[.ca] Simply Natural Baby Food: Easy Recipes for Delicous ... (ISBN 0972469036)

Great Little Book:
I love this little book. I know a past reviewer criticised the book for being too thin but that's one of the things I like about it. I have always enjoyed cooking and bought quite a few baby cook books when my daughter was very young thinking I would potter around making her perfect gourmet meals but soon realised that there are many days when the thought of even leafing through the pages of those cookbooks is too much effort. I just find them too overwhelming and invariably reach for this book because the recipes are simple but still tasty. You don't need to be a great cook to be able to make these recipes, the instructions are very easy to follow. Despite being a slender volume, the book packs a lot of information into its pages, and still has a great collection of recipes. I never found it to be a problem finding any of the ingredients. I have to admit that even though I consider my cooking to be quite wholesome I had never used some of the items like dried seaweed (you only use a pinch) and ground seeds myself, but after reading in the book just why these things are included, I found myself adding them to my own food as well. They are incredibly nutritious and such an easy way to bolster your child's immune system which I found so reassuring during the winter. I'm sure you can order these ingredients online if you can't find them in a store nearby. You use such a small amount that they will last for ages. And you can always leave those items out if you prefer. The book is written in a very friendly manner and is a nice balance between educating and guiding you as to what your baby's and toddler's developmental needs are with easy to follow recipes. A reviewer below wrote that the last thing they needed was to be making their own baby cereal. Well I guess if that's your mindset then this book isn't for you because honestly it takes all of two seconds to make the cereal, and the jar lasts a very long time when you are using a couple of tablespoons at a time! Not that you can't find good organic packaged baby cereal, (I did try that myself but my baby would never eat it). And there's nothing stopping you from using the recipes as guides and substituting purchased products for some ingredients if it makes life easier. The book takes you right through to when your child is a toddler with tips that help you sneak vegetables into their diet and great snack ideas too. There are some lovely recipes for cookies and cakes as well, which is nice, it's very realistic in that although you want to feel that you are presenting your child with yummy healthy food, there's always a place for sweet treats in life. I'm not personally a fan of soy products which some of the recipes call for, but I just substitute the tofu or whatever with chicken,lamb or fish. I went online to check out the authors website and was happy to see that the adorable little girls on the website who I assume are the author's daughters look like very happy and healthy children. They are a great advertisement for the book.

Loved this book!:
I loved this book!! So many great ideas for feeding my year old. She just started eating solids a couple weeks ago! I especially love the Oatmeal Banana Cookies (No sugar! No dairy! No eggs!). I don't find it hard to locate the ingredients needed for some of the recipes, even though I live in rural Canada. Healthy, fun and easy!!!

great recipes for your little one :):
This is a great book for moms who feed their children whole and organic foods. The recipes range from first cereals to desserts to toddler meals. The whole family can enjoy these! There are recipes for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

Finally a healthy cook book!!:
Finally a heathy cookbook for kids. All the other books have refined sugar or milk etc, ingredients that my baby can't have or I don't want her to have. I have been looking for a book that uses quinoa, millet and other incredibly wonderful grains. For those of you mainstream, it might be a bit of a challenge, but try this book. Find out about these grains. Do some research on the ingredients in this book. They are delicious, easy to use and sooo good for your baby.

EsMummy:
I was disappointed with this book due to a) the lack of suggestions for first foods (and I have enough to do without making rice cereal myself), and b) some of the ingredients I also wouldnt know where to buy or what else to do with them. There are many more foods infants can eat when they're starting out than was suggested in this book. If you or your family are not solely whole foods eaters this might not be the book for you.