Super Nutrition for Babies: The Right Way to Feed Your Baby for Optimal Health

I am so pleased with this book, which says alot because Ican be pretty picky when it comes to nutrition and my family's health. I am a mother of three including a two month old, and also proud member of the WAPF, and I try to feed my family along those guidelines as much as possible. Nourishing Traditions is sort of like my kitchen bible, and I have even shelled out precious money to see Sally at a regional conference. I consider myself passionate about traditional nutrition, dedicated to my family's health, and I love to share and promote these ideas. That being said, I have not been able to share NT with too many people because my friends who don't have it already might find it less than user friendly. I especially have been wanting something geared towards feeding babies or pregnancy, because that is not only a crucial time, it is also a time when moms and dads are naturally more focused on nutrition. This book fits the bill as a book I am eager to share with others, yet I also learned a lot myself. It is easy to read, yet still packed with helpful information. This book offers so much that Nourishing Traditions just doesn't. It is laid out in an easy to read format, most of the information is broken down into digestible bites with side bars and snippets interspersed for interesting reading. I read it cider to cover in a few sittings over two days. Also the authors take care to realize some of their ideas may be completely foreign to most people: raw milk, soft cooked eggs, organ meats. Not the typical rice flakes and strained peas that comes to some people's minds when they think of feeding baby. But the authors back it up with clear evidence to the nutritional density of these foods, their historical use across cultures to ensure optimal health of babies, and the many, many reasons to avoid the nutrient deficient baby fare that is commonly fed our most precious resource, our children. Unfortunately, some people will probably still be to close minded to accept these ideas. Yes it is a little bit more work, compared to processed store bought baby food. But isn't your baby worth it? I like that the authors, unlike Sally Fallon at times, seem to understand that parents aren't going to follow the perfect diet all of the time, but just to try to do the best you can with the information you have. Do they expect you to feed your family raw liver, soft boiled eggs, and butter straight from the farm 100 percent of the time? No! But they take the time to explain that feeding foods like organ meats or fish eggs once a week can pay off big time in your child's health and development. Finding a source of high quality raw dairy really is worth the time and money because it is so nutritionally dense and, from my point of view, the easiest "super food" to incorporate daily. Also, this diet heavy on high quality animal foods is a departure from the usual Brown rice, broccoli, and tofu Shenanigans pushed by a lot of people in the "healthy" diet circles. But the authors make it clear why such high quality animal products are the basis for your baby's diet: nutritionally, animal foods run circles around plant foods, both in terms of quality macro nutrients and micro nutrients like zinc, iron and calcium. Babies don't even produce enzymes to digest plant carbohydrates until well into their second year. Plant foods are nutritional light weights when it comes to what your baby needs; furthermore many plants contain anti nutrients that interfere with vitamin and mineral absorbtion, which is dangerous for your growing child. This book is divided into chapters for each stage of eating through baby and toddler years, with helpful facts about just what your baby really needs at each stage, as well as what is inappropriate, or best to wait on. Foods are divided into categories: crap, okay, pure, and power. The authors know sometimes we can fall short, but hopefully we aim for mostly pure and power foods, with some okay and very little crap. Also included are recipes that are fairly easy, look very tasty, many of which I have never tried. There is also a chapter for the nursing mom's nutrition, and a good chapter on homemade formula, and a list of resources I find very helpful in the back. It's overall more than just east this not that, because there are tons of helpful hints and facts throughout the book related to nutrition and overall health. This book is a must read in my opinion. this information is crucial to your child's health in the short and long term. Keep an open mind, and you will enjoy it immensely. And one day, your child will thank you!!

I am so glad this book was recommended to me! My daughter is almost six months old and seems to be getting ready to eat more than the milk I can give her. I actually went to the store and bought organic brown rice cereal and organic oatmeal so I'd be ready to feed her. I didn't like the idea of white rice, even though it's a common first food, and her doctor suggested it. I thought I was doing her a favor by starting with whole-grains, like I eat. I learned in this book why whole-grains are the exact WRONG thing to start with, and that they are even worse for babies than the refine white cereal that is so common. This book is fantastic! It makes total sense in the way it explains WHY cereals are a terrible first choice for babies, and makes more sense when it explains what babies' bodies are ready for, when, and why. My daughter will be six months in 9 days, and I'm actually excited about the foods I will feed her when her little body is ready for them. EDIT: My daughter is now nine months old. She has been eating REAL foods, like soft-boiled egg yolks (not the white!), liver, bone-based stocks, and more! I've even learned about lacto-fermenting foods to make them more digestible. This book is becoming well-worn, as I constantly look through the pages for more ideas on what to feed my daughter. In addition to learning about nutrition for babies, this book has fantastic information about nutrition for nursing moms--and everyone! As a result of this book, my husband and I are turning our entire kitchen around, focusing on whole foods, and learning a lot more about things that increase digestion (bone-based stocks, gelatin, etc.). This book has been life-changing for our entire family!

I just want to say that this is the book I've been searching for ever since I started going towards real food and off processed! I've read so much information from so many books, blogs, websites, etc., and this book condenses all that info in one easy to read book. It's supported by the respected real food people such as the GAPS author and the Weston A. Price foundation as well as others. The layout is easy to read and organized in stages for what to feed your baby as they learn to eat solids--up through toddlerhood. BUT it is information that can be used to feed all your kids, no matter the age. I have 4 kids ranging from 12 months to almost 9 years old and I can implement this information with everyone, including hubbie and I. ;) Transitioning back to real natural food can be overwhelming, but this book totally lays it out and takes you step by step. It also lays out all the information you need to know to understand why real food is important for optimal health and how the standard American diet is harming our children, not helping. I highly recommend this book!!!

