Tyler florence baby food book
Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating: A Cookbook by Tyler Florence, Hardcover
The Basics
GETTING STARTED
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Making baby food is easy, so we're not talking about accumulating a lot of unnecessary kitchen equipment. As a matter of fact, you probably already have everything you'll need on hand. Most of the recipes in this book use one of two cooking methods: steaming or roasting. Both are very straightforward techniques that can be accomplished with just a few essential pieces of equipment.
FOR STEAMING
You'll need a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. If you find a pot that comes with its own steamer basket that fits inside, fantastic; if not, you can manage just fine without it--a pasta colander that can sit over the pot or a collapsible steamer insert that fits inside works just as well. A Chinese bamboo steamer with a tight-fitting lid is also amazing for steaming tender vegetables. They are really cheap and they last a really long time. I've had mine for years. So take your pick. And that's it. Pretty simple, right?
FOR ROASTING
Roasting is even easier than steaming. All you'll need are a few baking sheets and your oven. Don't cook on flimsy cookie sheets; go for sturdy rimmed baking sheets. You can pick them up at most kitchen stores or, if you want to go on a field trip, check out a local restaurant supply store. (Look it up online; every town has one.) They will have rimmed baking sheets, which are called sheet pans. Ask for a half-sheet pan, which measures 18 x 13 inches; most home ovens cannot accommodate a full-sheet pan, which is 18 x 26 inches. They will also have everything that makes a restaurant tick. I can spend hours in a restaurant supply shop.
FOR PUREEING
To make supersmooth purees for very young babies starting on solid food for the first time, I prefer a blender to a food processor because it produces a much smoother puree. (If you want to splurge, a high-speed blender does the job best and most quickly of all.
) While a food processor can chop foods finely, it doesn't truly puree the way a blender does. Once your baby is ready for purees with a little texture, around when they start getting teeth, you can switch to a food processor and pulse or grind the food to the texture you and your baby prefer, from coarse to fine.
STORING AND REHEATING BABY FOOD SAFELY
Most of the recipes in this book make 6 to 8 child-size servings, which allows you to put several portions in the bank for future meals each time you cook for your baby. Fortunately most purees reheat very well as long as they are stored properly. So how do you keep and reheat food safely? The best way to store baby food in the fridge or freezer is in BPA-free plastic storage containers. Place pureed or fork-mashed foods in a storage container just large enough to hold it and cover tightly; the food can then be refrigerated for one or two days. If you haven't used all the leftovers within about 48 hours, you can freeze anything that remains.
Spoon the puree into ice cube trays and freeze until solid, then transfer to freezer- weight plastic bags to store and defrost as needed. (Each cube is equal to about 2 tablespoons.) Be sure to press as much air out of the bag as possible and label the bag with the date and contents. Frozen foods should be used within one month.
To reheat, allow frozen food to defrost overnight in the refrigerator or transfer directly from the freezer to the microwave; never defrost at room temperature, as this can allow harmful bacteria to develop. No plastic containers of any kind should be used when reheating baby food in the microwave; transfer the food to a container made of lead-free porcelain, a glass bowl, or lead-free table china.
Reheat at 50 percent power in 60-second increments, stirring each time to eliminate any hot spots. You can also reheat it in a saucepan over low heat, stirring often to prevent scorching or sticking. In either case, reheat just until warm, not hot, and always test for temperature before offering to your baby.
A note on BPA and something to think about . . .
In the last year or two, a lot of very valuable information about storing food and water in plastics and, most importantly, reheating in plastics has come to light.
Bisphenol A (also called BPA) and phthalates are chemical softeners that make hard plastic soft and moldable. These softening agents are found in everything from plastic wrap and plastic food storage bags to plastic food containers, baby bottles, children's toys, and sippy cups.
Bisphenol A has been used in industrial plastic production since the 1930s and is known as an environmental estrogen, which, once ingested, acts as a hormone disrupter. It has been linked to breast cancer, fetal brain developmental issues, obesity, disruption of thyroid function, early puberty (in girls), and increased risk of cancer. In short, nothing you want anywhere near your child's food.
