First Meals Revised: Fast, healthy, and fun foods to tempt infants and toddlers
by Annabel Karmel
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Book Reviews of First Meals Revised: Fast, healthy, and fun foods to tempt infants and toddlers
Book Review: Great book
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this book to prepare food for my baby (now 12 months old) since we started solids at 4 months. As some have complained, some of the recipes are exotic and labor-intensive but mostly I have used them for inspiration. I always batch cook food for my little one and then freeze it in ice cube trays so I have a variety of dishes to re-heat for several weeks. I've made simple purees and some of the more complicated chicken and fish dishes (using a blender to puree). If I was missing an ingredient (don't normally keep leeks on hand), then I would just leave it out or substitute a different veggie. My little one eats everything that isn't nailed down - including almost anything off my plate and I think keeping his food nutritious, delicious, and homemade from the start has a lot to do with it.Book Review: WONDERFUL: If you are nutrition-conscious and like to cook!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book isn't for everyone, but is WONDERFUL for our little girl and our family. My husband and I are determined to raise our daughter eating a WIDE variety of healthy foods... not a picky eater like so many children today.
The recipes are fairly simple. She does have some foods common to England, but I found making substitutions to be easy. The foods/recipes are nutritious and yet appealing to our daughter. She has loved each of the recipes thus far, with the exception of one... this had fish and this was her first time to try fish. Nevertheless, we will keep trying and I believe she will be liking this dish soon as well.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to provide nutritious, wholesome foods to their child/children. Loving to cook helps as well!
Book Review: The best baby gift I received...
Summary: 5 Stars
I had this book on my wish list when my daughter was born and was thrilled to get one as a gift. As a first time parent, I had no clue what I was doing and was exceptionally paranoid about knowing what was OK to feed my baby and when. This book alleviated a great deal of uncertainty for me.
The recipes are practical and delicious. I followed her advice about freezing food in ice cube trays and saved a lot of time and money doing so. Homemade baby food is so reasonable and healthy. My daughter is 4 now and a great eater. I attribute a great deal of it to the variety and fun this book helped me to create. We still use it frequently and many of the ideas have become second nature to me. Additionally, it has become my standard gift to all new parents. Definitely worth it.
Book Review: My baby SCREAMED for more of this recipe!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very well organized and written. There's so much more than baby & kid appropriate recipes. The author literally teaches you what foods to feed children at which stages. This is my 3rd baby and I wish I had had the book for the other 2.
On our first recipe, my baby literally screamed for more and then clapped because he liked it so much! We couldn't get it in fast enough. Portions were for a 9 - 12 month baby so I easily tripled and fed all 3 kids.
I have only used it from 9 months on so I have not tried to make the smaller baby appropriate food. From 9 months on, the recipes were not difficult. I felt good about what I fed my kids and it was pretty easy!
I feel good about what I fed my kids for dinner and it was so easy!
Book Review: Good recipes but inconsistent advice
Summary: 4 Stars
I agree with another reviewer who had reservations about the age at which she says you can feed certain foods. In fact, in one of the introductory pages she says you should not feed citrus or berries (especially strawberries) to children under the age of 1, but in the section for 6-9 months there are berry recipes and things including orange juice. She also mentions nuts and peanuts, but still uses them in recipes for children under a year. I plan to use the recipes, but read other sources on when to feed certain foods. I believe the American Academy of Pediatrics has a list of foods that should be fed at certain ages.
While some of the recipes are too involved, I really enjoy cooking and I think I will really enjoy making many of these for my family.