The Best Baby Food by Jordan Wagman Jill Hillhouse (Robert Rose Publisher, 224 pages) $20
That newborn child is dependent on you for everything.
As they begin to grow and are ready to start eating solid foods the responsibility of making the right choices falls solely on the parents. By toddler age they are more inclined to let you know what tastes they like and don't; sometimes they'll do this quite expressively. Combining tasty recipes with great nutrition is the result of this collaboration between chef Jordan Wagman and nutritionist Jill Hillhouse. Their viewpoints appear on every recipe as separate tips with Wagman offering extra information on the food preparation while Hillhouse provides more details on the nutritional values of those ingredients.
Before the recipes section the authors address a wide variety of topics relating to making your own baby food, such as the importance of choosing organic food, raw foods, Omega-3 fatty acids, allergies and more.
The recipes cover six to nine months when solid foods are first introduced, to nine to 12 months when preferences are established, and then on to the toddler stage. As well as meals, there is a separate chapter on healthy snacks and desserts. Each one includes a list of the nutrients per serving.
