MY BOOKS

BABY-LED FEEDING: A NATURAL WAY TO RAISE HAPPY, INDEPENDENT EATERS

What if you could skip the tiny jars and pouches of bland baby food in favor of a more natural, flavor-filled, and family-friendly transition to solid foods? Baby-led feeding (also known as baby-led weaning) is just that. Feeding your baby a variety of healthy, wholesome solid foods, rather than relying solely on purees, is thought to promote motor skills and establish lifelong healthy eating habits. With more than 100 ideas and recipes, this bright, photo-driven book includes chapters on the benefits of this approach, when and how to get started, essential safety and nutrition guidelines, frequently asked questions, basic fruit and vegetable prep, more complex finger foods, and family meals. All recipes have been reviewed by a registered dietitian and include nutrition information to ensure a healthy mealtime.

REAL BABY FOOD: EASY, ALL-NATURAL RECIPES FOR YOUR BABY AND TODDLER

Nothing compares with making your own baby food: it’s fresh and unprocessed, you choose what goes into it, and it is a delicious way to introduce your child to a wide world of flavors. Real Baby Food is a parent’s guide to the all-important first years of eating, from the building blocks of starting your child on solid foods, to how recognize food allergies, and easy ways to cook in bulk. Recipes progress from single-ingredient purées to more sophisticated blends and finally toddler meals and snacks. Most can be made ahead and frozen, many are easily adapted for grown-up tastes, and all include full nutritional information.

In addition, if you would like to submit for the Gerber Baby Contest, here’s how to be a gerber baby.

SMOOTHIE-LICIOUS: POWER-PACKED SMOOTHIES AND JUICES THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL LOVE