Feeding Your Baby Day by Day : Meal Planners and More Than 200 Easy Recipes

Feeding Your Baby Day by Day makes weaning simple, giving you baby food recipes for every single meal, right from the day your baby starts solids. Packed with more than 200 recipes, plus finger foods, daily meal ideas, weekly plans, nutritional information, and kitchen know-how, this book guides you step by step from the moment you start combining breastfeeding or formula milk with first tastes, through to feeding a hungry preschooler. DK's Feeding Your Baby Day by Day helps to ensure your baby receives the nutrients he needs and learns to enjoy the tastes and textures of family meals.Why is it special?• DK has done the thinking for you, with easy-to-follow, age-appropriate meal plans for every day of weaning.• More than 200 fuss-free, quick recipes, from first purees to family meals, with simple instructions, and easy to source ingredients.• Authoritative and accessible--the visual approach shows you instantly what food to prepare, and the expert author gives advice you can trust.Other key features• Balanced menu plans ensure parents are providing the nutrients their baby needs as well as helping him experience the tastes and textures that are essential in the early months.• Perfect for busy parents who don't want to spend hours in the kitchen - just to serve up simple, tasty food that's good for their baby.• Suitable for baby-led weaning as well as conventional weaning with purees.ContentsIntroductionSection 1 - Feeding FactsWhen to wean Signs your baby is ready.Dropping milk feedsReplacing milk feeds with solids.Baby-led weaningCombining purées and finger foods.A full tummyPortion sizes.The three stages of weaningStage 1 - baby's first feed. Stage 2 - finger foods. Stage 3 - how to make purées.Kitchen know howCupboard essentials. Microwaving and freezing food.A balanced dietNutritional requirements of babies and toddlers.Food allergies and intolerancesHow to recognize and react to an allergic reaction.Feeding toddlersFussy eating. Coping with food fads. Portion sizes and snacks. Children who won't eat vegetables.Section 2 - Day-By-Day PlannerExplains how to prepare foods on first introduction; cross refs to recipe section where more complicated.How to use the plannerIntroducing healthy and varied tastes and foods that baby's digestion can handle.Weeks 1-8 (stage 1)Weeks 9-21 (stage 2, 7-9 months)Weeks 22-34 (stage 3, 9-12 months)Meal plannersSection 3 - RecipesEach recipe explains how to make it suitable for weaning stages 1, 2, and 3.First purées, includes foods to watch out for (e.g. tomatoes)Fruit and vegetables, iIncludes sauces and soupsChicken recipesLegume recipesLamb recipesBeef recipesFish recipesCheese & egg recipesHealthy dessert recipesBaking cookies, cakes, muffins, toddler birthday cakeAppendix - First Aid: chokingIndex Clearly laying out what foods to give your baby every single day, from their first taste of solids through the end of their first year, Feeding Your Baby Day by Day is packed with recipes and essential know-how that helps guide parents of young children through the often difficult weaning process. With more than 200 fuss-free recipes, step-by-step instructions, and family friendly menu planners, Feeding Your Baby Day by Day makes starting solids child's play. 2014 National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner Contents 3 5 Introduction 5 7 Welcome to weaning! 8 11 Day-by-Day Planner 36 39 STAGE 1 40 42 Meal Planners 50 52 Recipes 58 60 STAGE 2 76 78 Meal Planners 82 84 Recipes 96 98 STAGE 3 136 138 Meal Planners 142 144 Recipes 168 170 Toddler to Preschool 196 199 Meal Planners 206 208 Recipes 210 212 Dealing with choking 220 222 Index 221 223 Resources & Acknowledgments 224 226 Including More Than Two Hundred Recipes, This Nutritional Guide Describes What To Feed A Baby From Their First Solid Foods Through The First Year Of Life And Features Instructions And A Menu Planner.