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Learn to COOK - First Meals
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Manufacturer: DK ADULT
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5622
EAN: 9780789441775
ISBN: 0789441772
Label: DK ADULT
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1999-09-15
Publisher: DK ADULT
Studio: DK ADULT
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Make mealtime magic for the whole family! First Meals makes it simple for you to feed your children 5 and younger in the most healthy, economical, and least labor-intensive way possible--with food you have cooked yourself! A lively, easy-to-use cookbook with photographs on every page and more than 150 recipes, First Meals ranges from the first solid foods a baby should eat, to meals the entire family can enjoy. Nutritional information for all recipes is included, as well as preparation and cooking times, freezing instructions, and special tips for fussy or allergy-plagued eaters. Author Annabel Karmel, Cordon Bleu-trained chef and mother of three, has organized First Meals by ages (4-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, etc.), making this a must-have guidebook for any family with "under-5s".
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Summary: First Meals
Comment: This book was just what I was looking for! Great, easy, tasty recipes. My one year old has enjoyed the recipes I've made from this book, a nice change from the usual. Wonderful advice about the different stages and how to get picky eaters to eat their veggies! Would highly recommend to moms and dads who are looking to provide a healthy alternative to store-bought pre-packaged foods.
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Summary: Everything has tasted good!
Comment: I've made several of the recipes for my 10 month old. He has liked every one of them. They aren't too difficult to make, and the ingredients are simple. I can go to the store without a list, and generally remember what I need to get for a recipe.
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Summary: Beautiful pictures, some great purees, but lots of false nutritional information that can be harmful for your child
Comment: First of all, I bought the book Superfoods as well ( that one has the same basic recipes, but with gorgeous illustrations) and my review for that book will be the same.
The plus side to both books is that Annabel Karmel is very creative. I mean very. She makes food so presentable to children ( esp toddlers)and very fun to make ( if you have the time). She even gives some accurate nutritional info about the importance of garlic, ginger, and other herbs/spices in a person's diet ( however, she fails to mention that some children have stomach problems after ingesting garlic).
Where she goes WAY off is with her general nutritional information. For example, she recommends microwaving foods ad says it is not harmful. FALSE It depletes anything that it cooks of all nutrients. She goes on to mention the importance of including beef, pork, and poultry in a infants diet. In the China Study, which is the most comprehensive study ever done on nutrition in both America and abroad, it was discovered over 27 years of research that all meat ( excluding fish) and dairy are the main ( yes MAIN) contributers to cancer and a host of other problems that are affecting society. On top of that, most meat ( even if it says 'free range') has horrific hormones added to it, and the cattle/pigs/poultry eat poor quality, genetically modified ( on cheap farms) grass and corn. As far as providing adequate protein, calcium, and iron for our little ones, there are plenty of fortified cereals for infants, and veggies such as broccoli have lots of absorbable protein and calcium ( and spinach is a great source of iron).
Even if you could care less about the impact that our consumption of meat and animal biproducts has on the environment, think about your child eating meat that came from an unhealthy, abused and hormone laden animal that has been eating ground animal waste ( no joke). It is not a pretty or healthy picture.
Please do your research before giving your children meat and dairy, and be sure to find out if your child has any allergies to soy or wheat.
Books I recommend for you begin your research:
The China Study
Vegetarian Mother and Baby
Super Baby Food
The Petit Appetit Cookbook
Fast Food Nation
Quantum Wellness
Skinny Bitch ( a humorous book for moms that has excellent and well researched health info)
Simply Natural Baby Food
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Summary: Fun, fast and healthy
Comment: If you really are interested in preparing your children's food because you are sick to death of all the unhealthy garbage that proliferates prepackaged food then this book is for you. If you are just wanting something easy, then it probably isn't. Other reviewers scoffed at using semolina, etc but these ingredients are actually relatively easy to find. The trouble is most of us have just gotten so complacent that we don't move beyond our norm. Also, this kindsof ingredients are much healthier for your child & for me, at least, that was the whole purpose of making her baby food! You don't have to do all the "fancy" presentations the author use, but it certainly makes it fun for your toddler and they can also assist you in preparing the food. The whole point is to get our kids eating better and this book is a great tool for that.
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Summary: Excellent book...Highly recommended!
Comment: I love this book. I was irritated about the poor reviews that said this book "lacks substance" or complaints that the recipes aren't realistic, or whatever their issues are. They obviously didn't read the same book or are too lazy to make the recipes. Since that's the case: There's always jarred baby food.
The point of this book is for parents who want to make their baby's first foods so they have more nutritional and healthful values rather than opting for the harmful additives in jarred baby foods. Yes, it will take more time to make the foods but it's worth it for the health of your baby.
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. Not only does it cover baby's first foods but goes up to age 7 with tasty recipes that the whole family can enjoy together. It even shows colorful pictures of completed food dishes with smiley faces and edible hair (angel hair pasta) to make the food more enticing for your little one (since they tend to be picky sometimes).
The book even goes above and beyond by sharing extra details about exactly when to start feeding your baby solids and what solids to start with (and which to avoid). It even tells you why your baby should only drink boiled tap water and to never give your child bottled water because of the high levels of sodium.
This book is highly recommended for those who want to do the best for their baby.
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