Know of a GREAT baby food book?
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Topic: Know of a GREAT baby food book?
Posted By: AndysMummy
Subject: Know of a GREAT baby food book?
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 5:18pm
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Hello,
Can anyone recommend a really good baby/toddler food cookbook? One with nice simple everyday food in it. Have been looking online but there are so many. I don't want to buy one and find that it only has posh ingredience that can only be bought from a wee boutique store in Parnell or food that that isn't even available in NZ! Lol Cheers Laura  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 5:31pm
| baby food and beyond by alison and simon holst. |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 5:53pm
Ditto. |
gandt wrote:Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 6:00pm
Double Ditto  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 6:57pm
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 9:02pm
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LMAO just went to bookshelf without reading the responses...as got given a book by a cooking teacher friend at baby shower...
one guess what it is!!!! DItto!!! 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 10:00pm
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There are some awesome websites out there:
http://www.forbaby.co.nz/modules/recipes/ - Forbaby.co.nz http://www.recipes.co.nz/babies-toddlers - Recipes.co.nz I would also say it is time to scour through your bounty pack for the couple of cook books that they slot in there as well. Plunket has a wonderful Iron resource cook book, just give them a call. It is one of their group hand outs. Personally I just stuck to age appropriate foods and mixed them in to "concoctions". Meat, fry it, boil it, then whizz it up and make into ice cubes. You can do the same with steak, chicken and pretty much any other meat. Unfortunately some can come out dry, mince is a pretty nasty consistancy and most kids hate the stuff. Any water you get off from boiling, add gluten free cornflour mixed in water to make thick. Then it is your veges and fruit. Whizz them up - separately and ice cube them as well. When it comes to meals I liked to throw in combinations that *I* think would be nice. So chicken and apricot with broccoli? Courgette and Carrot with Steak and Spud. You can add little seasonings like pineapple to make things like chicken and pumpkin a bit more interesting. I think Pork, apple and courgette was a good one. Try sticking to having them separate at the beginning, then as tastes evolve mix in mix in the good stuff with the screwed up face stuff. If you want to find a good pull out on basic fruits/vege and meat there is a pull out in your "Thriving Under Five" booklet. I have mine taped to my fridge. For those that didn't get one, have a look through the PDF online: http://www.plunket.org.nz/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Thriving_Under_five - Thriving Under Five.PDF ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: AndysMummy
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 1:32pm
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Thank you so much! I'm guessing Baby Food and Beyond might just be worth a squizz at then. lol Off to Trademe I go. Thanks for all the ideas Peace.
Andy has been on solids for 6 days. He LOVES it! So much fun. Gave him some apples yesterday and got a very cool sucking on a lemon face! Hehehe Thanks heaps :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 2:37pm
good on for waiting till 6 months....
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Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 3:48pm
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Quadriple ditto for Alison and Simon Holst's book - tis great. The Australian Women's Weekly softcover books for Babies and Toddlers are also great. Really easy to follow and reasonably priced. ------------- |
Posted By: AndysMummy
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 11:56am
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Thanks Gandt. I feel pretty proud of myself. So much pressure to start early. Been a bit stink being the odd one out all the time. But hey, I know that I did the best thing for Andy. Onwards and upwards now I reckon. Must say that the new poop was a bit horrific to start with! Need a gas mask!
I've bid on a Baby Food and Beyond book and have won a couple of organic cook books. Hopefully they might have some good ideas as I'm not very creative in the kitchen. I want to make the most of the next 3 months and try Andy on everything so that he doesn't end up fussy like his Daddy! have a super weekend Hugs Laura ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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