Food for Tots

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Summary: Excellent pediatric guide to eating behaviors
Review: As a mother, Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition I wanted to say that this book is an excellent resource for parents. It has become the book that I recommend to parents of healthy children and also the book that I give out at baby showers. The recipes are certainly well tested and easy to make. I particularly like the fact that children can help in preparing many fun snacks and foods. The nutrition advise is also sound and exactly what parents wonder about and need a little more information on. It's a great buy!

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Summary: Great resource for parents of preschoolers
Review: As a mother, Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition I wanted to say that this book is an excellent resource for parents. It has become the book that I recommend to parents of healthy children and also the book that I give out at baby showers. The recipes are certainly well tested and easy to make. I particularly like the fact that children can help in preparing many fun snacks and foods. The nutrition advise is also sound and exactly what parents wonder about and need a little more information on. It's a great buy!

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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: Breakfast recipes were mostly muffins. Lunch and Dinner recipes were OK, I wanted more ideas and recipes. Book just didn't meet my expectations.

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Summary: What a terrific resource for parents!
Review: Food for Tots is a charming, information-packed resource that will help parents of toddlers find a wide variety of appealing and healthy foods. I especially enjoyed the "tot tips" that answered questions a parent might have as she reads the recipes and commentary. This useful book also includes important nutrition information, advice about common feeding problems and information about food allergies.

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Summary: Disappointing.
Review: I bought this book because I wanted recipes similar to the best-odds recipes in the back of "What To Expect The First Year." What I found was recipes for food that, quite frankly, I could easily make without a written recipe. There's a couple of good ones in there, but it's not worth the investment.

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Summary: Disappointing.
Review: I bought this book because I wanted recipes similar to the best-odds recipes in the back of "What To Expect The First Year." What I found was recipes for food that, quite frankly, I could easily make without a written recipe. There's a couple of good ones in there, but it's not worth the investment.

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Summary: Essential reading for new mothers
Review: In Food For Tots: The Complete Guide To Feeding Preschoolers, pediatrician Janice Woolley and homemaker mom Jennifer Pugmire collaborate to showcase more than one hundred "kid tested" delicious and nutritious recipes that will please the youthful palate of even the most picky preschooler. There are also great recipes for playdough, bubbles and other fun stuff; as well as essential information about nutrition, food allergies, and food safety. Of special value for moms are the tips for raising healthy eaters ranging from first foods to family meals. Enhanced with illustrations by Marilyn Taggart, an index, and a bibliography, Food For Tots is essential reading for new mothers -- as well as experienced moms confronted with problematic mealtime preschooler tastes and behaviors.

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Summary: Great resource for parents of tots!
Review: Making sure that young children eat a nutritious diet is challenging, so pedicatrician Janice Woolley and mom Jennifer Pugmire meet this challenge by co-authoring the delightful "Food for Tots: The Complete Guide to Feeding Preschoolers, including 100+ Kid-tested Recipes". This book belongs in the home of every parent! It would make a wonderful baby shower gift!

Packed with helpful tips on first foods, finger foods, and family meals, Woolley and Pugmire also offer creative ways to involve the little ones in food preparation. And, they address major issues such as food allergies, food safety, and nutrition.

As a first-time, soon-to-be grandmother, I'm going to buy two copies: one for my kitchen when the little one comes visiting and one for the new parents-to-be so we can all make sure that the newest member of the Fenster family is a healthy eater.
--Carol Fenster, Ph.D.
author, Special Diet Solutions and other cookbooks for food allergies and celiac disease

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Summary: Wonderful tool
Review: Review by: Aminah Shahid, Student Nutrition Information Specialist
With assistance from Doris Kuehn, MS, RD
Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library

This book will be a wonderful tool for any mother in the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Supplementary Nutrition) Program. Professionals working with WIC moms can also use the many recipes, charts, and tips as handouts or supplementary material. The information presented includes a smorgasbord of recipes as well as more detailed content on health and nutrition, allowing the reader to take as much as he/she pleases. The organized format and simple vocabulary make the book a very easy read. An index of topics is included at the beginning of each section to allow for easy navigation through the book. In addition to providing essential nutrition facts, this book goes the extra mile to make nutrition fun by including a section on holidays & birthdays and food for play.

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Summary: Excellent pediatric guide to eating behaviors
Review: This combination recipe book and pediatric guide to eating behaviors provides a wealth of kid-pleasing recipes, medical insight and good old fashioned mom-sense to help promote more nutritious eating for young children and hence, better health An excellent resource for parents and child caregivers alike.
C. Appel, Fearless Reviews