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Jul 04, 2007

Carol rated it:

While I recommend this book highly- there is invaluable information and hints for preparing your own baby food- I feel morally obligated to warn the world that the author is completely, totally nuts. You do have to wade through some looniness to get the goods. The woman is excited to have found a use for dryer lint, for the love of pete (its for playdough... not food. She's not that crazy.)

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Mar 05, 2009

Brittany rated it:

This book has really helped me break out of my DIY shyness. I bought all of my first child's baby food. Now, after reading this book for baby #2 I have been cooking, puree-ing and freezing my own baby food now since he started eating vegetables. The only jarred baby foods I've bought for him are for traveling. I haven't quite made Ruth Yaron's "super porridge" from organic brown rice and all the other good (but probably nasty-tasting) stuff she puts in it, but I have been feeding the b More...

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Jan 21, 2009

LuAnn rated it:

I like a lot of things about this book, but like most parenting books...it has 3 times as much information as is necessary. You kind of have to skim through it to find what you are looking for. I have found making my own baby food to be fairly simple. Making my own rice cereal every 3 days is easier than mixing it from a box each time. I can't ever get the proportion of water to cereal quite right and if he eats it all and is still hungry then I have to start over. By making it myself I can More...

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Jan 12, 2012

Melissa rated it:

This book is geared toward parents who plan to make their own baby food; however, it could also be used as a resource for any parent preparing to introduce their baby to solid food. In addition to numerous baby food recipes and storage tips, it contains a lot of valuable information on things like nutrition and portion sizes, and when and how certain foods should be introduced. It gives parents meal ideas beyond the typical rice cereal, carrots, peas, and bananas fare in order to help the More...

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May 27, 2011

Mallory rated it:

The cover doesn't give it away but this is an EXCELLENT source for raising a vegetarian child. There is nutritional information, recipes for baby food, time-saving tips, and some fun activities thrown in for good measure (like growing an avacado plant). The writing is VERY informal (the author includes little smiley faces after jokes) so for that reason you are going to want another book (I suggest NEW Vegetarian Baby) for nutritional research.

Even for the non-veg parents out there th More...

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May 18, 2011

Jaymie rated it:

this is a wonderful, extremely helpful tool in learning how to feed your baby, toddler, children, family! A friend of mine gave it me when our 2 oldest were pretty little and I've used it with all four children. I made yoghurt in our gas oven in Texas using this book as a manual & it always turned out amazing. I now have a yoghurt maker which makes it a little easier but not neccesary with this book in hand. I think her perspective on meat is a little extreme and just a tad harsh but the ave More...

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Jan 21, 2011

Agnes rated it:

The basic premise, that you should feed your baby homemade baby food made from organic fruits/grains/vegetables is sound enough. The tips and directions for preparing said fruits and vegetables for baby consumption are also helpful. However, the author clearly has absolutely no qualifications, and is simply writing this overly preachy, at times bordering on ridiculous tome based on her own experiences. Aside from many typos and flat-out mistakes (like putting the registered trademark sign next t More...

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Sep 22, 2011

GoldenGirl rated it:

I was sold on making my own baby food when she brought up that commercial, jarred baby food usually has a 3 year shelf life. It does make one wonder what they're putting in that stuff to give it longevity such as that.

The recipes in the book are great and the information has been very useful. I'd feel more comfortable taking her advice if I knew her qualifications for writing a book about baby health and nutrition. As far as I can tell, her knowledge is limited to her own experienc More...

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Jan 19, 2011

Sarah rated it:

This book came highly recommended to me and I know many people who found it helpful. So if you are new to the book, take my review with a grain of salt. I might be the only person who really didn't like it. And if you are a die-hard health food nut, you will like it. I'm just not that cool. Plus, I like my food to taste good.

To make it short and sweet:

1) The book is terribly unprofessional to read (it felt like someone's personal blog) and contains way too much comp More...

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Dec 12, 2007

Lisa rated it:

Life outside the jar. Baby food jars, that is. This book is good for health-conscious parents, especially those believe pre-made foods are truly time-saving, or just 'as good as' fresh, whole foods. The author gets a bit too obsessive with detail, but the focus on vegetarianism (nope your kid doesn't 'need' meat!), attention to developmental readiness, and tips on batch preparation and storage are worth it.

