Saturday, September 8, 2007 - Babys First Foods book review...
This is a book from one of our very own homesteadbloggers! Theresa Powers from Ripe for Harvest.
Baby's First Foods - A Mother's Guide to Whole Grains and Family Nourishment by Theresa Powers.
This is a hardbound book with cute old fashioned pictures throughout. The 128 pages are thicker than regular pages and are a nice tinted color which are easy on the eyes. This is a great book containing various bits of information, not just a book for making baby food. There are recipes for starting your baby on solids and information on how to prepare these first foods of grains, beans, fruits and vegetables. There is even a two month menu laid out for you to follow.
The author goes beyond baby foods into healthy recipes for the whole family. Including breakfasts, dinners, sauces, crackers, cookies and even preparations for your first holiday dinner. These preparations were very helpful to look at and see some of the steps I have never thought of doing for a big dinner.
The chapter on Making Bread from Whole Grain includes tips and information all the way from milling and choosing the wheat to baking. She even goes into explaining each ingredient that goes into making the bread. These recipes will be a nice welcome change to some of my old standbys.
The book is peppered with famous quotes, bible quotes, healthy hints, baking tips and other tidbits in each of the seven chapters. The last chapter is called Baby Wisdom. It is full of wisdom from other mothers who have taken the time to share with the readers. Mothers such as Jill Novack, who teaches us how to start and keep a baby journal, to Martha Greene (Marmee), Kim Mills, Lisa Barthuly and Kimberly Eddy.
I enjoyed this book and can not wait to try out more of the recipes. I was inspired and encouraged not to buy those little jars at the store of baby food for my little 8 month old. I have more confidence in preparing my own baby food than ever before. This book is just what I needed to fill in that healthy eating gap between nursing and solid table foods. I might even pull out the ol' sewing machine and make Marmee's popover bib...I just won't be cooking up any rutabagas though!
*UPDATE!! ~~ This book has become a staple in my kitchen. The baby has allergies and I am making most of her food from scratch. She loves her food! I have enjoyed the bread recipes and the pancake recipe for the whole family. I highly recommend this book for those who eat healthy and don't want to buy jarred baby food!
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