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Stage-By-Stage Baby Food Cookbook: 100+ Purées and Baby-Led Feeding Recipes for a Healthy Start
Healthy food, healthy baby—recipes and tips for introducing solid food at every stage
Build your baby’s nutrition on a solid foundation with healthy, homemade food you can feel confident about. Whether your approach is baby-led feeding, chunky or smooth purées, or a combination of both, the Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook is a complete guide to introducing your infant to solid foods.
In this well-designed baby food cookbook, you’ll discover delicious and nutritious recipes that are organized by three growth stages from six months to 12 months, plus additional baby-led feeding recipes for 12 to 18 months and 18+ months. From thin purées all the way to finger foods and beyond, the meals in this baby food cookbook can be tailored to fit your baby’s needs and comfort level.
This baby food cookbook
Allergies and intolerances—Find info on food reactions your baby could have, plus tips about when and how to introduce common allergens like peanuts and shellfish.Feeding philosophies—Learn the difference between stage-specific purées and baby-led feeding, as well as the pros and cons of each approach for your baby, in this comprehensive baby food cookbook.Baby food building blocks—Discover the components that make up a balanced diet for your little one, like fruits and vegetables, a variety of proteins, and more.Give your baby the healthiest start possible—the Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook will show you how.
Build your baby’s nutrition on a solid foundation with healthy, homemade food you can feel confident about. Whether your approach is baby-led feeding, chunky or smooth purées, or a combination of both, the Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook is a complete guide to introducing your infant to solid foods.
In this well-designed baby food cookbook, you’ll discover delicious and nutritious recipes that are organized by three growth stages from six months to 12 months, plus additional baby-led feeding recipes for 12 to 18 months and 18+ months. From thin purées all the way to finger foods and beyond, the meals in this baby food cookbook can be tailored to fit your baby’s needs and comfort level.
This baby food cookbook
Allergies and intolerances—Find info on food reactions your baby could have, plus tips about when and how to introduce common allergens like peanuts and shellfish.Feeding philosophies—Learn the difference between stage-specific purées and baby-led feeding, as well as the pros and cons of each approach for your baby, in this comprehensive baby food cookbook.Baby food building blocks—Discover the components that make up a balanced diet for your little one, like fruits and vegetables, a variety of proteins, and more.Give your baby the healthiest start possible—the Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook will show you how.
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Published March 3, 2020
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October 2, 2025
Excited to try out some of these recipes! Really appreciate how they are organized by age and the accompanying info
January 10, 2026
Thought there would be more tips for transitioning from purees to solids
March 21, 2020
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Stage-By-Stage Baby Food Cookbook is a cookbook and guide to healthy homemade baby and toddler food. Released 17th March 2020 by Callisto on their Rockridge Press imprint, it's 216 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.
The book follows a logical and easy to understand format. The first chapter covers the background of ingredient selection, why new parents and caregivers should care about quality in baby nutrition and the practicality of making your own, and how to streamline prep (including a pantry staples lists of ingredients and tips) as well as a very general beginner-accessible discussion of the time-saving and other techniques. The author also includes some logical pointers ingredients, and supplies. The recipe chapters are arranged thematically by baby age and weaning status ( about 6 months, 6-8 months, 9-12 months, 12-18m, and 18m and up). There is no included nutritional information in the recipes such as calories, nutrients, sodium. Some special dietary information is included (gluten-free, nut-free, dairy, vegetarian,etc).
The recipes have their ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard only. Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. Most of the ingredients are easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. The book also includes short author bios, and a metric conversion chart, but lacks any index or general ingredients index. There is a reference list with links included which provides more information on childhood nutrition and health.
My one quibble with the book is that the recipes are mostly not photographed. There are some photos, and they're clear and attractive, but they only represent about 5% of the recipes included in the book.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Stage-By-Stage Baby Food Cookbook is a cookbook and guide to healthy homemade baby and toddler food. Released 17th March 2020 by Callisto on their Rockridge Press imprint, it's 216 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.
The book follows a logical and easy to understand format. The first chapter covers the background of ingredient selection, why new parents and caregivers should care about quality in baby nutrition and the practicality of making your own, and how to streamline prep (including a pantry staples lists of ingredients and tips) as well as a very general beginner-accessible discussion of the time-saving and other techniques. The author also includes some logical pointers ingredients, and supplies. The recipe chapters are arranged thematically by baby age and weaning status ( about 6 months, 6-8 months, 9-12 months, 12-18m, and 18m and up). There is no included nutritional information in the recipes such as calories, nutrients, sodium. Some special dietary information is included (gluten-free, nut-free, dairy, vegetarian,etc).
