that you can't figure something out or can never find ingredients. A lot of these recipes could be made from the stuff sitting in your pantry.

Oh yeah, and the food is pretty delicious.

I've only tested out a few of these, but we all seem to really enjoy what's here. Granted, I don't ever follow a recipe exact, so I add a little or take away where I see fit, but I don't think that any recipe is meant to be followed to the T (unless you're baking). My daughter is a huge fan of the Sweet Potato Fries and the Salmon Patties. I also wanted to mention that, not only are the ingredients pretty accessible, but the recipes are easy to follow and that leads to another experience all together. My daughter hasn't helped out as of yet (we've only had this book a weekend) but she is nearly three and getting to that age where helping out in the kitchen would be fun for her, so she is really excited to cook for the new baby. With recipes like these, I know she'll get along well in the kitchen.

She calls this `her' cookbook!

Anyways, I totally recommend this buy. It's a fun read and it's a visually appealing book, and most importantly the food is pretty tasty! If you are finding it difficult to get your little one to eat something healthy, this may just be the answer to your prayers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice pictures with good and helpful info, April 11, 2010

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Ladybug (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting: Love in Spoonfuls (Paperback)

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I love the pictures and format of this cookbook. It is easy to navigate and has lots of good "side" info (e.g., the mercury levels in various types of fish or how to introduce herbs, etc.). Most importantly, there are also really creative recipes that pair ingredients I probably would have never combined on my own (e.g., Creamy Pear with Spinach). My baby is only just about to turn 4 months old, so I have not really explored the later recipes, but I like the purees I have tested so far. Highly recommended!