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I would recomend this book to anyone who was interested in making baby food from scratch, making sure your baby is eating a nutritionally balanced diet, or even someone wanting to have another resource book on wholesome foods. It's easy to read, very informative - although I don't follow it completely - and is a huge collection of most anything you'd want to know about feeding your baby as well as recipes that can be used for the whole family. Overall a great resource book. Like I said, I don't follow it completely but common sense takes over where ever Ruth Yaron leaves off, and she gives the tools needed for me to feel comfortable to "do my own thing" with baby.
Pros: This book came recommended by my pediatrician and many good friends. It is a great comprehensive guide to making baby food. It has wonderful, concise information on what foods to feed babies, when to feed them and how to make them. It also has a wealth of good ideas for thrifty moms like myself. Cons: The information on when to introduce nuts contradicts the American Association of Pediatrics and can be confusing. It also does not include much information regarding the introductions of meat (I am guessing the author is vegetarian?)
I borrowed this book from the library when my son started on solids (at 6 months) and when I renewed it for the third time I decided to invest in it. I never read it from cover to cover but using it up to know (he will turn 1 yr soon) as a handbook. What I like in the book is the list of vegetables and fruits (at the end of the book) with all information a parent might need. I also like some of the recipes (the ones I tried thus far). And I like Ruth Yaron's style. She is a good writer. What I miss from the book is objectivity and meat. The writer is a vegetarian, you can tell. She recommends to introduce tofu first and meat thereafter, which is fine if you use your common sense when it comes to your kid. And she is a parent of 3 or 4 kids. So she has experience and routine, which she eagerly shares. Plus she must have read a whole lot for compiling the book. Still I am not sure if each of her word is based on research. All in all I do recommend this book, but be careful not to mistake the thoroughness for exactness.Read full review
The book is great and extremely thorough - it has great info on not only preparing food for baby (and an A-Z list of most fruits and veggies), but also on making your own cleaning products, etc...the only thing I don't like is that occasionally, some things are not completely clear (i.e. one chart says you can introduce apples at a certain age, then the A-Z list says not to introduce apples until a later age, but I'm not sure if it's just raw apples you're supposed to wait on or any apples, because it doesn't specify). But for the most part, I've been extremely pleased with the book!
I first bought this book for recipes for food I could make for my 6 month old daughter, thinking it was just a cookbook. This book goes into great detail about nutrition in general. Although it does seem too extreme at times (by insisting everything is organic and homemade for your baby), it is a great measure to compare yourself and your child's eating habits. It presents menus and foods in several different formats, making it a quick reference guide as well. I don't follow every suggestion in the book, and have adapted some of my own techniques to preparing food. After reading this book, I am grateful that I am now confident feeding my baby without always having to resort to jarred baby food.
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