BABY & TODDLER MEALS FOR DUMMIES

Includes tips for feeding picky eaters and kids with allergies



Understand your child's nutritional needs and prepare fast, tasty meals

Babies and toddlers need good nutrition to grow and thrive, and this essential, timesaving guide makes it easy to feed your child right. It explains exactly what foods you should introduce at what ages -- and shows you how to prepare fresh, home-cooked baby and toddler meals that beat anything you can get from a jar or box.

Discover how to
* Save money and expand your baby-food budget
* Dish up healthy, well-balanced meals
* Introduce new foods at the right time
* Serve foods with high kid-appeal
* Have fun cooking with your child

Dawn Simmons is a cooking instructor and caterer. The co-author of Cooking For Crowds For Dummies (Wiley), Dawn enjoys cooking for her children, family, and friends, and she’s always on the lookout for a new recipe! You can contact Dawn at dawnfsimmons@hotmail.com.
Curt Simmons is a technology trainer and author of more than 50 general computing and networking books. Curt is the co-author of Cooking For Crowds For Dummies (Wiley), and he enjoys gardening and eating Dawn’s cooking. You can contact Curt at curt_simmons@hotmail.com.
Sallie Warren, MS has been a Registered and Licensed Dietician for the past 20 years and is currently a consultant dietician for hospitals, assisted living centers, and long-term-care facilities. Sallie’s work enables her to work with all ages of people concerning their nutritional needs, including new mothers, babies, and children.

Introduction.
Part I: Lovin’ Spoonfuls: Feeding Your Baby and Toddler.
Chapter 1: Little Meals for Little Folks, from Applesauce to Zucchini.
Chapter 2: Raising a Well-Fed Child.
Chapter 3: Tools and Tricks of the Trade: Kitchen Basics.
Part II: From Womb to Highchair: The First 12 Months.
Chapter 4: Welcome to the World, Baby! The First Four Months.
Chapter 5: Enter Solid Foods: 4 to 6 Months.
Chapter 6: Foods for Your Crawler: 6 to 12 Months.
Part III: Big Changes Ahead: Feeding Your Toddler.
Chapter 7: First Steps and First Scheduled Meals: 12 to 18 Months.
Chapter 8: Good Eats for Your Active 18-Month- to 2-Year-Old.
Chapter 9: Tasty Meals for 2-Year-Olds.
Part IV: Welcoming Your Child to the Big People’s Table.
Chapter 10: Enticing Your 3- to 5-Year-Old.
Chapter 11: Cooking with Your Little One.
Chapter 12: Appealing Meals to Suit the Entire Family.
Part V: Fast Fixes for Mealtime Hurdles.
Chapter 13: Dealing with Food-Related Challenges.
Chapter 14: Tempting Dishes for a Picky Eater.
Chapter 15: Eating Away from Home.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Timesavers and Tips for Busy Parents.
Chapter 17: Ten Tips to Get Your Child to Try New Foods.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Metric Conversion Guide.
Appendix B: Food Logs.
Appendix C: Sample Menus.
Index.