My twin boys are 3 months old, probably going to start solids at around 5 months. Wanting to know which books you recommend for baby food recipes and nutrition.
I really liked Super Baby Food. It gives you a list, month by month, of what foods are ok to introduce. It also tells you how to prepare and store the foods, if you're interested in making your own food. And there are recipes, if you're interested in mixing things together or making your own oatmeal and stuff like that.
The Super Baby Food Book is great for understanding what foods a baby can best digest at what age. Be sure to use it only as a reference; the regime she recommends is really intense and involved and didn't work for me at all, but I love using it for suggestions. It has tons of great recipes, too.
I have b/g 13mo old twins and started giving them solids around 6mo - squash primarily. I never used a book but sounds like you got some good recommendations. I would recommend buying those ice cube containers (from amazon) that you can puree food ahead of time and pour them in there and freeze them and then pop out one at a time and put in microwave for 20sec in a glass container. My kids shared one container for probably the first few weeks then moved on to eat one each but it definitely saves time. I would start with something sweet like butternut squash or sweet potato and just use that for one week then introduce another food. I don't think you need a book for recipes until they start eating more.
Congrats - it gets better and better!!
I've just started to give my 6 month old solids. A great book that I love is by Annabel Karmel (a chef and mom) called First Meals. It's been updated so make sure you get the expanded version and if you order online (like from Amazonn) it will be much cheaper. Good luck!
not a book, but a great site http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/
The site is run by a mom of twin boys who are now 6.5YO and has a lot of useful info and recipe suggestions
elaine
mom to 6.5YO twin girls
Family Nutrition made simple is one of 30 books Pediatrician Dr. Williams Sears has on the book shelves. He is a pediatrician in southern california, I've bought several of his books, he also has a web site askdrsears.com
Congratulations on your twin boys.
N. H.
My baby is currently 4 months and plan on starting her on solids in about a month or two. I'd just picked up "Homemade Baby Food Pure & Simple" by Connie Linardakis. It's an easy read book with simple recipes and nutritional information that are listed by the age range of the baby. Like I said, I've not tried it yet, but it seems very straight forward and looking forward to trying it. Have fun! :)
