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The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook

The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook

Over 130 delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy

Summary

An illustrated cookbook full of simple, nutritious and delicious recipes to share with the whole family, from the bestselling expert authors of Baby-led Weaning. With down-to-earth advice on how to broach weaning and make family mealtimes rewarding and enjoyable, The Baby Led Weaning Cookbook is a must-have for any parent!

'It sounds like common sense: after all, would you want to be strapped into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland vegetables? It's surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a bit of control over your diet' -- Guardian

'[Baby-led weaning] could radically simplify infant feeding' -- Telegraph
'[Baby-led weaning] makes life so much easier' -- The Times
'Best baby book I bought' -- ***** Reader review
'If you buy one BLW cookbook - this is the one!' -- ***** Reader review
'Amazing!' -- ***** Reader review
'Love, love, love this book' -- ***** Reader review
*****
In Baby-led Weaning, leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start of the weaning process.

Now The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook offers comprehensive recipes and meal plans to follow so the entire family can take part in making your child a happy and confident eater.

Full of healthy, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook also includes:
- simple advice on how to start weaning
- essential at-a-glance information on nutrition and food safety
- recipes for desserts and family dinners, as well as ideas for quick snacks and lunch boxes
- anecdotes and quotes from parents

The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook will give parents the confidence to create exciting and enjoyable mealtimes, allowing their baby to develop their skills as they progress with food.

Reviews

  • [Baby-led weaning] makes life so much easier
    The Times

About the authors

Gill Rapley

Gill Rapley worked as a health visitor for 20 years and has also been a midwife and breastfeeding counsellor. She initiated the current trend for baby-led weaning after conducting a study as part of her MSc. She lectures widely to health visitors and midwives and has recently launched a DVD showing parents how to introduce solids using baby-led weaning.
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Tracey Murkett

Tracey Murkett is a freelance writer who used the Baby-led Weaning approach to introduce solid food to her own children.
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