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Summary: No so exciting really
Review: the ideas in this book are not as amazing as the write ups make it seem. so, make real oatmeal for your baby instead of the powdered instant mush, and mash your own banana. honestly, all the time savings tips were for us a big hassle. all we do (and i highly suggest this for your baby too) is take whatever our meal is and either mash it with a fork or put it in the baby food blender (or food processor would work too) and voila! super baby food. mix in a little plain yogurt if it is too thick (like chicken or beef when ground after cooking it can be dry) -- it's really no big deal. our 9 month old has had jarred baby food i think 4 times - when we were on the road or the day was just too busy etc. good luck.
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Summary: Not pleasing to the palate
Review: I ordered this book because a nurse in our pediatrician's office recommended it when she found out I was making my own baby food. While it does have a nice index that shows which foods (mostly fuits, vegetables, seeds and nuts) provide which nutrients as well as a section on when to introduce different fruits and veggies to babies, I have found the rest of the book a waste. The index is not very good, so if you are looking for specific information, it can be a struggle. As other reviewers have said, the author is preachy and provides little research-based evidence to back up her ideas. She seems to promote the idea of food as fuel instead of food as something to be enjoyed.
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Summary: a load of info
Review: ok....so yes! the author does overload you with information about several things, which tends to get a bit overwhelming, and i have to agree that it's not easy to remember everything. i really enjoy the tips she gives, and all the different ideas on things you can feed your baby. without this book i would've gotten stuck feeding my baby boy processed baby food, and would've been limited to giving him what processed foods offer.like all parenting books, this one shouldn't be taken 100% to heart. you feed your baby what you think is right, and how YOU feel you should do it. the author makes references to asking your pediatrician if you can feed your baby certain foods. if you feel hesitant to feeding him nuts at 10 months....then ask your pediatrician. this book is a GUIDE....not a MUST DO so to end this review...this book is absolutely the best!!!
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Summary: You'll love this SUPER baby food book
Review: I bought this book and was very pleased that I did. It is packed with recipe's for your growing baby. Anyone thinking of preparing your childs food instead of jar, you will find this book handy. It is not difficult at all and it does not take long to prepare the foods. It takes little effort to homemake your baby's food-isn't he worth it. Tip( I boil my apples/pears etc for a few min so it will stay fresh in the refrigerator. It is also filled with great tips on safe handling foods.
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Summary: review from a doctor-mom
Review: i have never written a book review before, but after spending the past several months with this book i have some strong opinions about it. for the record, i personally am a vegetarian but i do not have strong feelings about my child eating meat as he grows older. ultimately, i feel like this will be his decision, however, as an infant and toddler i do not believe that animal protein will add much more than cholesterol to his diet. as a vegetarian, the key to a healthy diet is protein from multiple complimentary sources including soy, dairy, legumes, etc so that "essential" amino acids and fatty acids (those not made by the human body.) this author purports just this: a diet made up of a healthy variety of building blocks minus preservatives, colorings, pesticides. so, in general, i really liked the book because it does provide very useful tips for the novice on how to buy, prepare, and store baby food. she really does make it surmountable-- even actually seem easy. and, most of all, it is adaptable to different households. but, i would like to edit this book b/c i found it to be extremely disorganized and difficult to find specific information when in a hurry to prepare meals or introduce new foods. there is also a bit of inconsistency b/n chapters about when to introduce foods (i.e. dairy at one year, but milk yogurt is acceptable at 8 mos??) also, i agree with previous writers that peanut protein should not be introduced before the age of 2 to avoid allergy-- 10 mos seems ridiculous. ultimately, it is very important to have your pediatrician review your basic plan for food introduction to make sure everything is ok and consistent with current recommendations by the american academy of pediatrics. but, in general, i found that our pediatrician was a-ok with the basic plan (except the peanuts!)
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Summary: Bad advice on nuts and dairy
Review: I read about this book and thought it would be a lot of help in preparing foods for my babies. Then I saw her recommendations on when to introduce certain foods. DO NOT give nuts to your kids until they're 3 or 4 YEARS old, not 10 months old. (See other reviewer on nut allergies). Same goes for dairy. My pediatrician says that milk sells only because it's white. IF it weren't white nobody would care about it. I tried some of the recipes and they would have been ok if I added some salt. Your body needs salt - it's excessive amounts that are not good for you. Carrots contain nitrites and nitrates but so does baby food carrot. Where do you think baby food comes from? That's why Yaron emphasizes ORGANIC food. I have no problem with that. IT's better to eat home made food than to feed your kids commercial baby food that is not necessarily organic and contains a lot of water. Vegetarianism is not for everybody, so I do not want to feel guilty about eating meat and giving it to my kids. If you ask your perdiatrician he she may tell you that animal protein is important for little kids. (All)Humans are not herbivores.
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Summary: Great foundation for making your own baby food.
Review: I love this book! It is a great basic for making your own baby food. The author sets forth foods that can be introduced, month by month, to your baby as well as detailed instructions how to choose, prepare and freeze food. The book is a little long but easy to flip through and find what you're looking for. I think it is an essential for anyone seriously considering making a lot of their baby's own food. If you are not planning on making a fair share of your own baby food, however, this is probably not the book for you. You would be better off with Karmel's FIRST MEALS which lists a few recipes for each stage as well as less detailed information about preparing and freezing food. The author is a vegetarian (as am I) and I found this book to be much more helpful in figuring out what to feed my 8 month old than some of the "vegetarian baby" books out there (such as New Vegetarian Baby). Even if you are not a vegetarian, this book offers a great foundation for the baby's first year of food and beyond!
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Summary: A little hard to follow but some great ideas...
Review: I really like this book since it tells you new foods that you can introduce to your child and how to prepare teh foods that you are going to make yourself. I question some of her introduction of nuts into the picture at 8 months but I will go with what my pediatrician says. It is a little hard to follow at times due to all of the references to other pages and chapters for definitions. I want my daughter to grow up healthy and this book has some great ideas to get them started on eating a healthy diet.
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Summary: Great book for people who want all the details
Review: This book is excellent, but it's a little eccentric. I think the food charts (which foods to start when) and the general nutrition info (never really had to think about it before, but now that you're planning meals for someone else, it becomes very important) make the book worthwhile for anyone. One of the complaints from others here is that it is long-winded. It is a bit, but mostly it's slightly repetitive because she has a few points that are core to her, and also she is cross-referencing. It is easy to read, actually, but it is more like a story than a fact sheet. I think in this day and age, most people are looking for bullet points and pictures. I appreciated the details. I found myself going back and forth, jumping among chapters and pages, sometimes re-reading sections, so I liked the cross-referencing; meanwhile, some sections I never read. That's okay. It becomes quite obvious which are directly relevant, and which are less so, and one always has to read (anything) with a critical eye, as it applies to you. She spends a few chapters on how to make your own baby food; frankly, we didn't make our own baby food until recently when he could start eating food that was somewhat "normal". But those chapters were still useful because you learn a lot about handling food and spoilage and maximizing nutrition without sacrificing taste -- things that are important even later. The thing that impressed me about the book is that, in my reading of it, she is someone who really has a gift for noticing all the details about how to feed her baby -- what works and why, how to save some time and money without compromising quality (actually improving it), how to integrate feeding into life and your baby's development, etc. We had great results by following her advice.
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Summary: This book is a good friend.
Review: I love this book. As a working mother I enjoy spending the extra time making healthy food for my baby. It is what I can do. I refer back to the book just about every day. It has all of the information that I need. I would love to give this book to all of my fiends having babies but some of the less educated friends will not be ready for the vegetarian concepts. I will save it for my nutritionally focused friends.
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