Everyday Baby Food: 200 Delicious, Nutritious and Simple Baby Food Recipes That You Can Use Everyday To Keep Your Little One Happy And Healthy! (The Homemade Baby Food & Baby Food Cookbook Series)

Every week I am making more baby food to feed to my now almost seven month old son. He is a little piggy eating anywhere from 8-12 ounces of pureed foods a day plus three 8 ounce bottles of formula. I made the baby food for my daughter when she was his age, but for some reason I feel like I am forgetting types of food to make for him. I feel like I am feeding him the same thing everyday and I know I didn't feel that way with my daughter. I decided to look into some recipes for baby food to help me increase the types of foods I am giving to him. I received the Everyday Baby Food Cookbook by Sophia Hamilton (in ebook) in exchange for my honest opinion. I have received no other compensation for this review.In this book, the author gives you a lot of information up front before you ever start making baby food. A lot of the stuff in the beginning I already knew, but if you have never made baby food before, it will be invaluable information. I do wish I had this when I made the food for my daughter because I knew nothing about how to prepare baby food back then. Some of the sections that will help you are: foods that are healthy for your baby and ones that are not, foods that are common allergens and what it looks like when your baby has a reaction, tools needed to make baby food, different methods for cooking and preparing baby food, and 200 recipes grouped by appropriate age.Some foods are better steamed and some are better boiled. Some should be mixed with formula/breast milk and others with water. I honestly had no idea which foods would taste good mixed together and which should be kept separate. Of course some of these things you will learn to modify based on what your baby ends up liking. Personally, I had no idea how to prepare avocado for a baby even though I know it is super healthy for them. So when I started looking through the recipes, I focused on those involving avocado. I know how to make pureed carrots, sweet potatoes, and yes even applesauce even though this author considers that to be a worst offender n the healthy aspect. For my review, I decided to try Avocado-Licious (4-6 months) Banana-Cado (4-6 months), and Amazing Apricot Puree (6-8 months). There are lots of other recipes I still have to try, but these are the focus for this review.The first one I made was the Banana-cado recipe simply because I want'ed to use the banana that I had that was almost past its prime. To make this recipe, you smash 1/4 of the avocado with 1/2 of the banana together. This is different from puree. Bananas turn into a liquid when pureed, but when you mash them, they retain a semi-solid state. Avocado is about the same consistency when mashed so putting them together creates a smooth, but somewhat chunky food. Honestly, it looked and sounded gross to me, but I am always willing to try new things. My son has had it three times and loved it every single time. The picture above is what was left after I made a double portion the very first time I gave it to him.The second time he had it was a result of trying the Avocado-licious recipe which is just mashed avocado mixed with water, formula, or breast milk. I used water and he wouldn't eat. Absolutely refused. I mixed the banana back into it and he scarfed it up.I didn't take a picture of the Amazing Apricot Puree. I simply forgot to do it. This recipe was more complicated compared to the other two, but it really wasn't difficult. I didn't peel the apricots, but I did cut the pit out of them. The recipe tells you to boil them for 15 minutes and them add them to your food processor or blender. After boiling, they pretty much turned to mush. When you puree them, you use the water you boiled them to get it to the desired thickness. This allows any nutrients that may have boiled out of the apricots to be added right back into the puree. I ended up using all the water because most of it boiled away. The consistency was a little runny, but not too bad. I didn't taste it ahead of time, but I should have because then I would have realized just how sour they were. I fed it to my son and he made the most awful faces. I tried a couple of times, but he just wouldn't eat it. So what I have done is put it in an ice cube tray to freeze for later. I plan to mix it with a sweeter puree to try again. Most likely I will mix it with applesauce or peaches.Overall, I am very happy with this book. I fully intend to make more recipes out of it to broaden what my son is trying. He is going to have teeth soon, so we will be ready to move to the 8-10 month foods which are a little chunkier. I really want to find some more ways to introduce meats to him. The information is great. Even if you aren't a completely organic believer, you can use these recipes. It can serve as a great guide to help you decide what to feed your infant and when. I feel like it follows what my pediatrician recommends as well.

This book is a great read for the new parent who is concerned with their baby’s nutrition. The author explains the many benefits of making your own baby food – for example, having control over what kind of ingredients your baby consumes, keeping chemicals out of their food, and saving money. The book talks about safe ingredients and foods for little ones as well as foods that should be on the no-no list. It’s more than just a cook book. It also tells you how to recognize if your baby is having allergies to certain foods. It provides tips on food storage, reheating methods, and planning ahead. It also helps new parents by teaching them at what ages it is safe to give their babies different types of foods and how much to give them. If a parent used the advice in this book, their children would grow up learning to enjoy a wide variety of foods and would ultimately eat foods that would enrich their child’s well-being. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is concerned about their baby’s health.

I am trying to eat healthier so why wouldn't I want baby to do the same?! I am always searching for recipes to help my family in our quest for a healthy, homemade lifestyle instead of fast food full of preservatives. I was given the opportunity to purchase this book at a discounted price in return for my honest opinion. I love it. This cookbook is written by experienced baby food cook and Mom (I love that fact) Sophia Hamilton. It provides 200 delicious, nutritious, and affordable recipes that are quick and easy to prepare in my very own kitchen. I have the paperback version of this book because I like to be able to have something physical in front of me. It isn't huge so it fits right on my shelf in the kitchen. I was a little intimidated at first, but this book contains everything you need to know to get started making your own baby food at home. The book is full of allergy and safety tips, recommended food for baby's developmental stages, and of course, great recipes. There is a fabulous index in the back of the book to easily help you find the ingredient you're looking for so you don't waste precious time to spend with baby. This book would also make a unique baby shower gift for your expecting mama friend.

This cookbook is absolutely stunning. The colors are so vibrant and appealing. Sophia knows her stuff and has shared her knowledge with parents and caretakers. She has recipes starting at four months, but gives info about when to feed your baby. Recipes continue on to 12+ months. I can't get over how beautiful this cookbook is. I received this cookbook in exchange for my review.

I really appreciated this book as a father of two kids! We have tried some of these in the past, but I wish we knew about this earlier. My wife and I reviewed this book together and we are going to try a couple for our one year old now that she is transitioning from Gerber foods to more solid foods. Would like to use it as a fun project together.

After doing a fair amount of research I thought this book might be the best to help inspire some of my baby food cooking. I should have looked into the author a little more before buying the book because she really seems to have no qualifications to be talking about nutrition and food prep and safety. The book is poorly designed, lacking a lot of visual polish and editing. And sure there are 200 recipes but the majority of them are "stem ___ fruit/vegetable". I wouldn't recommend buying this book.