CONTENTS

Front Cover Image

Welcome

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I
The Journey into Solid Foods

Chapter One: A Discussion of Introducing Solid Foods at Each Stage

Chapter Two: Feeding Your Baby Solid Foods—Let the Fun Begin!

Chapter Three: Nutritional Information

Chapter Four: Curiosities and Myths in Baby Feeding

Chapter Five: Making Fresh Homemade Baby Food—Break Out the Food Processor and Turn On the Oven!

Chapter Six: Put On Your Chef’s Hat, It’s Time to Get Cooking!

Chapter Seven: Creating Tasty Homemade Baby Foods

Part II
Homemade Baby Food—Recipes and Tips for Feeding Your Baby with Wholesome Goodness and Love!

Stage One: Four to Six Months of Age—Tasty Recipes for Stage One Beginners

Fruits

Amazing Applesauce

Awesome Avocado

Banana-Rama

Peary Perfect Pears

Baked Pears

Saucy Avocado

Banana ’Cado

Peary Apples

Vegetables

Butternut Baby

Sweets for My Sweetie

Greenie Beanies

Sweet Baby Butternut

Grains & Cereals

Homemade Baby Cereals-A Few Tips

First Brown Rice Cereal (Powder)

First Brown Rice Cereal (Whole Cooked Rice)

Homemade Oatmeal Cereal

Barley Baby Cereal

Tasty Combinations

The Green Veggie Monster

Butternutty Apples and Oatmeal

Peary Bananas and Barley

Apple Rice

Stage Two: Six to Eight Months of Age—Mixes and More

Fruits

Baked Apples

A Is for Apricots Done Two Ways

Peachy Keen

Mango Madness

Fresh Plum Goodness

Dried Plum/Prune Puree

Vegetables

Crazy Carrots

Roasted Carrots

Parsnippity Do!

Yes Peas!

Purely Pumpkin

Simmering Summer Squash

Meats & Proteins

Preparing Meats for Homemade Baby Food-What’s the Best Method?

Cock-a-doodle-gobble-gobble-doo

Crock-Pot Chicken

Easy Roasted Chicken with Apples

Effortless Apples and Chicken

Just the Yolks

Scramble Me Up

Veggie Scramble

Combinations

Overnight Crock-Pot Oatmeal

Creamy Peachy Rice

Yogurt Meals

Banana Omelet

Peachy Keen Sweet Potatoes

Summer Squash with Simmered Apples

Cottage Peaches

Avocado Fruit Salad

Pumpkin and Apples

Butternut Squash Risotto

Tropical Butternut Squash

Roasted Parsnips and Pears

Sweet Squashy Apples

Roasted Pumpkin With Peaches

Bonus Recipe: Delish Pumpkin Butter

Creamy Salmon and Peas

Parsnip, Apple, & Carrot Mash

Tropical Island Sweet Potatoes

Let’s Mango Tango

Chicken and Apricots with Brown Rice

Creamy Peachy Chicken and Rice

Simple Fried Rice

Sweet Potato Scramble

Sweet Chicken and Carrots

Creamy Cinnamon Applesauce

Peachy Yogurt Cheese

Stage Three: Eight Months of Age and Older—Adventurous Foods for Budding Foodies

Fruits

Melon Madness

Blueberry Bonanza

Cranberry Jubilee

Kewl Kiwi Mash

Baked Peach Crumble

Baked Pear Crumble

Purely Papaya

Pineapple Pleaser

Poached Figs

Super Strawberry Puree

Vegetables

Asparagus

Beautiful Beets

Broccoli Baby

Corn

Cauliflower

Cauliflower, Zucchini, and Apples

Eggplant

Great Greens

Just the Basics-Saucy Tomatoes

Mash ’Em Up Potatoes

Turnips for Two

Cool as Cucumbers

Sweet Potato Fries with Dippin’ Sauce

Meats & Proteins

Lentils for Stage Three Baby Foods

Ooh La La Lentils

Lentil, Sweet Potato, and Apple Salad

White Bean Chicken Chilli

Butter Baby Butter Beans–Crock-Pot Style

Legumes for Stage Three Baby Foods

Lovely Legumes

Simple, Fantastic Fish

Chicken in a Packet

Crock-Pot/Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

Beef It Up!

Oatmeal Cod

Totally Tofu

Really Perfect Pork

Grains & Seeds

Quinoa

Creamy Sunshine Quinoa

Kamut

Call Me Buckwheat–Call Me Kasha

Millet (Dry and Fluffy)

Millet (Wet and Soupy)

It’s a Free-For-All with Delicious Combinations and More!

Table Foods, Family Meals, and Tasty Wholesome Snacks!

Sweet Potato, Apples, & Chicken in a Pot

Groovy Grape Chicken with Noodles

Cheesy Pasta with Asparagus

Cheesy Sauce for Vegetables, Pasta, and Meats

Sweet Lentil Chicken Stew

Dirty Rice

Beefy Hash Dinner

Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf with Lemon

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Green & Orange Fritters

Banana Fingers

Easy Rice Balls Two Ways

Broccoli Cheddar Nuggets

Sweet Potato Pancakes I

Sweet Potato Pancakes II

Mom’s Baked Mac-n-Cheese, with or without Treasures

Baby’s Quick Cereal Teethers

Graham Cracker Cookies

Meal in a Muffin

Broccoli, Chicken, and Cheese

Apples, Chicken, and Cheese

Apple Cheddar Tortilla

Avocado Cottage Cheese and Chive

Sautéed Spinach with Apples and Onions

Maggie’s Mexican Rice

Tofu Nuggets

My Favorite Sweet Potato Custard

Apple Berry Plum Sauce

Berries Jubilee

Roasted Carrots with Fennel

White Potato Treasure Hunt

Pink Potatoes

Vegetable or Fruit Meatballs for Baby

Creamy Tropical Tango

Apple Turkey Loaf or Sticks

Smoothies

Meals for the Family-Meals for the Baby

Roast Chicken with Carrots, Parsnips, and Onions

Salmon with Cranberry Couscous and Asparagus

Beef Tenderloin with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Green Beans

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie with Pumpkin Cornbread

Pumpkin Cornbread

Baked Haddock with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Summer Squash

Appendix I. Freezing Foods Chart

Appendix II. Charting Baby’s Solid Food Adventures

First Foods for Baby Chart–Four to Six Months Old Second Foods for Baby Chart–Six to Eight Months Old

Third Foods for Baby Chart–Eight Months and Older

Combined Solid Food Chart

Appendix III. Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables

Appendix IV. References, Resources, and Links

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