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A review by rinnyssance
Baby-Led Feeding: A Natural Way to Raise Happy, Independent Eaters by Jenna Helwig
4.0
I want to note that this book is a cookbook, as well as a book that provides tips on how and when to feed your child. If you do not eat any of the foods in the book, it may affect your take on it. However, the written information is very valuable and gives you a lot of insight on how to prepare solid foods for a child that is just being introduced to them. Jove's dad's a physician of psychosomatic medicine. So we've been looking up a lot of information about introducing your child to different sensory experiences that will help them acclimate to everyday life. It's also time to eat, so this book came at a perfect time.
My niece eats so many nuggets that I'm afraid she'll turn into one. And my nephew had a phase last month where he refused to eat anything but pizza. I thought kids tended to like starches because they are bland, full of readily available energy, filling, easy on the tongue. A friend of mine told me about baby-led weaning, and I found the Americanized philosophy of baby-led FEEDING. These are two different things so if you are looking for information about the former, this is not for you. Baby-led feeding is less strict and focuses on introducing the child to everyday foods that you will be preparing in the house. Fortunately for me, I use most of the ingredients and food in this book so I am looking forward to trying different recipes, freezing meals for later and so on so that they can be reintroduced later.
The first half of the book focuses on the introduction of foods, how to steam and roast, certain emergency signs that show your child is not ready to eat, how to store and rotate foods. In the middle of the book, they introduce beverages. The book did mention sippy cups, which I flatly refuse to buy, but they encourage the use of a cup. So that was great too. The second half of the book has meals that the whole family can eat, that are healthy, as well as tips on how to organize and cook ahead so that you're not spending your time after work over a stove for so long. The authors of this book are both in the food science industry so I trust that they know what they are doing.
The meals do not look like what you would normally feed kids but I still find them to be amazing and I can't wait to try them out. FYI I may not follow the recipes exactly and may add or substitute items where preferred.
My niece eats so many nuggets that I'm afraid she'll turn into one. And my nephew had a phase last month where he refused to eat anything but pizza. I thought kids tended to like starches because they are bland, full of readily available energy, filling, easy on the tongue. A friend of mine told me about baby-led weaning, and I found the Americanized philosophy of baby-led FEEDING. These are two different things so if you are looking for information about the former, this is not for you. Baby-led feeding is less strict and focuses on introducing the child to everyday foods that you will be preparing in the house. Fortunately for me, I use most of the ingredients and food in this book so I am looking forward to trying different recipes, freezing meals for later and so on so that they can be reintroduced later.
The first half of the book focuses on the introduction of foods, how to steam and roast, certain emergency signs that show your child is not ready to eat, how to store and rotate foods. In the middle of the book, they introduce beverages. The book did mention sippy cups, which I flatly refuse to buy, but they encourage the use of a cup. So that was great too. The second half of the book has meals that the whole family can eat, that are healthy, as well as tips on how to organize and cook ahead so that you're not spending your time after work over a stove for so long. The authors of this book are both in the food science industry so I trust that they know what they are doing.
The meals do not look like what you would normally feed kids but I still find them to be amazing and I can't wait to try them out. FYI I may not follow the recipes exactly and may add or substitute items where preferred.