The recipes have their ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard only. Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. Most of the ingredients are easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. The book also includes short author bios, and a metric conversion chart, but lacks any index or general ingredients index. There is a reference list with links included which provides more information on childhood nutrition and health.
My one quibble with the book is that the recipes are mostly not photographed. There are some photos, and they're clear and attractive, but they only represent about 5% of the recipes included in the book.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
March 10, 2020
I chose to read this book after receiving a free copy from the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.
This is a good book to use if you want to make your own baby food ensuring that he/she is eating a healthier diet.
Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook starts at the age of 6 months which is when babies can begin eating foods other than breast milk or formula. It has stages of foods to cook all the way until the baby can eat food with the family.
At the beginning of the book and and at the beginning of each chapter (stage), there are tips and important information about feeding your baby. The recipes are easy to follow, but it is missing pictures to go along with the recipes which would help a lot.
Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook is a great cookbook to use for making healthy food for your baby. There’s so much junk out there that it’s important to start him/her out eating healthy from the beginning. I have a grandson who is just 9 months old, and I’m going to try out some of these recipes right away.
This is a good book to use if you want to make your own baby food ensuring that he/she is eating a healthier diet.
Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook starts at the age of 6 months which is when babies can begin eating foods other than breast milk or formula. It has stages of foods to cook all the way until the baby can eat food with the family.
At the beginning of the book and and at the beginning of each chapter (stage), there are tips and important information about feeding your baby. The recipes are easy to follow, but it is missing pictures to go along with the recipes which would help a lot.
Stage-by-Stage Baby Food Cookbook is a great cookbook to use for making healthy food for your baby. There’s so much junk out there that it’s important to start him/her out eating healthy from the beginning. I have a grandson who is just 9 months old, and I’m going to try out some of these recipes right away.
March 25, 2020
Thank you Callisto Publisher's Club and Rockridge Press for this free book! The following review contains my honest opinions.
I feel this book relies too heavily on child's age to determine appropriate recipes: my daughter falls in the 12 to 18 month category but I feel she can only manage 4 of the 21 recipes suggested for this age group.
Also I feel the cover art is a little misleading: I expected more illustrations to show the end result for the recipes listed. There are some pictures sprinkled throughout and most are labeled, I just feel they aren't as informative as they could be.
The resources listed in the back of the book span a wide range of topics not just baby food or feeding concerns. The resources listed are good references but I prefer for resources to be more relevant to the actual book.
I feel this book relies too heavily on child's age to determine appropriate recipes: my daughter falls in the 12 to 18 month category but I feel she can only manage 4 of the 21 recipes suggested for this age group.
Also I feel the cover art is a little misleading: I expected more illustrations to show the end result for the recipes listed. There are some pictures sprinkled throughout and most are labeled, I just feel they aren't as informative as they could be.
The resources listed in the back of the book span a wide range of topics not just baby food or feeding concerns. The resources listed are good references but I prefer for resources to be more relevant to the actual book.
March 22, 2020
As a brand-new parent to a sixth-month-old whose starting to eat soild foods, this book caught my attention right away! It was beautifully done and very informative given to you from a Registered Dietitians perspective. The book goes all the way from 6 months- 18 months and up filled with healthy recipes to get your little one started on food and Led- weaning. I was having a hard time finding some purees that I could get my son started on that I could make at home versus buying the prebought ones from local grocery stores. There were so many delicious one's for him to try and that I felt good about serving him. Thank you to @Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this an exchange for an honest review.
February 29, 2020
This book takes all the guess work out of making your own baby food at home. It reveals stage-specific purees to finger-foods and loaded with easy-to-follow recipes.
If you want to create food for your baby rather than purchase store-bought brands, these tips and recipes will insure your baby is receiving the proper nutrition and age/stage specific foods baby needs.
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
If you want to create food for your baby rather than purchase store-bought brands, these tips and recipes will insure your baby is receiving the proper nutrition and age/stage specific foods baby needs.
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
December 7, 2020
*received for free from netgalley for honest review* certainly one of the better baby cookbooks ive read, mostly because it has so many options and great recipes! don't have any kids of my own but would be on my wish list if i did!
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