Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron
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Book Reviews of Super Baby Food
Book Review: Comprehensive, invaluable resource guide!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! Where to start? First, I bought this and The Healthy Baby Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel at the same time. While Karmel's book is "prettier" and has some interesting looking recipes, this one far outweighs it as a resource tool, which was what I was looking for. I admit, I was intimidated at first by the sheer volume of information contained in this book, but after reading the author's suggestion on how to read the book, I felt that I had a better handle on it. The book is very well organized, from when to introduce specific foods, to how to prepare and store them (one of my favorite sections!), to the recipes, which I really haven't gotten to yet. Yaron doesn't make the reader feel guilty about having a few jars of commerical baby food on hand, so in this sense, she's not militant about doing Everything from scratch. The only area which I feel is a bit weak is the very short chapter on meat, which she states she added for the "readers who (no matter what I say!) have decided to feed it to their babies." Yaron is very obviously a vegetarian, which is fine, however, I (and many other moms) are not. This does not stop me from enjoying her book, and I probably will start preparing more grains-and- legumes meals as a result of what I'm learning, for variety, if not for the health benefits.
This is definitely the book to own if you can only buy one!
Book Review: Comprehensive, invaluable resource guide!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! Where to start? First, I bought this and The Healthy Baby Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel at the same time. While Karmel's book is "prettier" and has some interesting looking recipes, this one far outweighs it as a resource tool, which was what I was looking for. I admit, I was intimidated at first by the sheer volume of information contained in this book, but after reading the author's suggestion on how to read the book, I felt that I had a better handle on it. The book is very well organized, from when to introduce specific foods, to how to prepare and store them (one of my favorite sections!), to the recipes, which I really haven't gotten to yet. Yaron doesn't make the reader feel guilty about having a few jars of commerical baby food on hand, so in this sense, she's not militant about doing Everything from scratch. The only area which I feel is a bit weak is the very short chapter on meat, which she states she added for the "readers who (no matter what I say!) have decided to feed it to their babies." Yaron is very obviously a vegetarian, which is fine, however, I (and many other moms) are not. This does not stop me from enjoying her book, and I probably will start preparing more grains-and- legumes meals as a result of what I'm learning, for variety, if not for the health benefits.
This is definitely the book to own if you can only buy one!
Book Review: Chock-full of everything you need to know
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the first edition of this book and bought the second edition when it became available because it contained even more recipes and tips for food and play.Yaron brings together expert advice and common sense from a variety of sources. In this one volume a reader can find nutrition information we previously had to gather from a variety of books, experts and real-life experience. Her information on nutrition and safety is cutting-edge. While I gathered tips and advice from my pediatrician and from parenting newsletters available through my state Extension service, Yaron's book delivered more information in more detail and an easy-to-read format. Nutrition information can be referenced food by food or by a child's age of development. Whenever I had a question about the appropriateness of a certain food for my baby, I could quickly look it up. I learned quite a lot about general nutrition that's been helpful to my own diet. The book will be of special interest to vegetarian or vegetarian-leaning parents.
The recipe section is invaluable for those "I don't know what to prepare" snacks and mealtimes. Yaron's tips are also money-savers for those on a tight budget. The new edition has more "do-it-yourself" ideas for play and parties and serves as a nice reference for the times when the reader's own creativity is lacking.
Book Review: Keep an open mind and read this book! A great reference.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is full of information! It gets repetitive and doesn't flow well in parts, but it is WELL WORTH overlooking these details to get at the information found inside the book. The book is invaluable in teaching you how to easily make your own baby food, how to store the homemade food, and what foods to introduce to your infant in what order. There is a wealth of information beyond this too.I asked our pediatritican's opinion on the book's overall approach and he basically agreed with it. I never did use egg yolks, but otherwise tried much of what the author suggests.
Our daughter is 2 years old now. When she began eating solids at 5 months old I began using this book right from the beginning. We are not vegetarians. But the author's overall understanding of nutrition and food is easily adapted to the non-vegetarian diet. We just added animal protein sources into the mix at the appropriate time! To this day our daughter is very open to eating a large variety of healthy foods. She is not a picky eater.
This book has a lot of ideas and suggestions that may seem crazy to you at first. But read the book like you would a novel. Give the basic approach a try. You will learn a lot about food and nutrition, and your baby will have a healthy introduction to solid foods. My thanks to the author for writing this book!
Book Review: fantastic resource
Summary: 5 Stars
I have raised 2 healthy, happy children from infancy using this book as a guide. The book contains great nutritional information as well as a guide to new parents on how to organize time and uncomplicates the goal of most parents -- giving your children the best. I have seen the criticisms from fellow reviewers, and would only say that a) one book should not be the source of all information for everything, b) risk of allergic reaction can be calaculated by looking at family history of allergies, and c) Yaron certainly does speak about allergies and phasing new foods into your child's diet -- so calm down everyone! To this day, my 4 year old vegetarian son, who is off the charts in height and in the 90th percentile for weight, happily eats a funny brew we made up, using ideas from this book, that includes flax seeds, tahanini and wheat germ all in one meal, and craves it when we eat out. We are not the type of family who would make wheat germ birthday cake or eat tofu every day, but I feel confident that -- through ideas largely culled from this book -- my kids are healthy, both inside and out. I think this book provides nutritionally-conscious parents some great strategies for making sure children meet all their nutritional needs. I highly recommend this book.