This is exactly what I wanted in a baby food book. I wanted more longevity then the simple purees and I love the organic info and eating healthy. Lots of info in simple quick paragraph/pages. I don't need chapters and pages full of why you should feed/eat organics like most books do - bore you to death. I wouldn't have gotten the book if I didn't want to do organic. This one is precise, doesn't overdo the organic theories and just gives you the info you need to make the food. It gives recipes for up to ages 3 but really most of these recipes past 12 months are great for any kids 10 or younger - heck even adults. I have tried a few on my 8 year old (lentil soup, lemony rice, veggie lasagna, cherry coconut rice pudding) and she loves them. Me too! My 7 month old has had more then 10 recipes and they are great. Also, the items do not have to be organic if you can't afford them. The recipes are different but almost all of them have the items in a basic grocery store. All you need is a blender.
Chapter 1: ORGANICS 8 pages explaining what constitutes organic, what items are a must, what items are not as important, what items to get pesticide-free, when to get canned, frozen, fresh, How things will last in fridge/freezer.
Chapter 2: INTRO TO FEEDING Gives you a layout on when to start items, best times to introduce, watching for allergies, how long to wait to try new items, what items can cause constipation/diarrhea, food safety, sample kitchen equipment, etc...
Chapter 3: 4-6 months that are common sense but still needed to be written. When to mix with water or formula/breast milk. Most are one items for starting out but some are mixtures like banana pumpkin mash, pear mango puree, avocado and barley cereal.
Chapter 4: 6-9 months and WOW there are so many types of various recipes here. Coconut chicken and banana, kasha with peach and pear puree, lamb and pumpkin mash, orzo and sweet pea puree, island breakfast cereal, beef stew mash, etc...
Chapter 5: 9-12 months and the recipes keep coming. Mango honeydew sorbet, quinoa & peaches, turkey chili, happy birthday vanilla cake, carrot and zucchini muffins, lentil soup, etc...
Chapter 6: 12-18 months. Spaghetti squash and herbs, caribbean baked risotto, chicken pot pie muffins, cinnamon yogurt fruit dip, lemony rice asparagus salad, etc...
Chapter 7: 18-24 months: Broiled pineapple with frozen yogurt, zucchini yachts, cherry apple coconut rice pudding, eggy boats, veggie stir fry, pinto bean roll-up, etc...
Chapter 8: 24-36 months: veggie lasagna, white chili, breakfast pizza, beef brochettes, sunflower seed butter cookies, tofu stuffed shells, lemon rasberry ice pops, etc...
Appendix A
Shows sample weekly organic menues for all of the ages above. (I LOVE this!!!)
Appendix B
recommended websites to refer to if needed
Appendix C
Nutritional info for all the common baby foods (LOVE this too!!)
Appendix D
Glossery of basic cooking terms
Then an INDEX of all the recipes by name and also listed by ingredients.
Hope this review helps - I love the EVERYTHING books and this does not disappoint - highly recommend this book.
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