The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby And Toddler

Packed with recipes specifically created to wean babies from soft foods onto solid, adult foods when they reach the toddler stage, this indispensable guide teaches parents what their children should be eating and how these foods should be prepared. It includes advice on health and nutritional considerations, such as how various foods affect brain development, ways to ensure babies receive the right amount of food, eating solutions for children who refuse to try vegetables, fruit, meat, or dairy, and much more.

-  More than 200 recipes for babies and toddlers.
-  The latest information on baby and child nutrition.
-  How to prepare foods with the necessary vitamins and minerals for your baby or toddler.
-  A special section for parents wanting to raise vegetarians.
-  There were more than four million babies born in the US in 2004.
Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RD, is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant. She is the author or coauthor of Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids; Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. Ward writes for several publications, including Prevention, Men's Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Boston Globe, Parents, and Parenting. View titles by Elizabeth M. Ward M.S., R.D.

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Packed with recipes specifically created to wean babies from soft foods onto solid, adult foods when they reach the toddler stage, this indispensable guide teaches parents what their children should be eating and how these foods should be prepared. It includes advice on health and nutritional considerations, such as how various foods affect brain development, ways to ensure babies receive the right amount of food, eating solutions for children who refuse to try vegetables, fruit, meat, or dairy, and much more.

-  More than 200 recipes for babies and toddlers.
-  The latest information on baby and child nutrition.
-  How to prepare foods with the necessary vitamins and minerals for your baby or toddler.
-  A special section for parents wanting to raise vegetarians.
-  There were more than four million babies born in the US in 2004.

Author

Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RD, is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant. She is the author or coauthor of Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids; Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. Ward writes for several publications, including Prevention, Men's Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Boston Globe, Parents, and Parenting. View titles by Elizabeth M. Ward M.S., R.D.

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