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Sprout Right Family Food: Good Nutrition and Over 130 Simple Recipes for Baby, Toddler, and the Whole Family: A Cookbook
SILVER WINNER of the 2020 Taste Canada Awards in Health and Special Diets Cookbooks
Everything there is to know about getting your family off to a nutritious start, from birth to school age and beyond.
Whether your son is starting to eat more finger foods as he approaches his first birthday, or you're sending your daughter off to her first soccer practice, giving your family the food they need to live healthy, energetic lives doesn't need to be a source of stress. In Sprout Right Family Food , registered nutritionist Lianne Phillipson clearly explains the simple nutritional steps you can take to maximize the health of your baby, toddler, and the whole family. Learn everything there is to know about starting your baby on solids with ease and confidence, about navigating allergy concerns and food reactions as your little one progresses to family food in the toddler years, and about the importance--for everyone--of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day.
Sprout Right Family Food is packed with essential nutritional information and over 130 delicious recipes that range from smooth and chunky purées for babies, to energy-packed meals for toddlers including Veggie Pesto Pizza and Go Faster Granola Bars, and timeless healthy family recipes such as Baked Butternut Squash and Garlic Risotto and Corn Coconut and Ginger Soup. Phillipson believes good food and good health go hand in hand, and that learning how to make the best food choices today will ensure long-term health as everyone in your family grows.
Everything there is to know about getting your family off to a nutritious start, from birth to school age and beyond.
Whether your son is starting to eat more finger foods as he approaches his first birthday, or you're sending your daughter off to her first soccer practice, giving your family the food they need to live healthy, energetic lives doesn't need to be a source of stress. In Sprout Right Family Food , registered nutritionist Lianne Phillipson clearly explains the simple nutritional steps you can take to maximize the health of your baby, toddler, and the whole family. Learn everything there is to know about starting your baby on solids with ease and confidence, about navigating allergy concerns and food reactions as your little one progresses to family food in the toddler years, and about the importance--for everyone--of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day.
Sprout Right Family Food is packed with essential nutritional information and over 130 delicious recipes that range from smooth and chunky purées for babies, to energy-packed meals for toddlers including Veggie Pesto Pizza and Go Faster Granola Bars, and timeless healthy family recipes such as Baked Butternut Squash and Garlic Risotto and Corn Coconut and Ginger Soup. Phillipson believes good food and good health go hand in hand, and that learning how to make the best food choices today will ensure long-term health as everyone in your family grows.
344 pages, Paperback
Published July 23, 2019
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September 6, 2019
“One of the most comprehensive nutrition books for raising a healthy, happy family.”
This quote by Joy McCarthy on the cover of Sprout Right Family Food by Nutritionist Lianne Phillipson is absolutely true! This book is packed full of nutritional information for both breastfeeding mamas and their children (from infancy to childhood). It also includes a section for formula fed babies. It covers topics such as nutritional needs, GMO and organic foods, allergies & immune system, baby poo, vegetarian/vegan considerations, meal planning tips, how to pack lunches and much more. The first 130 pages of this book focus solely on educating the reader, and because of how information dense it is at times I did feel like I was reading a textbook. At the end of the day, however, I’d rather a book be overly thorough than be lacking in substance, and it’s very evident that the author put in a ton of time and effort to provide a plethora of scientifically sound information (she also includes a references section at the end of the book so that the reader can investigate further). As far as the recipe section goes, I LOVE IT! I can totally see myself reaching for this book time and time again as my young toddler grows. At the time of reading this book my daughter was 16 months old, and while we were already in the habit of feeding her natural, healthy foods, I was feeling like I was in a rut of offering the same healthy foods time and time again. The recipes in this book gave me the confidence and inspiration I needed to start offering a larger variety of foods. I appreciate that each recipe includes a small summary of its main nutritional benefits and that many of them include tips on how to tweak the recipe if desired. My family is vegetarian (leaning towards the side of vegan) and I was extremely pleased to see that the majority of the recipes in this book are vegetarian, and that most of the ones that aren’t are easily “vegetarianizable” by swapping out the meat for tofu of other protein alternatives. Each recipe that I have tried so far has gotten the seal of approval by all members of the family. I do wish the book had more pictures, but overall I am very pleased with this book!
This quote by Joy McCarthy on the cover of Sprout Right Family Food by Nutritionist Lianne Phillipson is absolutely true! This book is packed full of nutritional information for both breastfeeding mamas and their children (from infancy to childhood). It also includes a section for formula fed babies. It covers topics such as nutritional needs, GMO and organic foods, allergies & immune system, baby poo, vegetarian/vegan considerations, meal planning tips, how to pack lunches and much more. The first 130 pages of this book focus solely on educating the reader, and because of how information dense it is at times I did feel like I was reading a textbook. At the end of the day, however, I’d rather a book be overly thorough than be lacking in substance, and it’s very evident that the author put in a ton of time and effort to provide a plethora of scientifically sound information (she also includes a references section at the end of the book so that the reader can investigate further). As far as the recipe section goes, I LOVE IT! I can totally see myself reaching for this book time and time again as my young toddler grows. At the time of reading this book my daughter was 16 months old, and while we were already in the habit of feeding her natural, healthy foods, I was feeling like I was in a rut of offering the same healthy foods time and time again. The recipes in this book gave me the confidence and inspiration I needed to start offering a larger variety of foods. I appreciate that each recipe includes a small summary of its main nutritional benefits and that many of them include tips on how to tweak the recipe if desired. My family is vegetarian (leaning towards the side of vegan) and I was extremely pleased to see that the majority of the recipes in this book are vegetarian, and that most of the ones that aren’t are easily “vegetarianizable” by swapping out the meat for tofu of other protein alternatives. Each recipe that I have tried so far has gotten the seal of approval by all members of the family. I do wish the book had more pictures, but overall I am very pleased with this book!
October 12, 2022
Food to Grow On by Sarah Remmer covers similar questions but is definitely more credible than this. Recipes look good though.
February 6, 2025
The nutrition Bible for pre conception to family meal time with everything in-between. It has so much more than recipes.
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