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Jul 11, 2009

Manda rated it:

While I appreciate the amount of research Yaron put into her book, I wouldn't recommend it to first time moms. She recommends a lot of foods that are high allergy foods, like nuts and doesn't mention appropriate ages to introduce them. However, this is probably the best reference on vegetarian food for babies and toddlers out there. She even goes into the science of the proteins and how to combine foods to get the most nutrients out of them. Overall her food suggestions are healthy and she More...

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Sep 10, 2011

Luisa rated it:

VERY interesting. I think I'm still 'digesting'... ha! Get it?... still digesting everything that she talked about. There was WAY too much info in there. Holy cow. But I can't complain because ALL of my questions were answered. The best advice I can give anyone reading this book is to take it small bits at a time. I've started with the steaming, pureeing, freezing of fresh produce. And now I'm moving on to the Super Porridge, which I'm really excited about. There is no way that you can do it all More...

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Apr 18, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

I got some good ideas for foods to try with Muffin, but overall the book was super complicated. It's billed as easy baby food for people who don't like to cook. I like to cook, so maybe that's my handicap in understanding this book. Too many charts and graphs and cross-references to other pages. I don't know what's easy about that.

I had a hard time with the preachiness about breastfeeding and using only certified organic foods. The author also seems to think that everyone is a stay- More...

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Oct 10, 2011

Anthony rated it:

A friend recommended Super Baby Food. While I'm glad I've read through it, I feel somewhat meh about it. There is good tactical info on introducing a baby to foods (such as give them one new food at the time, and give it to them in the morning, so if there's a reaction it's more likely to happen during the day, not the middle of the night).

However, recipes are difficult to find, and are not in standard recipe format (except for a larger listing in the back of the back). Much gusto is m More...

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Jun 19, 2010

Heather rated it:

A must-have if you are interested in making homemade baby food. Complete resource for how best to choose, prepare, purée and freeze any food. Complete reference guide to look up specific fruits and veggies. Also how to make baby's grains, rice, legumes etc homemade. Tons of healthy snack ideas. This book is so comprehensive it includes how to make homemade yogurt, cheese, fruit leathers, even play dough. This is my essential guide for how to serve my kids the healthiest foods possible. I agree More...

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Aug 28, 2009

Kimberly rated it:

I've read many of the reviews on this book and found one group that raved about it and another group that found it too cultist. I seem to fall in the middle.

It's a great book for those who are already on a vegetarian diet and may have many of the listed pantry must-have to make many of the dishes. For meat-eaters, she writes about three pages and gives three recipes with ground beef in it. Sadly, all the research for these pages are from other sources and she clearly indicates s More...

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Dec 20, 2010

Ann rated it:

This is a comprehensive book, but it's not going to be very useful for my needs. The information about pureeing and storing food is good, but not something you couldn't find with a quick google search. The thing that makes this book unique is the author's "Super Porridge" concoction. She says it's "the unique part of the diet that will make your baby super healthy" and she claims that babies that eat it never get sick (though there's no science to back that up.) You're suppos More...

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Jul 09, 2009

LeahMarie rated it:

I almost gave this book three starts, because while I think author is possibly certifiably insane, I did glean some good tips for making and storing baby food - mostly the storing. But then in her introduction she talks about the reason she wrote the book is because this is the way she fed her twin boys and they were never sick, blah blah blah. First of all, there are so many reason that could explain why they never got sick, and she openly admits she never did any scientific studies to prove More...

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May 22, 2009

Savitri rated it:

This was a very good book, especially for new moms, or those who hasn't had a baby in while, to yourself going on making your own baby food. The information that's in the book was very close to what my pediatrician recommended and so I used the book's guidelines when introducing our baby's first solids.

I didn't follow the book all the way. We're not vegetarian and we live in a small town so sometimes it's hard to find all organic fresh materials. We do go to Whole Foods or the like More...

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Aug 27, 2010

Arwen rated it:

While the author is a bit messianic about health food (she's trying to convince people who shop at Walmart to make their own healthy baby food, but it's a bit over-the-top to this hippie-raised mama), this is still an awesome primer on feeding your baby and toddler. It has incredible detail on pretty much every food out there: what nutrients it has, how to prepare it, and at what age it's safe for your kid to eat. I've even learned tricks for eating healthier myself! The emphasis is on giving yo More...

