The Smart Mom's Guide to Starting Solids by Jill Castle

The Smart Mom's Guide to Starting Solids by Jill Castle

Your baby's food journey begins with his first bite. Starting solids is a milestone that sets your child's future foundation of health. Yet, introducing first foods is one of the most confusing and daunting tasks of new parents. Never before has there been more baby food options, feeding methods and scientific recommendations -- all of which can lead to confusion, doubt, and even fear.What are the best first foods? When can my baby start solids, how do I prevent food allergies, and what should I avoid giving my child? How do I prevent choking and how do I help her try new foods? How can I help make the eating experience nurturing, positive and nourishing? The Smart Mom's Guide to Starting Solids answers all your questions. You'll learn about critical nutrients that help the brain and body grow and their best food sources. You'll find out the best feeding methods for self-regulated eating, setting a positive relationship with food. The Smart Mom's Guide will give you the step-by-step guidance you need to introduce a variety of flavors, textures, and eating experiences so that your baby enjoys eating, while hitting all the age-appropriate milestones and nutritional requirements throughout the first year.By the end of this book, you will be a Smart Mom, knowing what to feed your baby, how to do it, what your overall goals should be, and why the first year of eating is very important to your baby's health, growth, intellect and relationship with food.

JILL CASTLE, MS, RDN, CDN, is a child nutrition expert and registered dietitian. She writes about sports nutrition for websites and sports organizations. She is a contributor to SportingKid magazine, a representative for the Youth Sports Safety Alliance, and the mother of four young athletes. Fearless Feeding is her coauthorship.

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ISBN 13	9781732591806
ISBN 10	1732591806
Title	The Smart Mom's Guide to Starting Solids
Author	Jill Castle
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nourished Child Press
Year published	2018-09-04
Number of pages	126
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