Healthy Living Books Books

Rating: - Not very helpful
I did Baby-led weaning and found this book to be unhelpful for this approach. I thought as it was entitled finger foods for babies and toddlers it would be ideal. The book seemed to be geared more towards one year olds and up. I wouldn't recommend putting salt in any food for a child who was under one. I wasn't overly keen on most of the recipes anyway. I have to say it is sitting on the shelf unused.

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Rating: - Great ideas for finger foods
This book has lots of fantastic ideas on finger foods and quick meals at teatime. Which is great when you are in a hurry and want to prepare a quick healthy meal. Everyone I have bought this book for also thought it was great.

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Rating: - pretty much perfect for what I wanted
I'm really pleased with this book. The recipes all use items which I've heard of and are easily to get hold of, and don't involve spending the whole day preparing. My 20 month old also enjoys "helping" me make some of the more treat-like recipes, which goes a long way to pursuading her to eat occasionally. My favourite thing about the book however is that most if not all of them have a veggie alternative, which means we can cook one meal which everyone in the family will eat. I would say however that if you fancy yourself as a bit of a Delia in the kitchen it's not necessarily for you as simplicity seems to be the name of the game. For me however, a working Mum with good intentions, it's just great.

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Rating: - Nothing very inspiring
Didn't think there was anything particularly new and exciting in this book, pretty average run of the mill recipes - surely we've all thought of giving our kids sandwiches as a finger food. Quite a lot of the recipes were pretty unhealthy too.

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Rating: - Excellent for babies!
I've just come on to buy this book having renewed it from the library too many times! I'm doing the "baby led weaning" approach to weaning my baby (finger foods from the start) and my 8 month old has been loving the baby quiches, mini cornish pasties and stuffed pancakes for well over a month already. This book has given me loads of ideas and my husband and I enjoy the recipes too! I have made loads of some of the more freezable recipes and have them stockpiled in the freezer for those after-work nights. And above all, my baby is eating good, wholesome, unprocessed, home-made, non-pureed real food.