Cooking for Baby: Wholesome, Homemade, Delicious Foods for 6 to 18 Months

by Lisa Barnes

Book Overview

From celebrated children's-food author Lisa Barnes, Cooking for Baby is a fully illustrated, gorgeous, four-color book that takes parents through the basics of preparing nutritious, delicious (and easy ) meals for your child, from six to eighteen months. Parents today know that one of the best ways to give a baby a great start in life is with wholesome, homemade foods. While ready-made baby food is a convenience that any new parent can appreciate,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416599185
• ISBN13: 9781416599180
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Recipes

I bought this book since I was planning to cook at home for my daughter and I needed some ideas. This book is excellent for the following reasons: - Separates food introduction by ages: 6 months 7-8 months 9-11 months 12-18 months - Recipes are simple to follow(believe me I am not an expert on cooking and I was able to make it) and above all they are healthy. - Tips on food introduction, finger foods and alerts on possible food allergies. The recipes are really yummy and I even tried some of the recipes myself.

Fantastic purchase!!!

I was looking for a way to feed my son with allergies without feeding him the foods he was allergic to. I came across this book and not only are the pictures amazing but there are tips on why certain types of food are offered later and some earlier. I have yet to come across anything in this book that my son won't eat! The best part is now he feels like he's eating what mommy & daddy eat since I'm not just opening a jar to feed him from.

Destined to become a classic!

This book should be given to all new parents! Excellent organization according to baby age, easy-to-read format, beautiful photos. Includes great lists such as what foods are easiest for baby to digest, which foods might cause gas, and which foods are best introduced when baby is a bit older. Great tips on storing and freezing food. Love that each recipe has side notes about specific foods. This is the best common-sense, organic, healthy approach to feeding your child...don't hesitate to buy it!

Love this book!

I received this book as a gift with a baby food cooker for my 3rd child, and I wish I had it for the first two. The philosophy is to introduce all sorts of flavors to baby so that they get used to a wide variety of foods. The recipes are grouped by baby's age, and there are descriptions about the benefits of the foods introduced. There are also easy to follow directions on how to cook in bulk and freeze the leftovers for future use. My 6 month old had zucchini and apricots for dinner tonight. My other two never ate so well!

cooking for baby

This book has great recipes, and it's well written. What I like the most about this book is that it starts simple with one-ingredient purees, and gradually introduces recipes that have more texture and use the same ingredients that the baby has already had. Before each section of the book (e.g., 6 months, 7-8 months, 9-11 months, etc), there is some good information about food choices, textures, quantities, and similar, that I found useful... I have read many baby food books, and I believe that this one is one of the better ones. Highly recommend it.