Preparing Wholesome Baby Food Is Economic and Fun
by Larry Cox on Feb. 18, 2012, under UncategorizedThe Wholesome Baby Food Guide: Over 150 Easy, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes from Purees to Solids by Maggie Meade (Grand Central Books/Life & Style, $15.99)
My mother was way ahead of the curve. Armed with her 1943 edition of Joy of Cooking and a Victory Garden, she made most of the baby food for me and my younger sister. Since she used locally grown ingredients when possible and no additives, her emphasis was on nutritious foods that were tasty and cost-effective. The same focus is on the recipes in this new cookbook by Maggie Meade.
Maggie Meade writes and edits the top rated baby food website, www.wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com, a site which gets more than 350,000 hits each month. She is the mother of three sons who also enjoyed fresh homemade baby food throughout their introduction to solid foods and many of her recipes in this collection were tweaked and perfected in her family kitchen.
In increasing numbers, parents are choosing to make their own baby food, using locally grown, organic, and wholesome ingredients. Meade has carefully researched information on nutrition, allergies, storage tips, myths, and the best practices for introducing foods to infants and young children. From preparing baby’s first purees to serving full-fledged meals, this is the perfect cookbook for parents who want to get the new baby in the house off to the best start possible.
Meades proves that baby food doesn’t need to be tasteless, processed, or even in a jar. It can be fresh, vibrant, and delicious. It doesn’t hurt that it also is much cheaper than store-bought foods and purees.
As Meade points out, her book is meant to be good for the baby, and fun for you and is just about the only book you need about feeding your child.
