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"Practical Answers to Your Questions on Nutrition, Starting Solids, Allergies, Picky Eating & More" (front cover) Title:   The Pediatrician's Guide to Feeding Babies & Toddlers Authors: Anthony F. Porto, MD MPH & Dina M. DiMaggio, MD Publisher:   Ten Speed Press Release Date:   April 5, 2016 Genre: Children Nutrition / Parenting A comprehensive manual for feeding babies and toddlers during the crucial first years of life, written by a team of medical experts who are also parents. All Your Questions about Feeding, Answered. The choices of when, how, and what to feed your baby can be overwhelming. With The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers, you have the expertise of a team of pediatric medical and nutritional experts—who also happen to be parents—in a comprehensive manual that takes the guesswork out of feeding. This first-of-its-kind guide provides practical, easy-to-follow advice to help you navigate the nu...

What to Eat When You're Pregnant by Dr. Nicole M. Avena is what it says to be. It is a book for all mothers (and fathers) -to be. In short, the title of What to Eat when You're Pregnant says it all: "A week-by-week guide to support your health and your baby's development."  Dr. Avena gave readers a book that breaks down the nutrients necessary for the health of the mothers-to-be and the baby.  From the first trimester to after the pregnancy and battling some baby weight, this book will advise you the right thing to eat in addition to information on what that thing is, and the nutrients it consists of for you and the baby through-out and after your pregnancy.  Each week, a summary of "what's happening" to your body and to the baby, then followed-by a "food of the week", including one or two simple recipes; this book is a wealth of knowledge, from hormones, to vitamins, to food and recipes, to what's going on in you and to your ba...

Getting pregnant. What comes to mind? Are you trying or are you already pregnant?  Do you have lots of questions? Are you getting a headache just thinking about it?  Well, for those who are trying to conceive and for those who are expecting and passed the initial "jumping for joy" phase, it's time to get it together with The Bump's Book of Lists for Pregnancy and Baby  by Carley Roney and the editors at TheBump.com. This book is what it says it is, a book of lists during and after pregnancy.  Surprisingly, it even have a chapter on conception - lists of questions to ask yourself and the doctors, things to do prior to conception and so on for those planning to conceive and start a family.  This book compiles a handy list for before the pregnancy through to when the baby is 4 months old.  This is a simple paperback, small in size (5-1/2" x 8-1/4") and easy to fit in your purse, with 192 pages of great information. This is a simple and informative wo...

Does this blog post title tell you all?  Yes, this book is a great  start for your Little One.  What book is this, you ask?  It is The Amazing Make-Ahead Baby Food Book  by Dr. Lisa Barrangou, PhD .  Isn't this one of the prettiest books you've seen? Since I already started on how pretty it is, let's get that part over with.  This book is a sturdy hardcover cookbook with gorgeous photography (by Erin Scott), easy to read typography and pretty colors when needed.  Pages are good quality, probably between 32 - 48 lbs in weight (standard copy paper is 20 lbs, while printed color glossy brochures are typically 28 lbs).  Layout for charts and graphs are also easy to read.  Next, about the author, Dr. Lisa Barrangou, well, you can read more about her on her website .  However, I want to point out her background as a food scientist for three different Fortune 500 food companies assures us, as readers that she knows what she's t...