The Big Book of Organic Toddler Food: A Quick and Easy Cookbook to Feed the Whole Family (Organic Foods for Baby and Toddler) Paperback – August 21, 2018

I am one who is NOT a cook at all. Actually, my husband does all the cooking haha but with having a new baby who grew into a toddler eating toddler food instead of baby, I had to do something! Seen a lot about this book and decided to give it a go. I’m so glad I did! I’m a picky eater, so a lot I wouldn’t eat, but there’s a WIDE variety of foods to make that I LOVE for my girl! I want her to try different things! But the recipes are super versatile, easy, and from what I’ve tasted so far, super tasty! But the important thing was, it being easy for someone like me who doesn’t cook to follow! Which, it is!

This cookbook has been really helpful to me. I see lots of reviews saying that this book has stuff you probably already know if you're a 'healthy eater', but I think that's unfair; I am a vegetarian who likes eating whole, healthy foods, but I only cook like 5 things and eat lots of 'raw' food (sliced fruit and vegetables b/c they don't require prep). For a mama who grew up eating food out of boxes or whatever I could make in the microwave, and who never had someone teach them how to cook, having a guide like this to give my own spawn a better start means a great deal.I found the "Baby Food" book by this author helpful, also. I really like food, and to eat lots of different flavors, but I don't find it easy to be creative with flavor combinations-- that puree-centric volume and this one were immensely useful guides in that respect.This book isn't made to facilitate adult-child cooperative cooking, but I've found that since the ingredients and recipes are so simple, there are lots of opportunities for my toddler to contribute (sprinkling cinnamon, stirring the ingredients together with a fork, spooning the batter onto the baking sheet, etc.).PROS:>simple recipes, not too many steps.>simple combinations of ingredients.>nothing takes too long!>recipes don't call for the use of any expensive or specialty equipment.>nothing too "exotic" that you might not be able to find at the average grocery store (at least in my experience), and suggestions for simple switches of an ingredient might be hard to find or seasonably unavailable, or for things you might already have in your kitchen that would do just as well.>easy on the salt and sweetening, while still suggesting seasonings to compliment the main ingredients-- all of which I think is good, especially for young ones still developing their palates.>suggestions for how to make recipes veg*, dairy-free, or gluten-free.CONS:>very few pictures, which would be helpful in knowing what to expect (but on the other hand, doesn't give me the false/high expectations that result from expertly-staged food photographs).BOTTOM LINE: I purchased this book on my own, have no affiliation with the author or publisher, and I would definitely buy any other cookbooks this author published.

So informative! still reading but I cant quit. Also gives you so many great recipes to try as well.

Got it and honestly too complicated for me…

I’ve tried several recipes from this cookbook and they’re easy to do, ingredients can be readily found, and it’s all pretty tasty too! I didn’t cook much before but this has helped me a lot! Yes, there’s no photos and I almost didn’t buy it because of that, but the recipes are simple and clear enough that I don’t miss/need the pictures!

I bought the organic baby foods and it help me so much with the process of preparing healthy baby foods. So, i didn’t hesitate to buy this one. I love this one too. It have a lot of ideas. The only thing is that the book dose include images of the final look of the meal that you are preparing, as the first book.

I love the content of this book! The actual book however is a bit of a mess. My first copy had an issue with the printing - blurry words and pictures, blurry enough that I had trouble reading them. I was just reading my second copy (which I purchased at Whole Foods), and pages 79-82 just completely fell out! Not ripped or torn, just not properly bound! Yikes! I really would like a clear copy with all pages intact!

I don’t know how she does it. All of these recipes work and are delicious. Seriously a life changer. Thank you Dr. Middleberg!!