The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler

by Elizabeth M. Ward

Feed your children well ? with more than 200 recipes. With more than 200 recipes specifically created to wean babies from soft foods onto solid ?adult? foods when they reach the toddler stage, this indispensable guide teaches parents what their children should be eating and how these foods should be prepared. Includes advice on health and nutritional considerations, such as how various foods affect brain development, how to ensure babies receive the right amount of food, eating solutions for children who won?t eat vegetables, fruit, meat, or dairy, and much more.
-More than 200 recipes for babies and toddlers
-The latest information on baby and child nutrition
-How to prepare foods with the necessary vitamins and minerals for your baby or toddler
-A special section for parents wanting to raise vegetarians
-There were more than four million babies born in the U.S. in 2004

Genres: Parenting

336 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2005

About the author

Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S, R.D., is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant in the Boston area. She is the author or co-author of Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids; Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. Ward writes for several publications, including Prevention, Men’s Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Boston Globe, Parents, and Parenting.

Reviews

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a helpful book providing a general overview on feeding (not nursing or formula feeding) your child & toddler. If you are looking for in-depth instructions on one or more aspects of feeding, you may need to supplement your research. However, this book is a great place to start learning about introducing solids to infants at 4 or 6 months, graduating to puréed and mashed foods and eventually feeding toddlers diced versions of your own meals. There are many references to outside organizations, sample daily menus by age and recipes. It also suggests ways of dealing with grazers, picky eaters and young palates. Definitely worth the time spent reading it!

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was well-padded with lots of fluff (how to make a grocery list, how to keep food safe), but very little practical information for a parent of an infant starting solid foods. The recipes were all for toddlers and not, despite the title, for infants. And while there were extensive lectures on why I shouldn't put soda in my kid's bottle or put her on the Atkins diet, it didn't answer the myriad questions I DO have about making and storing my own baby food.

[Mia Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

give idea to deal with my eldest son diet