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Summary: Great Tasting, But...
Review: All of the recipes that I have tried from this book taste great and my children love them. The book is worth buying for the recipes alone.The author does introduce foods earlier than my doctor recommends so I always just work one section back. For instance, when my daughter turned 9 months old, I started making the recipes from the 6-to-9-month section. But I do have 2 complaints. First, the recipes are delicious and simple, but they can be time-consuming. The author must have a magic way to dice a bunch of vegetables quickly and must be great at cooking many different things at once, because it always takes me longer than the book says it should -- and creates a LOT of dishes! Secondly, it seems the author expects your child to have a lot better dexterity than mine! Some of the recipes would be great if my baby was able to use a spoon, but she is nowhere near that yet. So some things are impossible for her to pick up and she makes a HUGE mess while getting to eat very little.
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Summary: Great Tasting, But...
Review: All of the recipes that I have tried from this book taste great and my children love them. The book is worth buying for the recipes alone. The author does introduce foods earlier than my doctor recommends so I always just work one section back. For instance, when my daughter turned 9 months old, I started making the recipes from the 6-to-9-month section. But I do have 2 complaints. First, the recipes are delicious and simple, but they can be time-consuming. The author must have a magic way to dice a bunch of vegetables quickly and must be great at cooking many different things at once, because it always takes me longer than the book says it should -- and creates a LOT of dishes! Secondly, it seems the author expects your child to have a lot better dexterity than mine! Some of the recipes would be great if my baby was able to use a spoon, but she is nowhere near that yet. So some things are impossible for her to pick up and she makes a HUGE mess while getting to eat very little.
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Summary: Great ideas for infants and toddlers
Review: Before I had my son I swore I would never "hassle" with making my own baby food. A friend turned me on to this book before I started my son on solids (at six months), and after making a couple easy purees I was sold. My son (now 2) NEVER wanted processed baby food, and is a very adventurous eater. I attribute it to tasting the "real" foods I made and not the highly sugared or salted processed baby foods available. I do agree that the author recommends certain foods earlier than my doctor (and the AAP) suggest, but she is British, and they probably have different national standards. I stuck to my doctors recommendations on when to give milk and eggs, etc. but was still able to use a lot of these recipes from my son's first introduction to solid foods and still use them today. This book is my standard shower gift to all the new mommies I know!
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Summary: Dangerous foods
Review: I agree that this book recommends feeding infants foods way before they are ready. Especially, dairy, meats and strawberries. Very misleading.
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Summary: A great, lifesaving book for Moms of picky eaters
Review: I bought this book after trying for months -- and failing -- to try to get my baby to eat a variety of solid foods. I admit that at first I was skeptical that 1. I would have the time and ambition to make these recipes and that 2. they would be the trick to trigger my son's eating -- but, miraculouly, it worked! The purees are extemely simple to make and Annabel Karmel offers lots of good nutritional advice and easy-to-follow tips on ensuring that your baby has fresh, healthy food to eat. Favorite recipes include the avocado and banana puree and bow-tie pasta with ham and peas.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I love this book and have used it a lot. I love the format and pictures. It was very helpful having this when I wanted to make food for my son rather than buy it at the store. I used my own judgement as to what foods he should and shouldn't have at different ages and I found no problem with feeding him pureed meats at 8 months. He never had a problem with any foods in here either. This book is perfect for the novice baby food maker and is fun with lots of good pictures and easy to read format.
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Summary: My cooking bible
Review: I picked up this book, looking for ideas to get my ten month old more interested in solid food, and was surprised and aghast at some of the poor, even dangerous, advice it gives. Among other rather obvious problems, the author goes against the advice of the AAP and other health organizations in recommending that parents start foods around four months. She emphasizes that the goal of feeding solid foods is to encourage weaning and does not include breastmilk/formula in the 'ideal diets' of babies over a year (when the WHO recommends breastfeeding until at least two years). She even recommends feeding whole cow's milk and dairy products starting at six months, advice that most physicians would speak against, as it is the perfect recipe for dairy allergy.
Some of her ideas for older children (over 18 months) may be helpful for getting finicky kids to broaden their horizons, but do comparitive research or speak to a pediatrician before taking this layperson's advice at face value.
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Summary: Misinformation for younger babies
Review: I picked up this book, looking for ideas to get my ten month old more interested in solid food, and was surprised and aghast at some of the poor, even dangerous, advice it gives. Among other rather obvious problems, the author goes against the advice of the AAP and other health organizations in recommending that parents start foods around four months. She emphasizes that the goal of feeding solid foods is to encourage weaning and does not include breastmilk/formula in the 'ideal diets' of babies over a year (when the WHO recommends breastfeeding until at least two years). She even recommends feeding whole cow's milk and dairy products starting at six months, advice that most physicians would speak against, as it is the perfect recipe for dairy allergy.
Some of her ideas for older children (over 18 months) may be helpful for getting finicky kids to broaden their horizons, but do comparitive research or speak to a pediatrician before taking this layperson's advice at face value.
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Summary: Fast, easy and Fabulous
Review: I purchased this book when my daughter was 6 months old as she was not happy with the smooth consistency of baby food. This book has been a lifesaver. There is a wide variety of easy to make recipes with items (such as parsnips) that I would not have thought that my child would like, but does. As she gets older, there are recipes and suggestions for up to the age of 5, including tips for reluctant eaters. She walks you through preparing your own baby food and how to freeze them. She tells you which recipes you can freeze, how long it takes to prepare and some nutritional information. I love this book and my daughter loves the recipes too.
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Summary: Dissappointed After Seeing Others
Review: I've owned this book for a while and thought it was o.k. Helped with making my child's purees in the beginning. But some recipes are too fancy and dressed up. Now I've discovered more down to earth baby cookbooks like Baby Bistro and Petit Appetit.
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