In 2008, a team of scientists from the University of Cincinnati found that when both new and used polycarbonate sport bottles were exposed to boiling water, BPA was released into the water inside the bottle at a level 55 times higher than when the same plastic bottles were exposed to room- temperature water.
These findings sent justifiable waves of concern throughout the world, with Canada and the European Union quickly banning the use of BPA in baby bottle production. In 2010, Canada banned all BPA plastic production and classified the chemical as toxic.
Although the United States has not yet taken sweeping steps to ban the chemical, in March of 2009, bills were introduced in both houses of Congress to ban the use of BPA in all food and beverage containers.
Introduced in the House by Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and in the Senate by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the proposed legislation would ban the sale of any reusable consumer beverage products and containers like baby bottles and sippy cups that contain BPA and prohibit other food and beverage containers, including those for canned foods and formula, that contain the chemical from entering the market.
On BPA plastics, Senator Feinstein writes:
I have been working hard to get BPA out of our food products, but have been blocked by chemical company lobbyists.
We have made some progress with some major manufacturers and retailers who have begun to phase out their BPA products.
I'm not going to give up and am currently working to pass legislation that will get this chemical out of our children's products. Moms, dads, grandparents, and other consumers and voters all over the country have written to me asking for BPA to b e removed from their products. We should not use our kids as guinea pigs with a chemical that can seriously harm their immediate and long-term health. I encourage everyone to write to their members of Congress about this issue and continue to look for those companies that are already using BPA alternatives.
At the time of writing Start Fresh in January of 2011, the BPA-Free Kids Act has been reintroduced into Congress by Representative Markey and Senator Feinstein. Let's hope this time it sticks. In the meantime, legislation has been introduced in 30 states across the country to ban BPA plastics locally. Lawmakers are getting pressure from constituents coast to coast to get this chemical out of the marketplace.
But without the protection of US federal laws banning chemicals like BPA, and with international trade bringing products in from all over the world (including areas where environmental laws are lax), we are on our own. You have to read labels carefully. If a plastic food storage container or sippy cup doesn't say BPA-free, it's not. And it's not worth exposing your child to the possible risks.
In the meantime, to reduce the risk of liability, most major baby bottle manufacturers in the United States have implemented self-imposed withdrawals of children's products containing BPA--a solid step in the right direction.
BEFORE THE 12-MONTH MARK IT'S BEST TO KEEP THESE FOODS OFF THE MENU:
. Honey . All cow's milk, pasteurized, unpasteurized, or raw . Unpasteurized juices, such as fresh apple cider . Soft rind, unpasteurized cheeses . Raw eggs (both yolks and whites) . Raw sprouts . Raw or very rare meats . Raw fish . Raw or cooked shellfish (cooked shellfish is OK after 6 months) .
Luncheon meats
A FEW QUICK FEEDING RULES
What you don't feed your newborn is just as important as what you do feed him. Most pediatricians agree there are a number of seemingly wholesome foods that should be avoided until a child has reached 12 months, as these foods may contain bacteria or spores that his digestive tract is not yet equipped to handle and could result in some pretty nasty stuff. After the age of 12 months pediatricians generally consider all foods safe, as a child's immune system has developed enough to protect him from harmful bacteria by this stage.
I've been consulting with Dr. Alan Greene, author of many great books for parents, about when it's appropriate to start children on certain foods, and I strongly recommend that you use this book as a guide in conjunction with your own pediatrician or family doctor, too. That said, few pediatricians still subscribe to the rule of "One new food per week." Food allergies, though present in only 6 percent of children, do occur.
However, it is becoming increasingly clear that early introduction of new foods is actually less likely to cause allergic reactions than waiting until your child is older, and sampling many new foods will help her learn to appreciate a broader range of flavors.
After that, it all comes down to taste trials, and this part is a lot of fun--and maybe a little messy. Most pediatricians consider 4 to 6 months the perfect time to start introducing solid food into your child's diet. (Formula-fed babies may be ready as early as 4 months while breast-fed babies, who are getting more complete nutrition, may be happy with breast milk alone even beyond 6 months.) This is when she's starting to mimic your moves, and thinks peek-a-boo is the greatest game ever invented. She can hold her head up by herself, can sit in a high chair, is able to close her mouth around a spoon, and can move food from the front of her mouth to the back. Also you'll start to notice that formula or breast milk alone doesn't really cut it anymore, as children put on weight rapidly at this stage and constantly need to be satiated.
