Ella's kitchen baby food book

Cookbook review: 'Ella's Kitchen: The First Foods Book' is a winner for weaning babies

"ELLA’S KITCHEN: The First Foods Book — The Purple One," Hamlyn, $19.99, 192 pages

Some of the biggest concerns a new parent may have involve weaning her baby and encountering questions about when to transition to solid foods, what types of foods to feed the baby and why food preferences change often.

A recent cookbook and guide from the Ella's Kitchen series, titled "The First Foods Book," successfully answers scores of weaning questions while outlining a timetable for the process and offering more than 130 recipes.

Divided into sections based on age, "The First Foods Book" details which nutrients are particularly important at different phases of a child's first years, along with what foods they shouldn't have and tips to make mealtime enjoyable for all. The unique recipes are designed to introduce babies to a wide variety of starches, proteins, spices and herbs so they won't be picky eaters later on. You'd be hard-pressed to find a Sweet and Spicy Lamb with Date Couscous recipe in a baby book. Additionally, there are many recipes beginning at the 10-months-old section that the entire family can enjoy, like "Baked Haddock and Pesto Pasta."

The recipes, aside from requiring ingredients that may not be on most families' normal shopping lists, are easy and require 5-15 minutes to make, depending on whether vegetables need to be steamed.

"Ella's Kitchen: The First Foods Book" is the only how-to book about feeding a young child that a new parent should need.

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Pop-Out Mini-Tortilla Muffins

Baking mini tortillas in a muffin pan is easy. These are packed full of vegetables and are great mashed or left whole for little hands to hold.

Serves: 8

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

Ages: 10-plus months

Unsalted butter or olive oil, for greasing

1 potato (about 7 ounces), peeled and quartered

1/3 cup frozen petits pois

½ red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced into small pieces

6 eggs, lightly beaten

2 scallions, finely chopped

1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

Freshly ground black pepper

Broccoli and whole wheat rolls, to serve

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease 8 cups of a deep muffin pan.

2. Steam or boil the potato in a saucepan over medium heat for 8 minutes until almost tender. Add the petits pois and bell peppers and cook for another 5 minutes, or until all the vegetables are tender.

3. Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the scallions and Parmesan and season with a little pepper.

4. Drain the vegetables if necessary, then allow to cool slightly. Cut the potatoes into cubes, then stir them into the egg mixture with the peas and bell peppers.

5. Ladle the egg mixture evenly into the prepared muffin pan. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the tortillas are cooked through. Allow to cool slightly before serving with broccoli and bread rolls.

Lunchbox Lovelies

These tortillas are perfect for lunch on the go and for toddler lunchboxes, too. Once they’re cool, the tortillas will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

— "Ella's Kitchen: The First Foods Book"

Jennifer Ball is a freelance journalist out of Los Angeles specializing in food criticism and LDS media.

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From the fastest growing baby food brand, the essential guide to weaning your baby - the fun, stress-free, Ella's Kitchen way.

Covering every step of the weaning journey, from six months to a year, THE FIRST FOODS BOOK includes more than 130 recipes - from single-veg purees to exciting combinations and full meals. Every one has been rigorously tested to ensure it meets with Ella's Kitchen nutritional standards.

There is also lots of practical advice to give every parent confidence at this key stage of their baby's development. Top tips and insider advice from nutritionists, baby experts and real mums, dads and carers make weaning easy and stress-free - introducing solids becomes as much of an adventure for parents as it is for the little one whose taste exploration has only just begun. Weekly meal planners show you just what to expect, and there is a pull-out chart included in the book that you can stick on your fridge or wall.

The third in the hugely successful Ella's Kitchen Cook Book series, THE FIRST FOODS BOOK brims with recipes guaranteed to set tiny taste buds alight. With every recipe specifically developed for its nutritional content, as well as for its yummy flavour, and with the Ella's Kitchen stamp of approval on every page, this is set to become every parent's must-have guide to weaning.

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How to feed a child? Top Books on Baby Nutrition

Which of today's parents is not concerned about the nutrition of their child? It seems to someone that the baby eats too little, and it seems to someone that he eats enough - but not quite what he needs (or not at all). We receive a lot of information about healthy nutrition, including children's nutrition - but how to understand it and which experts can you definitely trust? We have compiled a list of the most reliable and proven books on healthy eating for children.

1. PRO nutrition for children. Without tears and persuasion, Alexandra Sitnova

One of the most popular books on baby food in the Russian-speaking world. Written by a nutritionist who has been blogging on Instagram (@pro_appetit) for a long time — Alexandra Sitnova. Written as simply and accessible as possible, perfect for "beginning moms." After all, how many disturbing questions are connected precisely with the nutrition of babies: is he getting enough milk? Is he gaining weight well? Maybe you need to add the mixture? Or is food better? So which product to start with? And when to start feeding from the common table? Alexandra's book was published in the "Doctor Blogger" series, which means that the knowledge and experience of pediatricians, allergists, and scientists were used in its writing.

2. “Baby Nutrition in the Big City”, Regina Doktor

But Regina Doktor is a professional therapist herself, specializing today in nutrition. She wrote 2 wonderful bestsellers: “Healthy Eating in the Big City” and “I DON'T LIKE SWEET”, in which she laid out the basic principles of healthy eating in a very systematic and at the same time fascinating way. The book about baby food is no less informative and useful. It helps to calmly go through all the exciting stages of complementary feeding, to move from stress and not understanding what to do, to the magical realization that you are finally doing everything right. Regina Doctor talks about the ideal preparation for pregnancy, and about the nutrition of the expectant mother (moreover, depending on the trimester), and even about childbirth ... Well, then everything that worries us even more: breastfeeding and artificial feeding, complementary foods, food allergies, intestinal problems, atopic dermatitis. The book also contains exemplary diets for children over one year old - a very useful guide for all conscious parents. We also love Regina's book for lots of cool recipes like zucchini muffins, superhero borscht, and smart and smart roasts.

3. “First soup, then dessert”, Maria Kardakova

A very sincere and inspiring book, mainly devoted to the nutrition of children from one to 7 years old. Its main message is that it is important not only to form a complete children's diet; it is even more important to instill healthy habits in the child, thanks to which he will consciously eat even when he becomes an adult and moves out from caring parents. To establish a healthy relationship with food, the first complementary foods are very important - Maria will tell you how not to make mistakes at this stage - as well as the psychology of nutrition in the family as a whole. Therefore, in the book you will find a lot of clear recommendations: both on the ratio of products and portion sizes, and on how to color the process of eating with a solid positive. For parents who are just getting into the topic of healthy eating and changing habits to more environmentally friendly ones, this is just a treasure trove of basic knowledge. For further immersion in the topic, you can also look at the author's Instagram profile - @marysstories.

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You frantically calculate grams of squash puree, get nervous, upset if the baby ate “less than normal” ... you start to persuade, entertain, and then insist ... Familiar? Then read this book and relax. The process of eating should not turn into a battle. Never force a child to eat - never for any reason. Let it be for you a manifestation of love and respect! Dr. González, a father of three and a famous pediatrician from Barcelona, knows what he's talking about.

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