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Summary: A good place to start
Review: A good guide to introducting nutritious, minimally processed foods to your young children. Commercial baby foods contain so many preservatives and fillers, not to mention being expensive, it's good to see that modern people are still doing it the "old fashioned" way. Another review of this book knocks the concept of making your own baby food, but it is a smart and nutritionally sound alternative to purchasing it, and can partially prevent your child's unconscious conditioning to artificially sweetened or salted processed foods. I personally think that, in turn, can prevent your child from rejecting some new foods (especially vegetables) introduced to them as toddlers simply because they don't taste like "prepared" foods they had been accustomed to on a store-bought baby food diet. If you're cooking healthily for yourself anyway it only makes sense to take a portion of your food and process it yourself for the baby, it's hardly any effort and the results are really worthwhile.
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Summary: Not healthy recipes
Review: As one of the most popular baby cookbooks since the 70's, I was pretty dissapointed with this book. I returned it to the book store immediately as I thought the recipes are so unhealthy and dull, eg. sloopy poodles (what is that???). If you care about feeding your child varieties of healthy food (not a school cafetaria food please), this is not the one to get!!!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I am quite disappointed with this book, considering my pediatrician's office recommends it! The recipes are unhealthy -most using honey and canned foods. The chapter devoted to making baby's first foods is not informative or helpful. A better choice is Mommy Made, which includes a guide on when to introduce foods & how to prepare them. If you're looking for a nutritional-how-to, Feed Me is NOT the way to go.
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Summary: Fun food, but far from healthy
Review: I frequently refer to this book for ideas to feed my incredibly picky toddler, then I pass them up, because the recipes frequently use unhealthy ingredients. If I didn't care about the quality of foods that my son eats, I would just buy him a Happy Meal.
On the other hand, there are some pretty creative ideas that would entice kids to eat. It's useful if you're planning a kids party or for occasional treats, but not for every day cooking. Mommy Made and Daddy Too is a much better cookbook for healthy and balanced eating in my opinion.
One last note: I've noticed that a review gets far less helpful votes than ones that are very positive. Please be objective, wouldn't you rather know that it's not such a great product that's being reviewed BEFORE you buy it?
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Summary: Reaping the benefits
Review: I own the original, type-written book from the 70's. It sat on the shelf in the kitchen as I was growing up, mom used it constantly. When I was born, in the early 70's, jarred baby food was all the rage. Armed with 'Feed Me, I'm Yours', and a garden, she proceeded to go the extra mile to feed my brother and I homegrown, organic fruits and veggies. She referred to 'the book' constantly. I truly believe that because of that, my health is what it is today.I've since inherited the book, and am now raising two children. While all of my friends were buying overpriced, overprocessed food, I was happily making our own. To this day, the kids are healthier than any of their friends, and I attribute it to what we fed, and are currently feeding them. So many people think that making food for the kids is time-consuming, but it isn't. You need to make time, because you're investing in the health of your children, and looking ahead, the health of their children as well. Naturally, since we have the older book, some of the information has been replaced by new statistics, such as not feeding honey to babies, but the newer book has been updated to reflect such changes in thinking... I recommend this book (and all of Vicki's) to all of my friends. They always are asking to borrow mine, but I treasure my old copy so much, that I don't let it leave the house. I'm always writing down recipes for them instead! I'm hoping someday to be able to pass the book down to our kids, when they have families of their own.
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Summary: Reaping the benefits
Review: I own the original, type-written book from the 70's. It sat on the shelf in the kitchen as I was growing up, mom used it constantly. When I was born, in the early 70's, jarred baby food was all the rage. Armed with 'Feed Me, I'm Yours', and a garden, she proceeded to go the extra mile to feed my brother and I homegrown, organic fruits and veggies. She referred to 'the book' constantly. I truly believe that because of that, my health is what it is today. I've since inherited the book, and am now raising two children. While all of my friends were buying overpriced, overprocessed food, I was happily making our own. To this day, the kids are healthier than any of their friends, and I attribute it to what we fed, and are currently feeding them. So many people think that making food for the kids is time-consuming, but it isn't. You need to make time, because you're investing in the health of your children, and looking ahead, the health of their children as well. Naturally, since we have the older book, some of the information has been replaced by new statistics, such as not feeding honey to babies, but the newer book has been updated to reflect such changes in thinking... I recommend this book (and all of Vicki's) to all of my friends. They always are asking to borrow mine, but I treasure my old copy so much, that I don't let it leave the house. I'm always writing down recipes for them instead! I'm hoping someday to be able to pass the book down to our kids, when they have families of their own.
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Summary: My favorite Book for children
Review: I raised my 2 boys in the '70's on this book. We were able to travel extensively and move and live overseas with no problems feeding them. I still have my copy and really recommend it to other parents. The recipes were easy to prepare. My boys would NOT eat comercial babyfood after eating real food.
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Summary: Healthy Eating
Review: If you want the healthiest way to feed your child and you enjoy cooking, then this is the book for you. It gives great receipts that will work for your growing baby but also for the rest of the family. It helps your child to learn to love the foods the rest of the family eats. Healthy Eating!
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Summary: FMIYours Continues to be One of My Most Popular Books.
Review: In 1974 FEED ME I'M YOURS first edition was published. It was initially just a fund raising cookbook for our local prepared childrenbirth education class. It changed my life forever turning me into an author and a publisher. It was my first and I thought my last book. But I was wrong. Todate I have about 30 books in print. I meet many people who tell me they raised their child by my book. (That always makes me very nervous.) I am most proud that this book has stood the test of time. It's also more than a cookbook. It seems to be a supportive 'friend' to new moms. I was a new mom with 2 small children when this was written and I think it reflects that. And remember to enjoy your little ones. They really do grown up fast!.-VL
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Summary: Feed Me!! I'm Yours
Review: Just what I was looking for... great seller...
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