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June 1st 1998
(first published 1996)
by F. J. Roberts Publishing Company
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Paperback, 608 pages
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0965260313
(isbn13: 9780965260312)
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Ruth Yaron cares deeply about what your baby is eating--so much so that her bestselling Super Baby Food is encyclopedic in both scope and size. Ounce ...more
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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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Read in March, 2009
recommends it for:
Anybody who wants to make their own baby food but just needs a push to get started
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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Read in January, 2009
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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Read in July, 2007
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
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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Read in April, 2007
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new parents
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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A must-have book for mamas who want to do the natural food thing with their little ones. Plus, the book surprised me as it has tons of other ideas for crafts, bday parties, etc. Love it. I own it.
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Read in May, 2004
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
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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Read in January, 2004
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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
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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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
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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Read in July, 2008
SBF has been really helpful as Josie has recently started solids. I copied the summary schedule on page 86-87 and put it on the fridge to give me both guidance and inspiration. I want Josie to experience and enjoy lots of different tastes and textures, so it's good to see how I can vary her diet day to day right in front of my face.
I have really enjoyed making baby food and found it convenient and easy. Whenever I'm in the kitchen working with an ingredient that can be come baby...more
I have really enjoyed making baby food and found it convenient and easy. Whenever I'm in the kitchen working with an ingredient that can be come baby...more
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Read in September, 2003
A great book on introducing solids into baby's diet and making your own baby food. Making your own baby food is actually quite simple and not very time consuming. The book is very thorough and works well as a reference book to return to over and over again as questions arise.
The author does overdo it on her fear of bacteria, etc. but I figure that is just her personality type and/or she's writing a book about baby food and doesn't want to get sued.
One piece of advice th...more
The author does overdo it on her fear of bacteria, etc. but I figure that is just her personality type and/or she's writing a book about baby food and doesn't want to get sued.
One piece of advice th...more
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Read in January, 2004
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LKThere's so much good information in here that even if you only like 60% of the ideas, it's a very useful book. Great, inexpensive craft and game ideas, ideas on how to save money and basic information on all kinds of foods (except meat) and when and how to prepare them for babies and toddlers are all in here.
It's great for adult vegetarians, too, with many healthy, easy and inexpensive recipe ideas.
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Read in March, 2009
It's just what the title claims. Super info on what to feed your baby and when to do it.
Ruth Yaron herself is CRAZY frugal, and likes to share her ideas(she saves her "good" dryer lint to make homemade playdough(i'm not even sure how this would work)) - not that there's anything wrong with that. I just found myself wading through her house hold tips to get to the info i was trying to find.
Ruth Yaron herself is CRAZY frugal, and likes to share her ideas(she saves her "good" dryer lint to make homemade playdough(i'm not even sure how this would work)) - not that there's anything wrong with that. I just found myself wading through her house hold tips to get to the info i was trying to find.
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Read in April, 2008
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Parents of young children
At first, I wasn't much impressed with this book - it seemed like it had its own complex system of doing things and I'm not big on "systems" not of my own devising. However, reading though more, I've come to appreciate its comprehensive coverage and the many options it gives parents, all with a degree of openness. To give just one example, when Yaron gives suggestions for packaging homemade baby food for storage in your freeze, she suggests several methods, including easy and standard ...more
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Didn't love it. It was just a little much for me. The book seemed very unorganized so it was hard to capture the whole concept. the chapters felt all out of order and it was always telling you to "see chapter ___" in the middle of a paragraph. In the end, I just didn't want to make feeding that complicated I guess. I have friends who love this book so maybe I just missed something.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
New Moms & Dads who don't want to choke their babies with Rice Krispies
Man, I wished I had read this book before I gave my 4 1/2 month old baby a spoonful of sweet potatoes and rice cereal.
I've learned so much already from just the first 30 pages. For instance, I am so dumb I thought "rice cereal" was like...Rice Krispies. NO! It's like Cream of Wheat!!! So here I was with my husband forcing my poor baby to swallow freaking rice puffs and saying "I can't believe our pediatrician would recommend feeding such a young baby such a huge ch...more
I've learned so much already from just the first 30 pages. For instance, I am so dumb I thought "rice cereal" was like...Rice Krispies. NO! It's like Cream of Wheat!!! So here I was with my husband forcing my poor baby to swallow freaking rice puffs and saying "I can't believe our pediatrician would recommend feeding such a young baby such a huge ch...more
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Read in May, 2009
This book is best for its Appendix that describes many fruits and vegetables. She gives pointers on how to choose them as ripe, or not yet ripe and how to keep them in your home. Also, the details on baby food menus is very useful and the guidelines for what age to start certain foods. BUT, her writing in other parts of the book assumes the reader knows NOTHING about food safety and the kitchen, so it comes off quite a bit condescending. Also, she goes to extremes with the eco-friendly, make-...more
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Read in January, 2005
This book has developed a cult following, and it is helpful in learning about nutrition and feeding of babies. Tons of recipe ideas. Direction on how to introduce new foods and how to identify/ handle allergies, as well as addressing common questions (is my child eating enough?, am I providing a healthy diet? etc.)
However, the tone of the book is a bit... arrogant. This woman has an opinion on EVERYTHING about child raising. She also provides sections on home made crafts (helpful, bu...more
However, the tone of the book is a bit... arrogant. This woman has an opinion on EVERYTHING about child raising. She also provides sections on home made crafts (helpful, bu...more
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Read in November, 2008
This is like a homeade baby food bible. Also has tons of toddler recipes, craft ideas, etc. Sort of preachy and will make you feel guilty if you don't feed your kid super porridge, but if you can get over that, it is a useful resource for introducing foods to infants and how to make homeade baby food.
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Read in July, 2008
I'll admit, I didn't read this book, I just skimmed through it. And, since I don't have a baby, I didn't actually try any of the recipes. BUT, from the bit of skimming I did and the amount of charts the book suggests using to keep track of what foods your kid is eating and the amount of planning it would take, I don't think this book would be incredibly practical for a typical mom. I thought this might be the case, but I wanted to check it out for my sister who has a 1 year old. I will admi...more
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