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Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start To Lifelong Healthy Eating (2011)

by Tyler Florence(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1609611942 (ISBN13: 9781609611941)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Rodale Books

review 1: These recipes are simple, easy, and so delicious. I have had this book for a little over a year now as I have cooked for my little one, and I have no regrets about buying it. The recipes are divided by stages - first foods (single ingredient purees), combos, food with texture, family meals. Almost everything I have made for my daughter (and my husband!) has been a hit. Here are some of our favorites:Green bean, potato and kale puree (for the baby, but I even think it's yummy)Spinach and roasted pears with parm (ditto)Summer squash, yukon gold potatoes, and parmesan puree (I separated some out for a side dish, too - heavenly)Roasted salmon with green pea risottoSweet potato and blueberry pancakes (made these at a family reunion and everyone raved, asked for the recipe)Split... more pea soup with bacon and sweet potatoesThe recipes are unfussy and (with good, fresh ingredients) allow the flavors of the fruits and vegetables to shine. This book actually inspired me to try some of my own combinations. I highly recommend this as a family, not just baby, cookbook.
review 2: Everything I make from this book has been delicious! My 1 year old has been much more into the food than my 3 year old, but that also makes sense with Tyler Florence's point that introducing the flavors of good healthy food early on combats our culture's message that children will only eat pizza, fries, hot dogs, mac n cheese, and chicken nuggets.I liked this "healthy eating for kids" cookbook so much better than Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious. The recipes are simpler, they feature healthy fruits and veggies in recognizable forms, and they are meant for the whole family. Seinfeld, on the other hand, had complicated recipes with maybe a 1/2 cup of veggies spread across 4 servings and tried to bend the family's menu to cater to picky kids. Kids can certainly be picky, but I liked Florence's approach and family focus much more. less

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