When it's time to move to solid food, it's time.
Breast milk, formula, and iron-rich cereals such as rice, barley, and oats should be an important part of their diet during this period, as weight gain helps in the development of the child's immune system. At this point you should just consider solid food a supplemental form of nutrients (after all, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is not just an old adage). Remember, eating solids will be very new territory. Babies naturally curl their tongues in a suckle motion as they try to suck from a spoon; getting your child to lay his tongue flat as he eats from a spoon will be the first point of business. After a week, he'll get the hang of it and his tongue will start to adapt to this new way of taking in sustenance, allowing him to get more food into his mouth and stomach.
ONE STEP AT A TIME
While there is no limit on how many new foods you can introduce to your baby in a given week or day, offering simple single-ingredient purees at first makes it easier to keep track of what he does or doesn't like.
Don't give up if his first reaction to a new flavor is not entirely enthusiastic. You may have to offer certain foods a few times, with varying degrees of success, to get a sense of which foods can go on the menu permanently--and which are simply nonstarters. Babies have a hyperacute sense of taste, which functions as a defense mechanism against ingesting potentially harmful foods. They naturally reject bitter flavors, because in nature most things that are poisonous are bitter. (Funny how that works.) Sweet is their favorite flavor, as it suggests the pleasing taste of breast milk, the food most likely to ensure their survival. (Again, funny how that works.) I say start with carrots--they're sweet, but deeply nutritious. And always go with organic if possible.
Tracking Your Child's Success
When starting on solid food, you'll want a way to track your child's progress. You can photocopy the worksheet on the next page, but a wall calendar or datebook, for you tiger moms out there, will do just fine, too.
Just choose something you can take notes on. These notes are very important to share with your pediatrician as you both track the successes and the few inevitable failures of any new foods that are introduced.
NEW FOODS: WEEK __ __ / __
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Comments: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
NEW FOODS: WEEK __ __ / __
|MON |TUES |WED |THURS |FRI |SAT |SUN | | | | | | | | |
Comments: _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
NEW FOODS: WEEK __ __ / __
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Cooking Baby Food With Chef Tyler Florence
Cooking Baby Food With Chef Tyler Florence
The Art of Cooking Baby Food With Chef Tyler Florence.
If the thought of preparing your own baby food finds you fleeing headlong toward the baby food aisle at your nearest grocer’s, Chef Tyler Florence has you in his sights.
Just as he does with Tyler’s Ultimate on the Food Network, this popular chef is engaging parents with an easy-going instructive style to engender a love for lifelong healthy family eating.
“Because my wife and I cook with our children daily, they get a chance to taste everything. Ever since they were old enough to sit up, we’ve made sure they had a front row seat, banging on the pots and pans on the floor of our kitchen, while we sliced and stirred and sautéed,” writes Tyler in the opening of his latest cookbook, Start Fresh: Your Child’s Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating.
It’s hard to catch up with this southern chef who now calls San Francisco home with his wife, Tolan Clark, and their two children, son Hayden, and daughter Dorothy. In the midst of managing 4 restaurants, 3 specialty stores, a wine label, his own cookware and cutlery line, Tyler launched the popular and new organic baby food line, Sprout, because “we were shocked to realize that most parents expected baby food to taste terrible.”
Not true, says the chef, and in Start Fresh, with lots of instruction and simple directions, Chef Tyler Florence is urging parents to get pureeing and start Cooking Baby Food.
Developing a love of real foods
“Children begin to make conscious decisions about what they like and don’t like from the moment they are born,” says Tyler. “Infants have a heightened ability to detect sweet, bitter, and sour in fact their sense of taste is 10 times as keen as an adult’s.”
Tyler’s goal: from the time an infant tries her first foods she will explore a “world of real, whole foods,” and a variety of different fresh ingredients.
All you have to do, says this seasoned chef, “is cook for them.”
Moving toward solids
Pureed foods make the perfect starter foods once a baby is 4 to 6 months old, when breastmilk or formula are still a baby’s main nutrition. Tyler recommends starting with single-ingredient purees, like apples, squash or carrots.
