The Well Fed Baby: Healthy, Delicious Baby Food Recipes That You Can Make At Home - Softcover

Sweet, O. R.; Bloom, Thomas; Sweet, O. Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688178235 ISBN 13: 9780688178239

Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks, 2000

Synopsis

Here is you source book for feeding your baby the healthy and natural way as seen on Mothering, the television series on Fox Fx, Fox Fit Tv, and Fox Health Networks. From the makers of The Well Fed Baby line of organic, soy-based baby food, this book offers parents easy-to-make, all-natural recipes as an alternative to baby food. Not only are these recipes better-tasting and healthier than processed jarred baby food, they can be made at home in just minutes and at a fraction of the cost. Some of the recipes are presented by guest chefs who share with you their favorite ways to feed their little ones.

The Well Fed Baby will teach you the basics of making baby food at home, as well as the benefits of using organic foods and soy foods, and how to initiate healthy eating habits from birth. The authors guide you through the different stages of feeding your baby, from milk and strained cereal at six months to chopped foods at twelve months. Your baby will love meals such as Carrot Puree with Mint, Baked Acorn Squash and Brown Rice, and Broccoli and Chicken Dinner. And you will love knowing that you are giving the very best to your well-fed baby.

The Well-Fed Baby offers parents an alternative to jarred baby food, most of which is loaded with sweeteners. Making baby food at home is easy-almost all you need are fresh fruits and vegetables and a food processor or blender. Following Robin Sweet's recipes, the results are delicious purees of apples, mangos, bananas, carrots, and other foods that babies love. The Well-Fed Baby will be an essential purchase for expecting parents.

The Well-Fed Baby is the tie-in for a new television program by the same name, airing Fall 1999 on Fox Fx, Fox Fit Tv, and brand-new Fox Health networks. Produced by author Robin Sweet, the new series will cover everything related to keeping your baby healthy: diet, exercise, and so much more. Robin Sweet will demonstrate how to make baby food at home on

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About the Authors

O. Robin Sweet produces her own line of healthful, frozen, organic baby food, under the name The Well Fed Baby, which is sold in major supermarket chains nationwide. Trained as a pediatric nurse, she is president of The Well Fed Baby, author of numerous books on families, health, and nutrition, and is cofounder of The Well Fed Baby Adoption Foundation, which subsidizes domestic and international adoptions.

Thomas A. Bloom, Ph.D., was a professor of food science and food management, as well as president and CEO of the California Culinary Academy and vice president of the Culinary Institute of America. He wrote the award winning television cooking show and cookbook Cooking at the Academy, He is a freelance writer, lecturer, and food consultant.

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Sweet Potato and Chicken Dinner

Makes 1 to 2 servings

1 sweet potato, scrubbed
1/4 cup bite-size pieces cooked white chicken meat
1 ripe apricot, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup formula or other liquid

Puncture the skin of the sweet potato with a fork or knife and microwave on High until soft, about 8 minutes. For conventional ovens, bake in a preheated 400ºF. oven for 45 minutes.

When cool enough to handle, scoop out the meat of the sweet potato into a foodprocessor, food mill, or blender. Add the chicken, apricot, brown rice, and 1/4 cup ofthe formula. Blend until smooth. Add more formula until you achieve the desiredconsistency. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.

Recommended for ages 8 months+

Tofu Custard

Makes 4 Servings

3 large eggs
1 cup firm tofu
2 tablespoons rice malt sweetener (located in the specialty food section of grocery)
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.

Beat the eggs in a medium-size bowl.

In a blender or food processor, process the tofu, sweetener, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon together until they're smooth. Pour the blended mixture into the bowl with the beaten eggs and stir, mixing well.

Pour the custard mixture into the buttered casserole dish. Bake for 1 hour, until the top is light brown, or, when a knife is inserted in the middle, it comes out clean. Let cool and serve at room temperature.

Recommended for ages 8 months+

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688178235
• ISBN 13: 9780688178239
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192