In addition to Expect the Best Pregnancy, Elizabeth is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler, The Pocket Idiot's Guide to the New Food Pyramids, and Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby.
Your child is ready for solid foods. Now what? The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby & Toddler is the perfect guide to help you transition your tyke from breast milk or formula to the "table foods" the rest of the family eats.
With more than 200 healthy and tasty recipes, registered dietitian and mother of three Elizabeth Ward serves up an indispensable tool for feeding your little one right from the start. That's important, because establishing healthy eating during early childhood is linked to better nutrition and easier weight control later on in life.
Here’s what you’ll find in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby & Toddler:
- How to tell if your baby is ready for solid foods - and how to get your baby started
- How to make your own baby food, with recipes included
- What to feed your child and when, depending on his age and stage of development
- The lowdown on carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals and how they affect your child's growth and development
- What to feed kids who won't eat veggies; fruit; meat; or dairy foods
- Easy ways to limit your child's sugar intake
- Raising a vegetarian child
- The nutrients your child needs to maximize brain development and vision
- Healthy eating on the run
- Food safety for the entire family
- Smart shopping tips that make meal planning easy
Looking to demystify MyPyramid, the icon for good eating? The Pocket Idiot's Guide to the New Food Pyramids does it for you. MyPyramid, the food guidance system modeled on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, is based on the latest information linking what to eat and how much to exercise to good health. MyPyramid is all about personalizing eating recommendations. It provides a choice of 12 balanced eating plans that can be used by everyone over the age of two. Whether you're looking to:
- shed some pounds or maintain your body weight;
- eat right during pregnancy and nursing; or
- feed every member of your family ages two and older a balanced diet
...The Pocket Idiot's Guide to the New Food Pyramids spells out in detail what to eat every day, and why.
Here are some of book's features:
- The details of figuring out your calorie needs, and how to use MyPyramid
- The facts about each of the five foods groups, and fats and oils
- Dozens of easy ways to include more whole grains; fruits and vegetables; and low-fat and lean protein sources in your daily eating plan
- The facts about the new guidelines for physical activity: how much and what type of exercise you need for weight control and for good health
- Sample menus to follow
- Tips for following a MyPyramid plan when eating on the run