“At this stage, we’re looking for a super-smooth puree with no pulp or chunks whatsoever,” Florence advises. Begin by steaming, not boiling, foods until they’re soft—to keep nutrients from being thrown out with the pot water as they’re cooked out of the food. Most pediatricians recommend that you introduce one new food a week to ensure your baby’s not allergic.
Next, says Tyler, move to flavor combinations, such as spinach and bananas or green beans and potatoes, or carrots and apples.
As your baby sprouts teeth, so might his love for more texture. Move from pureeing to fork mashing to make dinner more interesting, says Tyler. And as you continue to introduce more solids, don’t forget the importance of family meals, says this chef.
“Studies have shown children who eat together with their families on a regular basis have better language skills, get higher grades, and are less likely to experiment with alcohol and drugs,” cautions Tyler. To that end, he offers up new twists on minestrone, sweet potato and blueberry pancakes, sourdough pizza, and butternut squash mac and cheese to please more complex palates.
Going Green
Along with a love for greens, Start Fresh has a decidedly organic orientation, cautioning parents to avoid plastics in cooking or heating babyfoods. Avoid anything with the plasticizer Bisphenol A (BPA), a known environmental estrogen that disrupts hormones once in the body, in any baby products, including storage bags, plates, bottles, cups and bowls, he says.
“As parents of this new generation, we have a leg up on what our parents knew about health, nutrition and obesity. It’s time to stop making excuses about what we put on our tables and in our children’s bodies and recognize that companies that produce cheap foods are not doing you a favor,” says the chef.
Roasted Applesauce Recipe
Makes 3 cups
Ingredients
6 medium apples, halved lengthwise and cored, peel left on
2 plums, halved lengthwise and pitted
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch grated nutmeg
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Arrange the apples and plums skin-side down on the baking sheet. Roast until they look as if they have burst, 30-40 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the fruit cool slightly.
In a food processor, combine the roasted fruit, maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg and process to the desired consistency.
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After all, there are children who eat only breast milk for a long time, others on a mixed diet, and still others are artificial. Everyone at different ages has an interest in food, teeth grow - in general, everything is purely individual. Therefore, at the heart of my approach is attention to each individual child. nine0033 
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From the point of view of allergies, it is neutral, from the point of view of vitamins, it is useful. Or sweet potato, which in texture resembles our potatoes, but potatoes are very poor in vitamins, these are just calories, and sweet potatoes contain C, B, and A, and what not. It is much healthier and tastier. We sell it in stores and not so expensive. Or Jerusalem artichoke is generally a domestic product. But another thing is that it is better to introduce Jerusalem artichoke a little later, because it is more active, there is zinc. nine0033 
And secondly, we just already live in the wrong world: somewhere on earth it is always summer and the season. You simply won’t be able to fully trust geography: even what seems to have grown nearby is unknown, in fact, how it was transported, how and how much was stored. In the end, each apple, before giving it to a child, must be tasted for yourself. If it doesn’t taste good, it means that it was plucked green, and then it lay somewhere for months. For example, in winter I will not give my child apricots bought at the market, cherries, sweet cherries - they are like paper, obviously tasteless. I think I can trust myself here. nine0033 
They reveal the taste of products and help to modify them. For example, you cook rice porridge and throw in a cinnamon stick or half a vanilla pod - it turns out completely differently, much tastier, as if sweeter, although in fact you didn’t add a single gram of sugar. nine0033 
Just at this age, the child sharply narrows his diet, says: “I will only eat these five foods, I won’t even try everything else.” Well, Wansink says that this behavior is dictated by genetic memory. In the animal kingdom, young large mammals at the age of two or three years are separated from their parents and go to live on their own. It is genetically inherent in the child that he is now responsible for himself, so he chooses unconditionally safe and decides: “I don’t know the rest and don’t want to know, because I’m afraid of poisoning and dying.” It happens at the animal level. And, if, for example, you mix cutlets with mashed potatoes on a plate - even if he is familiar with each one individually, in such a combination the child may refuse to eat them, because contamination has occurred. nine0033 
He is let go by an animal fear of poisoning. This, of course, is also very interesting, but that's a completely different story. All pages - Unionpedia
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