Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook by Lizzie Vann, Daphne Razazan
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Book Reviews of Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook
Book Review: Just
Summary: 2 Stars
I was excited to find an organic cookbook for babies and toddlers, hoping to find some new inspiration and/or healthful recipes for my 3 kids (all under the age of 4). I did glean a few new healthy ideas from this cookbook, but was really surprised about some of the things suggested to feed a 4 to 7 month old baby. For example, I can't wait to try the hummus recipe for my 4 year old and 22 month old. The recipe isn't that original in any way, it's more that I hadn't thought about making hummus in awhile. But, one of the first recipes suggested to make in the 4 ot 7 month old category is a rice cereal with raspberries and strawberries. For a baby that young?? Yet, off to the side there is a note saying something about needing to remove all seeds from fruits because babies at this age cannot process seeds comfortably since they are so young. I don't know many moms willing to pick the seeds off of strawberries. Most of the recipes for young babies contain multiple ingredients, including olive oil, oregano or other spices and I have always read/heard that you introduce one food at a time using the 4 day wait rule in case of allergies. Much of the same is found throughout this age category of recipes.
There is quite a bit of information about organic food and the pros of feeding it to your children, which is great, however overall I don't feel like the author has a really good feel for what kids should be eating at what age. And it seemed like there were so many recipes for an oatmeal or rice breakfast, all with very little variation.
So if you're looking for a book to go by age and appropriate ingredients, try Ruth Yaron's Super Baby Food. If you are looking for a book with a few recipes for your toddler or preschooler, this is an ok choice. The one thing that is very consistent is that the measurements for each recipe tell you how to make just a tiny amount needed to feed your little one.
Book Review: Recipes mediocre, more work than they are worth
Summary: 2 Stars
I liked the idea. I was drawn to it because of the title and thought it would give me good ideas for healthful food for my little one. It didn't.
I have a very picky eater (14 months) and thought this book would give me ideas for new healthy foods to give her, but I must admit, cooking that intricately for a child who tasted it and was not in the least interested is not how I wish to spend my time as a mom. Better to feed her off of my healthy plate. I'd rather cook a meal big enough for the both of us that at least one of us will eat! Maybe in a year or two the recipes for older children will be more successful.
Also, I ate a few of the dishes(since good organic food shouldn't go to waste!) and they really weren't that impressive to me either. And I am far from picky!
The discussion on organic importance was interesting and well written. However, I have already chosen to do as much organic food as I can afford, so it wasn't what I was looking for in the book.
Finally, she talks about weaning a breastfed child as you introduce solids, which is ridiculous. It outlines a weaning process, which just doesn't have a place in the book.
Book Review: Get Real, Lady!!
Summary: 2 Stars
Before I actually had my son, I read this and thought it was the greatest book ever written. I had visions of creating a varied, organic menu everyday. I also envisioned my son and I signing to eachother, that is when we weren't practicing our flashcards or reciting Shakespeare in Spanish.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for eating good food, and I try to expose my son to as many stimulating activities as I can when I'm not doing laundry or vacuuming cheerios out from under the couch. But are you really suggesting I prepare my toddler lamb? Fishcakes? Get real, lady!!
Book Review: Good idea but disapointing
Summary: 2 Stars
I was excited to get this book and try the recipes. Not only is it filled with conflicting advice, there aren't enough pictures of the process and finished product. I have tried several of the recipes and have found them all to be failures. The proportions seem off. Over all I am very disappointed and would not recommend. It's a beautiful book to look at, but not as practical as I had hoped.Book Review: Fair recipes, Horrible advice
Summary: 1 Stars
The recipes are good recipes in themselves, but the advice that Lizzie Vann gives in regards to WHEN to feed certain foods (i.e. a recipe with cheddar cheese in it in the 4-7 month chapter) and her apparent attitude towards breastmilk are both HORRID.
Many of the recipes in the 4-7 month chapter are not appropriate for a child under 1 year of age!
Her recommendations on foods are contrary to much of the advice given by the AAP - i.e. she recommends cheese between 4-7 months while the APP recommends no dairy products before 9 months, she recommends strawberries between 8-10 months while the APP recommends no strawberries before 1 year.
Her advice regarding switching to formula a few weeks before going back to work is heinous. While that is certainly a valid option, the option of expressing breastmilk while at work should have also been presented in equal light.
I am so dissapointed in this book, that I am returning it.