Starting Solids: The Complete Guide To Weaning Your Baby

by Annabel Karmel

Packed with simple, practical advice for the initial stages of weaning, Starting Solids is the perfect introductory book to first foods and gives parents all the information they need. Acclaimed children's nutritionist Annabel Karmel offers more than 50 delicious recipes to jumpstart parents into cooking healthy, nutritious food for their babies and three menu planners give extra guidance to parents. Starting Solids also features first-month menu planners, tips to help parents to encourage their babies to explore new tastes and textures, and answers questions about key feeding problems, such as allergies, fussy eating, weight concerns, and messy eaters.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Cookbooks

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[KimberlyAsal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good guide for how to start weaning, with simple directions and recipes. More diversity of ingredients/meals would make it better, as it seems to be for written for white/western families.

[Jessica Thurlow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of great recipes but lots of exclusive bias too. Read with a critical thinker big hat on.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a very concise guide to what foods and textures to feed your baby when. The information was well organized in such a way that I can quickly flip back through and find pertinent information. I also appreciated that the author did not press her opinion on you, yet gave facts as to why certain foods are best for your baby. I now feel more prepared to begin feeding solid foods to Evalena!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Straight-forward and easy advice on feeding your wee one solid foods. Quick and easy recipes (I think...haven't tried them yet :) I just read the stage one part for now but will definitely go back to it for the next stages.

[Sharon Oslin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great basic introduction on how and when to feed solids to baby. The author breaks down the information for each age group and includes various recipes for each one.

[Gillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to help guide you through the weaning nightmare. Lovely recipes too.