Superfoods: For Babies and Children
by Annabel Karmel
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Author: Annabel KarmelEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-06
ISBN: 0743275225
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Atria Books
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- Complete Party Planner
- The Healthy Baby Meal Planner: Mom-Tested, Child-Approved Recipes for Your Baby and Toddler
Book Reviews of Superfoods: For Babies and Children
Book Review: Great Book for Info & Recipes
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is full of beautiful full page pictures, simply laid out recipes (full of nutrients and colorful food) and the whole beginning includes information about various vitamins & minerals (and how they effect your body), as well as a simple guideline on when to include milk, protein, and fish into a babies diet. I really like the menu suggestions and meal planners. They are nice GUIDES to go by (by no means substitute the guide for your pediatricians recommendations).
A lot of the other negative reviews seem to misunderstand that this was not written by an American author and that is should not be used to replace a pediatricians recommendation. British mothers (and their doctors) feed red meat, fish, diary (and other US allergy-scare foods) to babies at a much younger age. You have to keep this in mind when you read the recipes. If you feel you don't want to feed pureed braised beef to a baby just past 6 month old, then... don't. That doesn't make the recipe less tasty or less worth knowing when you finally do think your baby is old enough. Don't like that she uses cow's milk in a few recipes for babies before 1 year? Then substitute! I rarely prepare a recipe from a cookbook for adults without altering something to my needs or tastes. She also plainly states in the beginning that a baby between 1 & 5 should be consuming about 20 oz of milk/dairy daily to get the recommended calcium, vitamin & minerals. That's like a small glass of milk, a serving of yogurt, and a piece of cheese. She is not insisting that you force feed a 6 month old a bottle of cow's milk. Lets not go crazy people.
What I really don't understand about all the allergy talk in the negative comments, is that she covers allergies in the back of the book. I wish people wouldn't read 3 pages and then comment about a book's worth. At least finish the whole book before posting negative comments. She even goes into soy-based non-dairy product replacements and vegetarian diets. She also talks about slowing entering food into your babies diet and what to look for if there is a food allergy present.
What I like best about the book is that all the recipes are similar to what my husband and I eat already. We don't eat fast food, and the only "chicken nugget" that enters the house is home-made by me and includes white chicken meat, panko bread crumbs, flour, and is fried in organic vegetable oil. No frozen fast food here. If we eat fries they are red skin potatoes tossed in olive oil and baked. I was so excited to see these kinds of recipes (including fruit smoothies, ice pops, and even a cute shepherd's pie recipe - so British!).
Since I already make meals in advance and freeze them, can my own vegetables, and make home-made mixes ahead of time, I can easily see these recipes making it into my weekly routine. I don't see myself "running to the grocery store every day for more ingredients" for food for my baby/toddler. If you already shop for fresh food, you won't need to make any special trips.
I don't plan on feeding my children convenience foods because, well frankly, I don't like them. I don't like feeling sick and greasy after eating them, so I don't plan on having them available to my children at a young age. This book helps to reinforce those thoughts and ideas. Now I KNOW I can create awesome meals for them because I have a nice cookbook and guide to refer to.
Summary of Superfoods: For Babies and Children
Boost your baby?s health with Annabel Karmel?s delicious recipes and creative advice for feeding your child in the first five years.All parents want the best for their children, but choosing the freshest foods and preparing them in the most beneficial and appealing ways is not always easy. As a mother of three and author of more than twenty books on healthy food for children, Annabel Karmel knows better than anyone not only what children should eat but what children will eat.
SuperFoods is both a cookbook and a reference manual that helps parents recognize the nutritional value in even the simplest foods. In addition to a variety of tempting recipes and invaluable advice, SuperFoods includes:
- More than 130 easy recipes suitable for children of all ages?from the best first foods to balanced family meals.
- Menu charts to help you plan ahead?most recipes are suitable for freezing.
- Information on how to avoid food allergies and common childhood complaints such as colic, constipation, and eczema.
- Suggestions for healthy convenience foods to keep in the pantry.
- Tasty recipes that harness the power of SuperFoods to promote growth and energy and boost immunity and brain power.
And much, much more!
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