As someone that is conscious of how refined sugar greatly impacts her body, this book has been a tremendous help in understanding the science behind it and how I can not only get my son off to a healthy start in life, but also improve my wellbeing. As urban Americans, it is very tough to eliminate sugar from our diets because it comes in so many forms and is way more readily available and inexpensive than the natural whole foods that our bodies truly need. You don't have to read this book to know that refined sugar is more of a detriment to our bodies than a source of essential nutrients. Yet, most of us continue to consume it in excess quantities and often make excuses for it. My son is too young to know that junk food exists. This book contains excellent supporting detail behind the recommendation of foods to provide the best nutrition to help babies grow strong, stay physically healthy and have emotional stability. I am so grateful for the recipies and sources for finding quality food. I've been long awaiting a book like this because unfortunately, it's hard to find this valuable information. Thank you!!!

I am somewhat new to this nutrition movement but this book does a great job of explaining the why and how behind eating this way. I feel comfortable loaning this out to a friend who is even less aware of whole food, animal based nutrition than I was before purchasing. My 10 month old is thriving on the foundational concepts of the book. She has been breastfed exclusively for 8 month and then we introduced an organic formula, "Baby's Only Whey" which looks like a very similar recipe to the one in the book. One of her first foods was a pasture raised, local soft boiled egg yolk, a food I would have been too scared to give to my now 3 year old at the time of food introduction. This book is an excellent guide and I trust the research 100%.

I discovered traditional/real food diets when my oldest daughter was about 14 months old. Before my discovery we were on what modern nutritionists would consider an excellent diet, gluten free, vegetable oils, organic fruits and veggies etc. Little did I know that this diet was seriously lacking in vital nutrients for me and my family. I have Celiacs Disease with a wide range of lingering symptoms and my daughter was off the charts small with cradle cap. Upon changing our diet to nutrient dense foods from grass fed animals, raw milk, fermented foods and drinks, coconut oils and grass fed butter our health flourished! I was delighted to see that this book was now available since my 5 month old son will be eating soon, I just wish it had been around back when my daughter was a baby. The book it self is very easy to read and understand, with well laid out pages including graphs and guides. Quick reference guides for month to month guidelines of acceptable foods per age. It separates common foods into categories from CRAP foods, OKAY foods, PURE foods and POWER foods. Even includes recipes to help those who are new to cooking with real food. It also contains guidelines on how mommy should eat while pregnant and nursing. Overall I am so happy that this book was written and I have a heart felt wish that all caregivers of children big and small should read this book. In an age of rampant chronic childhood illnesses our current methods of nourishing our children should be seriously reconsidered and the wisdom of our ancestors should once again be applied.

Well-explained nutritional information including information about digestive capabilities, etc. Info is by age as well. Really solid even for adult nutrition, to be honest; most people could stand to read this even if they have no children. It takes the best of traditional feeding (farm raised meat, marrow, organs, and dairy products included) and leaves out the worst with good explanation (goodbye junky rice cereal). It fairly well contradicts BLW and certainly vegetarianism, and with good reason! We are happy to let our child play with food a la BLW, but were concerned about his getting literally zero food in at 8 months old. It also pushes for starting children with certain meat and dairy-based food for "super nutrition" rather than pureed carrots, etc. Which, when you think about it seeing as they are coming from eating breastmilk not bean sprouts just makes a lot more sense. Babies need good fats, iron, zinc, etc for their growing bodies and brains. After years of feeding ourselves healthfully and label reading, this book jives very well with us and I consider it our new most trusted resource on child nutrition. Highly recommend.

I was excited to read this book because I had really enjoyed nourishing traditions. I wish I had never read it however. For starters the "super power" foods she recommends for 6-8 month old babes are "grated frozen liver, soft boiled egg yolks (warm but runny) from organic, free range pastured eggs, marrow bones, souper stock, and cod liver oil" for starters, that's hardly a varied diet. I took her advice and let some of my sons first foods be soft egg yolks from our csa farm. Imagine my surprise then when he contracted salmonella poisoning from those exact egg yolks. In speaking with the health department I learned that while warm but runny egg yolks are safe for adults, babies and children under 4 are much more susceptible to salmonella and therefore should ONLY be served eggs that are completely cooked. Since I have only served my son hard scrambled eggs, purees with a little water or breastmilk. If you are interested in a very thorough but easy to read book on baby nutrition I recommend What To Feed Your Baby by Tanya Altmann. The a very similar situation with raw milk (which this book highly promotes) as raw milk is much safer for adults to drink than for children (who are much more susceptible to any pathogens and bacteria). Honestly I wish I had never read this misleading book- I much preferred Altmann's book or the Super Baby Food book. For a book that recommends so many raw or barely cooked foods for babies it never once mentions Salmonella (that I could find referenced) which is a bacteria that can literally hospitalize or kill children and babies. Hope this helps someone else avoid the nightmare our family has been through.

I'm more than prone to experiment, and I'm open for suggestions, differing from the well known dogmas. However after reading that between the babies first foods should be soft boiled runny eggs, i decided to stop reading. Basics like "cook your eggs, otherwise you risk salmonella on a hot day" is not something that i want to risk. Can not recommend this book.

The only book any new parent needs when starting solids. All the pure facts!

Excelente livro!

this book gives you the actual nutritional facts. i will definitely follow many of them. of course i will use my instinct before trying on my baby. Great book by the qualified authors. but this book is not for the vegetarians.

Great book