Super Baby Food

Customer Reviews

An excellent resource and guide for novice parents.

I found Superbaby Food to be exceptionally helpful as a first-time parent. I must confess to not following all the suggestions religiously, however, it is so loaded with information that I was able to pick and choose beneficial aspects for my baby. I am not the super organic type and do use commercial baby foods but am able to supplement those thanks to the information found in the book. I have found a happy medium for myself and my baby. The nutrition tables are very thorough, making it easy to calculate a child's nutrtional needs as they grow. The author includes many recipes that enable parents to "sneak" healthy things into tasty treats that kids will actually eat. She also goes on to provide multiple ways to save money on baby products such as diapers and wipes, toys, and clothing, information which is as valuable as gold these days. She is also very careful to state that all dietary matters should be discussed with one's pediatrician --very commendable. I have recommended this book to friends and will continue to do so.

Too much to wade through

If you're looking for a concise list of what foods to introduce when and a few hints about cooking some of your own food--and you're a busy mom--keep looking. I am very conscious of what my baby eats (organic produce, free-range eggs, antibiotic-free milk, etc.), and wanted to prepare some of her food myself, but was overwhelmed by this tome. There's too much extraneous information to wade through--I already know how to select and store produce, for example. I'm sleep deprived and need to access recipes quickly. There's too much text accompanying the preparation instructions. Plus, despite my efforts, my child doesn't like plain veggies or that dreadful plain rice cereal. So, I'm hoping to find a real-life guide to healthy eating for real kids. Maybe something about sneaking veggies into pre-toddler food.

Additional Note on Microwaving

This is supplemental to a review already posted. The info presented doesn't reflect recent research on how microwaving destroys nutrients (see below), so when preparing or reheating food, try to avoid using the microwave; otherwise you might be better off using commercial organic baby food.

"PARIS, Oct 22 (AFP) - Cooking by microwave is the worst way to preserve a key nutrient in vegetables, while steaming is the best, according to a Spanish study reported in New Scientist.

Researchers from the national scientific research council CEBAS-CSIC measured antioxidants, a compound believed to protect cells from damaging reactive chemicals called free radicals, in broccoli that had been either steamed, pressure-cooked, boiled or microwaved.

Steaming the veggies left the antioxidants almost untouched, but microwaving virtually eliminated them, probably because this heated the broccoli from inside and generated too high a temperature."