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Super Baby Food?
I'm in the process of reading Super Baby Food and I have several questions
for you all because I want to know if the diet is (a) realistic and (b) worthwhile. First off, have any of you done this diet? If so, was it worth it or should I pull out the best ideas from the book and use my own judgement. My main issue with the book, so far, is that although she goes on (and on and on) about organic and fresh, she seems to gear everything towards a formula fed baby who starts solids at four months. Her feeding schedules show bf'ing/bottle feeding only about six times a day and we're certainly doing a lot more than that and DD is five months old. She calls all non-solid feedings 'bottles', which also concerns me. Finally, she prefers to make her own whole grain rice cereal and use iron supplements rather than using store-bought cereal. I'm thinking supplements are supplements so whether they're in a store bought cereal or added to my own cereal, rice cereal is rice cereal. Am I wrong here or am I missing something? TIA. I want to do what's best for DD and do plan to make most of her food myself, but I also don't want to get psycho about this stuff and want mealtimes to be fun and relaxing. -- Melissa (in Los Angeles) Mum to Elizabeth 4/13/03 |
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Super Baby Food?
"Melissa" wrote in message news:2BZbb.554627$Ho3.96895@sccrnsc03... I'm in the process of reading Super Baby Food and I have several questions for you all because I want to know if the diet is (a) realistic and (b) worthwhile. First off, have any of you done this diet? If so, was it worth it or should I pull out the best ideas from the book and use my own judgement. Well, I read and used the book, but I didn't follow her decrees to the letter. I agree that she comes from the perspective of a bottle-feeder (which seemed strange to me for someone who was so militant about what she fed her kids), and my schedule didn't match hers at all. I did want to make my own cereal using her recipes, and found it pretty easy to do. I didn't, however, feel the need to give DS suppliments at that young an age. He was still nursing a lot and I felt that the foods I was giving him were really well-balanced. I didn't start giving him suppliments until he became picky about foods and wasn't nursing very often, because I was concerned about possible "gaps." But that's something to review with your doctor. There are some organic cereals out there, but I liked having more control over what DS ate. I liked certain suggestions the author gave, and I think DS ate much healthier foods than most of his peers because of the ideas I got from the book. Until he had the ability to pick and choose, that is . . . enjoy the control you have now, because it goes out the window come toddlerhood! I followed the idea of a cereal-based breakfast, yogurt-based lunch; and I liked her "healthy additions" suggestions, as well as the food charts and section on fruits & vegetables. So I guess I'm saying use your own judgement. I don't think her militant attitude towards her children's foods is healthy (well, it's very healthy, but I worry about causing food issues when you get that obsessed). Meals should be fun and relaxed. -- Jodi SAHM to Oliver (2 years, 7 months) & Arwen (5 months) |
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Super Baby Food?
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:24:46 GMT, "Melissa"
wrote: I'm in the process of reading Super Baby Food and I have several questions for you all because I want to know if the diet is (a) realistic and (b) worthwhile. First off, have any of you done this diet? If so, was it worth it or should I pull out the best ideas from the book and use my own judgement. Pull out the best ideas and use your own judgement. I found a lot of worthwhile information in that book. TBH, it hasn't been consulted much since DS gave up on purees but I plan on taking another look at it tonight. I didn't bother making my own cereal but I made tons of purees. I really liked the monthly list of new foods to try - I was disappointed when we came to the end of those. I keep froz steamed vegies on hand but DS's current diet needs some help. Cereal and fruit for breakfast, sandwich or left-overs for lunch and then whatever we're having for dinner plus fruit and crackers during the day. I'd like to add more healthy extras and variety. ~gwyn |
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Super Baby Food?
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:24:46 GMT, "Melissa" wrote:
I'm in the process of reading Super Baby Food and I have several questions for you all because I want to know if the diet is (a) realistic and (b) worthwhile. First off, have any of you done this diet? If so, was it worth it or should I pull out the best ideas from the book and use my own judgement. I bought the book when our youngest was under a year and loved it. I certainly didn't follow everything the author said to the letter, but I thought the book definitely helped me feed DD#2 better. I don't see much wrong with jarred baby food, but I had the time to make stuff from scratch and it was sort of fun, and this way saved a load of money. My main issue with the book, so far, is that although she goes on (and on and on) about organic and fresh, she seems to gear everything towards a formula fed baby who starts solids at four months. This was my biggest gripe about the book. I got really ticked at how she went on and on (oh, yeah, and on and on!) about buying organic, blah, blah, blah, but then was so wishy-washy about a baby having formula. I even wrote to the author via her web page and asked for an explanation about that, but never got an answer. It seems to me that it was just a way to make sure not to offend the folks that use formula so that they'd buy her book. I'm thinking supplements are supplements so whether they're in a store bought cereal or added to my own cereal, rice cereal is rice cereal. Am I wrong here or am I missing something? I can't stand store-bought rice cereal. It's so bland! Even mixed with breastmilk, it's not appealing at all. I made DD#2 the rice cereal from the recipe in the book and she *loved* it. She'd eat that happily on its own, but she really went crazy for it when I mashed in a banana. I would grind up a bag of the organic rice and store it in a container in the fridge, then every three days or so, cook up a batch, put it in little containers and heat each serving in the microwave as needed. It was really almost as easy as making the stuff from the box. TIA. I want to do what's best for DD and do plan to make most of her food myself, but I also don't want to get psycho about this stuff and want mealtimes to be fun and relaxing. I think there are some really great recipes in that book. I certainly am not one to follow anything 100% -- instead, I take what I like and discard the rest. The one thing that really didn't sit well with me (besides the easy acceptance of formula use) was the whole kids-don't-need-meat thing. Maybe they don't. However, our family eats meat and so that was something I went "pffft" to and moved on. Tracy ====================================== We child proofed our home 3 years ago and they're still getting in! ====================================== |
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