Editorial Review:

When feeding babies, parents need to think outside the box--or the jar. Infants develop more rapidly in the first two years than they will in any other period of their lives. Over processed foods containing chemicals, preservatives, pesticide residue, and genetically engineered ingredients cannot nourish a growing baby. Infants need fresh, natural foods just like the rest of us.

Eating well can be easy, fun, and inexpensive. "Simply Natural Baby Food" gives you practical recipes to prepare whole foods that won't tie you to the kitchen. Best of all, your children will learn good eating habits that will last a lifetime. There is a chapter for each stage of a baby's eating development from first solid foods to fun recipes for toddlers. Tips are interspersed throughout the book to give the reader advice on cutting preparation time, helping baby to gain feeding independence, and getting maximum nutrition into baby's meals.

The book contains detailed recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, desserts, and beverages, including infant cereals, whole-grain crackers, sugar-free sweets, and non-diary nut and seed milks. Parents will appreciate the imaginative ways vegetables are incorporated into meals. For the child with allergies, many wheat-free, diary-free, and egg-free recipes have been included. "Simply Natural Baby Food" promotes a plant-based diet. Fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, sea vegetables, nuts and seeds are emphasized. There are recipes containing dairy products, fish, and poultry because, eaten in moderation, these foods contain important nutrients, but vegetarian and vegan alternatives are provided for virtually every recipe.

Find out how easy it is to prepare your own baby food. You'll save money and give your child the best possible start.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

not bad:

I had bought this book because someone wrote here, it was too macrobiotic, but I dont agree.
Some recipes needs improvement, but this booklet is a good start for healthy babyfood

GREAT book for the family who likes whole / natural foods:

I love this book. It is small enough that I don't feel overwhelmed by the information (Like I do with Super Baby Food). It has great easy recipes divided by age. I'm using for a second time, with my second baby, and it's the baby cook book I turn to first.

Great little book with lots of information:

As a working mom with a baby, I knew I wanted to make my own baby food but I wasn't sure where to start. I picked up a copy of this book at a local store, and found it to be just what I needed.
It's a small book, so it's not as overwhelming as many others I've seen, but it has great information and basically follows the advice of my pediatrician as far as when to introduce certain foods, how long to wait before introducing something new, etc.
In the beginning, the foods are really basic. Mashing... more info

Sea Veg Mix:

I thought this book would be good but in the end, I didn't use it very much b/c it wasn't very practical. A lot of the recipes include an ingredient called the "Sea Veg Mix" which seems like a seasoning concoction that the author has made up and includes in a lot of the recipes. The Sea Veg Mix includes kelp, hiziki, arame, wakame and kombu. What? Exactly, I have no idea what ingredients these are and where to buy them. And I'm not a novice in the kitchen. Even if you know what you are looking for, these... more info

Accessories:

Health o Meter HDC100-01 "Grow with Me" Teddy Bear Scale for Babies and Toddlers from Health o meter (Health and Beauty) - Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks

Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer from Braun (Health and Beauty)

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