Fast and Fresh Baby Food Cookbook: 120 Ridiculously Simple and Naturally Wholesome Baby Food Recipes

Simple and easy
Very good cookbook! Simple easy recipes for kids 4 – 18 months

Four Stars
interesting combinations for babies

Not mentioning the fact that it’s completely American style of weaning and measurements, there is not a single picture of the food you were meant to make included…none…in a cookbook!

Wow! This is so much more than I expected. Fast & Fresh Baby Food Cookbook is your go-to for feeding baby starting at 4 months.It starts with an overview of foods that you will be feeding your baby. It goes over organic vs non-organic, the difference between fresh, frozen, and canned fruit/veggies, and the 10 superfoods to include in your baby’s daily diet. Also included is info on the dirty dozen {foods that are high in pesticides and should always be bought organic} and the clean fifteen {foods that have low levels of pesticides.}Jacqueline Cote even includes information about allergy and gas causing foods and foods to avoid before one year. This first chapter has SO much good information that allows you to make good food choices for baby.Chapter 2 goes over the methods of cooking you will use for the recipes. They’re all super common and things you have done before like steaming and baking. No new info here~ unless you don’t usually cook. This chapter also has the tools you will need like a steamer. Again, nothing that you don’t already have or can’t get cheaply.From Chapter 3 on, there are recipes! From purees’ for 4 to 6 months, to 1 year plus. I love some of the combinations that Ms. Cote has put together! I never thought to combine some of them.Also included at the top of each recipe are “tags.” These tags tell you if the recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, etc.Beautifully formatted, this cookbook is easy to read and has everything you need to feed baby.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

Chapter one talks about the using the freshest ingredients and how to do it on a budget. They include the list of the dirty dozen and the clean fifteen. That just means which fruits and vegetables you should buy organic, and which ones you can get away with buying conventional. It also talks about fresh vs frozen vs canned foods. Obviously fresh is the best, but you can buy frozen and canned if the foods aren’t in season, etc. My favorite part is the superfood list. I’ve always tried to feed my babies the superfoods when possible because we all know kids can be finicky and throw more than they eat. So I like to make the foods I serve at meal time the best that I can for their little tummys (so I know at least they are getting a little nutrition between all of the goldfish crackers and cheerios). Chapter 2 talks about ways to make cooking these healthy meals in the fastest and easiest ways, and how to store the food. Chapter 3 goes into smooth meals for 4-6 months old, which to me is the most important meals you’ll make because you’re helping them develop their taste buds and not choke in the process. Chapter 4 goes over food for 7-8 month olds, chapter 5 is 9-11 month olds, and chapter 6 is 12-18 month olds. So you really get a great variety of food with very easy to read recipes. I usually get stuck in a rut making the same foods over and over, but this book really helped give me so new great ideas to try.