Baby Bowl: Home-cooked Meals for Happy, Healthy Babies and Toddlers (Original)

Brief Description: "Baby Bowl is the new baby food bible! A collection of simple, nutritious recipes and wisdom from Kim McCosker, author of the mega-selling 4 Ingredients series. Where do you start when introducing your baby to solids? Kim McCosker has drawn on advice from mothers and grandmothers worldwide to produce the definitive guide for parents who want to ease their children through the transition from milk to solid foods. Covering a smorgasbord of delicious, healthy meals and snacks for your baby, all recipes are easy to follow and use only the freshest ingredients. *Fast preparation, easy cooking *Essential advice on nutritional value *Tips on whether to freeze, cooking times, and how to serve *Menu planners *Gluten free, dairy free recipes With three boys of her own, Kim has ensured that these recipes will provide the love and nourishment needed for a lifetime of good eating habits"--Marc Notes: ; Baby Bowl is the new baby food bible! A collection of simple, nutritious recipes and wisdom from Kim McCosker, author of the mega-selling 4 Ingredients series. Where do you start when introducing your baby to solids? Kim McCosker has drawn on advice from mothers and grandmothers worldwide to produce the definitive guide for parents who want to ease their children through the transition from milk to solid foods. Covering a smorgasbord of delicious, healthy meals and snacks for your baby, all recipes are easy to follow and use only the freshest ingredients. *Fast preparation, easy cooking *Essential advice on nutritional value *Tips on whether to freeze, cooking times, and how to serve *Menu planners *Gluten free, dairy free recipes With three boys of her own, Kim has ensured that these recipes will provide the love and nourishment needed for a lifetime of good eating habits--; Provided by publisher.. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Food for Life -- Handy Kitchen Tools for Making Baby Food -- What I Learned When Starting Out -- Top Tips -- Baby Food Preparation -- Baby Food Storage -- Thawing and Preparing Frozen Food -- Offering Food to Baby -- The Importance of Nutrition -- The Importance of Homemade Baby Food -- Foods to Try & When -- Allergies -- Key to Food Icons -- Hygiene -- Reflux -- Birth to Six Months -- Four to Six Months -- Six Months -- Seven Months -- Eight to Ten Months -- Baby Finger Foods-Handy Hints and Tips -- Ten to Twelve Months -- Twelve Months -- In the Car -- Babies with a Cold -- Guide to Growth: A Baby's First Twelve Months -- First Foods from Around the World -- Baby's First Menu Planner -- Resources -- Bibliography -- Index -- Note -- Where it is necessary to use he or she in reference to the baby, I have used he. This reflects only the fact that I have cooked for and fed three baby boys!. Publisher Marketing: "Baby Bowl" is the new baby food bible! Mealtime is a fairly simple process during the first four to six months of a baby's life. But making the transition from breast milk or formula to solid food can be a challenge for everyone, especially Mom and Dad! When do I introduce solid food to my baby? Which foods are the most appropriate for what age? How much food should I make for my baby? What do I feed to a sick child? Which foods are safe enough for my baby to eat in the car? "Baby Bowl "answers all these questions and offers parents a collection of healthy recipes designed to happily fill little bellies. With three young boys of her own, bestselling cookbook author Kim McCosker has ensured that the home-tested recipes in "Baby Bowl "provide the love and nourishment needed for a lifetime of good eating habits. Readers will find fast, easy-to-prepare recipes, organized by age; superfoods to try and when to try them; essential advice on nutritional value; tips on how long to cook, how to serve, and whether to freeze; menu planners; and gluten-free and dairy-free recipes. Covering a smorgasbord of delicious meals and snacks for babies from four months to a year, all the recipes in "Baby Bowl "are easy to follow and use only the freshest ingredients. So throw out those jars of goop and start cooking from scratch--with this book as your guide, it will be easier than you think!

Contributor Bio:  McCosker, Kim Kim McCosker is the author of "4 Ingredients Christmas, 4 Ingredients One Pot, One Bowl, "and, with Rachael Bermingham, "4 Ingredients" and "4 Ingredients Gluten-Free". She lives in Queensland, Australia, with her family. Find out more at 4Ingredients.com.au.