Full Description
Includes tips for feeding picky eaters and kids with allergies Understand your child's nutritional needs and prepare fast, tasty meals Babies and toddlers need good nutrition to grow and thrive, and this essential, timesaving guide makes it easy to feed your child right. It explains exactly what foods you should introduce at what ages -- and shows you how to prepare fresh, home-cooked baby and toddler meals that beat anything you can get from a jar or box. Discover how to Save money and expand your baby-food budget Dish up healthy, well-balanced meals Introduce new foods at the right time Serve foods with high kid-appeal Have fun cooking with your child
Contents
Introduction. Part IChapter 1: Little Meals for Little Folks, from Applesauce to Zucchini. Chapter 2: Raising a Well-Fed Child. Chapter 3: Tools and Tricks of the Trade: Kitchen Basics. Part II: From Womb to Highchair: The First 12 Months. Chapter 4: Welcome to the World, Baby! The First Four Months. Chapter 5: Enter Solid Foods: 4 to 6 Months. Chapter 6: Foods for Your Crawler: 6 to 12 Months. Part III: Big Changes Ahead: Feeding Your Toddler. Chapter 7: First Steps and First Scheduled Meals: 12 to 18 Months. Chapter 8: Good Eats for Your Active 18-Month- to 2-Year-Old. Chapter 9: Tasty Meals for 2-Year-Olds. Part IV: Welcoming Your Child to the Big People's Table. Chapter 10: Enticing Your 3- to 5-Year-Old. Chapter 11: Cooking with Your Little One. Chapter 12: Appealing Meals to Suit the Entire Family. Part V: Fast Fixes for Mealtime Hurdles. Chapter 13: Dealing with Food-Related Challenges. Chapter 14: Tempting Dishes for a Picky Eater. Chapter 15: Eating Away from Home. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 16: Ten Timesavers and Tips for Busy Parents. Chapter 17: Ten Tips to Get Your Child to Try New Foods. Part VII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Metric Conversion Guide. Appendix B: Food Logs. Appendix C: Sample Menus. Index.