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Feb 14, 2010

Amy rated it:

My copy is dog eared and well worn, it was my "bible" for feeding my babies! Recipes, feeding schedules, food plans...it's all here! The book lists fruits and veggies and the best way to store and cook them Loved that! She also includes tons of homemade, frugal toys and party ideas! This book will work from baby to toddler age for sure. A must get! I usually buy this as gift for new mothers. Love it!
The author is a bit "crunchy" for me, and I didn't agree with e More...

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Jul 05, 2009

Heidi rated it:

I used this book to make homemade baby food. It helped me to know which food to introduce when, and homemade baby food saves so much over jarred, not to mention the health benefits of homemade.

Interestingly, my kids are 7 and 5 now, and have wonderful palattes. They will try almost anything, and like foods that kids usually don't like (salmon, broccoli, spinach, beans).

I'm STILL using this book's recipes to make older kid food. The spine is worn and the cover is almost More...

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Jun 10, 2011

Josette rated it:

Honestly, I haven't finished it. It's just not one of those kinds of books. It's one you skim through and use what works for you. For instance, recipes - I do want to try the "Super Porridge" and some other things, but my little one has been going 50/50 with homemade and (organic) commercial food. Not to mention, it goes into toddler stuff, which I'm not yet at with my 10-mo old. So no need (or time and memory) to bother with those sections yet. I say "it's ok" because More...

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Feb 27, 2011

Canoeu rated it:

What I love about this book is that it presents a complete nutritional, homemade diet for your baby. It isn't just how to make baby food and store it , but it provides an entire meal schedule to ensure proper nutrition. This is what I love. It would be so easy to go to the store and buy some cereal and some fruit and veggies in jars and not get the proper nutrition. This book makes it easy for you to figure out how to do that.

She does have some bizarre dietary additives, but you c More...

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Jun 08, 2010

Betsey rated it:

First the negative. There is so, so, so much information in this book, and a lot of it is repetitive. You have to do some wading at times to get through the glut of info, not all of which is helpful, and you also have to take some of the author's recommendations with a grain of salt. Always go with what your pediatrician recommends. There are also some purely silly recommendations (see: uses for dryer lint).

And now the positive. I think the main thing I took away from this book More...

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Apr 19, 2011

Bryan rated it:

Very good and quite thorough, however would love to see a companion site or forum setup for finding and sharing recipes as the recipes in the Appendix just give you a limited set of possibilities. Preparing, Cooking and Serving your child proper food with excellent nutritional value is becoming harder and harder every day. Processed foods are tough to avoid, as are the depressing introductions of genetiically modified foods into the human (and indeed the Earth's) food chain.

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Jun 01, 2009

Jen rated it:

Incredible book with a range of topics. This is not a cookbook, although it does include many recipes. List of chapters:
Part 1: Feeding your Baby
1. Beginning solid foods: When? What's first? How much?
2. Feeding area and equipment-cleanliness and hints and tips.
3. Baby's very first meal-how to do it.
4. Food allergies.
5. Safety warnings. Ruth Yaron gives a plethora of them, but all of them are sound advice.
6. How much should my baby eat?
7. How much More...

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Nov 17, 2008

Jill rated it:

This book is wonderful for making your own baby food. It's definitely the most comprehensive book I've ever seen. In fact, it probably (no, definitely) has too much information. It's broken up into chapters by age, and it tells you what to expect at this age and what different foods you can start introducing.

My favorite part of the book is in the back. It's got a huge reference that is in alphabetical order. Let's say you look up Avacados (surprisingly, this is a really nutritous fo More...

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Aug 20, 2008

Catherine rated it:

Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron is about making homemade baby food for your infant and toddler. I found a lot of the book quite informational and a good resource for keeping your child's diet varied and nutritionally balanced. It also had easy ways to make stuff like homemade fruit rolls and arts and craft type of things.

However, she is a little alarmist about bacteria and meat. Sometimes you wonder how the human race managed to survive without refrigeration and anti- More...

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Jul 22, 2011

Holly rated it:

First of all, if you pick up this book and are semi-intelligent you can skip to chapter 19. I can't stand how in America everyone feels like they have to cover every tiny detail that should be common sense so that they don't get sued. That is what the bulk of this book is. There are 560 pages (all of which I did not read), and the useful information could be condensed down to maybe 100. For example, on the list of foods to avoid before you child is THREE are popcorn, marshmallows, blueberries, a More...

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