Wean in 15: Up-to-date Advice and 100 Quick Recipes

by Joe Wicks

Wean your baby with help from record-breaking cookbook author and proud dad Joe Wicks, aka the Body Coach. Wean in 15 includes everything you need to take your baby from breastfeeding, through first foods, to enjoying family mealtimes. Joe draws from his experience of weaning his daughter Indie, working with a leading registered nutritionist to create the most comprehensive baby bible for modern parents. Weaning can be a daunting prospect, but Joe cuts through all of the confusing information and shares the simple trustworthy knowledge that he’s found so helpful. Whether you’re a first-time parent or not, this book guides you towards getting the best for your little one, from figuring out when to start weaning and how much food your child needs, to adapting your own meals into purées and finger foods. Joe knows how difficult it can be to manage your time, so he also shows you how to prep like a boss with shopping lists and freezable items. With 100 tasty recipes split into age stages, expert help with nutrients, allergies, supplements and fussy eaters, as well as knowing how to understand your child’s signals, this is the only weaning guide you will ever need to lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy, happy eating.

Genres: Parenting, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Cookbooks

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2020

About the author

Joseph Trevor Wicks MBE (born 21 September 1985), also known as The Body Coach, is a British fitness coach, TV presenter and author.

From his website:
I'm a man on a mission to rescue people from the awful dieting industry. I am sick and tired of people struggling on low calorie diets and meal replacement shakes.

I created this plan to educate people and give them the knowledge they need to get a lean, healthy strong body without going hungry.

The 90 Day SSS Plan has already worked for over 100,000 people all over the world and I truly believe this plan will transform your life and the way you see nutrition forever.
source: https://www.thebodycoach.com/about.asp

Reviews

[Baiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished "PART ONE: THE BASICS" before starting my baby's weaning journey. Straight-forward, simple, practical and rather relaxed guide about the most important aspects to consider. To give a better & fuller review, will have to try the recipes.

[Joe Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear and helpful advice, outstanding and healthy recipes!

[Meggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This gave me lots of useful tips for when I start weaning. I haven't made the recipes yet but there are definitely a handful that look good but simple and some that the whole family might like!!

[Sarah Gwen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this from the library for some recipe ideas and skipped over a lot of the advice as it’s not based on baby led but spoon feeding, so is not relevant for me. At 7 months we are eating family meals together that are at 12 months in this book.

There are some interesting recipes and ideas however - mashed banana with tahini and cinnamon is a favourite now, but skip putting sweet potato slices in your toaster, it’s ridiculous and not worth the effort. There are quite a few I’m looking forward to trying like Very Green Curry and also Butternut & Kidney Bean Quesadillas which incorporate really healthy ingredients but sound tasty.

The overall tone of the book is a bit pretentious. Who owns a fish slice for flipping things over, what’s wrong with a spatula? Some of the ingredients are not something we’d normally use. And the recommended Chinese 5 spice can only be obtained at Waitrose so that’s an indicator of who this book is aimed at. It’s also mostly not “quick and easy”, and some of the recipes made me laugh which were described as such.

Like most recipe books I will be taking some ideas and leaving what doesn’t appeal. There are other baby led books I’ve found much more useful.

[Chloe Paton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw this on the library shelf, and the title made me laugh so much I had to read it 😂

Does what it says on the cover. Joe advocates for veg first baby led weaning, with a combination approach of finger foods and mashed. To be honest, he’s basically written Charlotte Stirling-Reed’s advice with his name on it, switched some of the veg, and added a few personal stories. There’s also a great rant on how much he hates kids menus.

[Flora · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really love the ideas in this book and the approach to baby-led weaning. I found it inspiring and useful. But having now tried many of the recipes, a lot of them are just not quite right. The quantities are out and the dish doesn’t end up quite being what it should - and I am following them pretty faithfully. I’ve found that if I use the idea of the recipe and adapt it, I’m more more likely to get success...

[Emily Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baby weaning is quite an overwhelming journey for any new parent but this book uses real-life experiences to offer great advice and tips. Loads of recipes too - some more fussy and time consuming than others but the summaries at the top look handy as there will be times when “longer meal” is one to skip when you’re time poor. We’ll do our best to prep like pros and have some ready-made stuff in the freezer!

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Evidence based and nutritionally varied. The recipes really do work and we've all sat down to eat plenty of these together as a whole family. People are surprised when I tell them the variety of things my 1 year old likes to eat and it's pretty much down to this book! Just watch me eat my words once we get to the toddler years...

[Jessie Roper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m preparing my baby for his weaning journey and I have found reading this book and the recipes a big help to settle my nerves.

Very informative and also some lovely looking recipes that I can’t wait for my son to try

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brillant book to help you wean your baby. There are loads of fantastic recipes, although too many with eggs in as my baby can’t eat eggs and no egg alternatives on the recipes with eggs. The intro pages are super helpful too.

[Doroti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Само да ядяха...

[Teggin-Eaves · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was doing workout with him in school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful

Really helpful, can't wait to try out the recipes. Thanks for such a gd book. Got to love Joe x

[Amy Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ideas, easy to follow recipes. Perfect for first time parents starting their weaning journey!

[Tmison89 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm ready to start weaning my daughter!

[Charlotte De Klerck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple guidance for a stressful stage of motherhood. And the recipes look fkn divine.

[Lyra Bear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good ideas and food for thought backed up with research, some parts seem a bit extreme for day to day, but it gives good ideas and tips for both purées and baby led weaning

[SJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

introduction to weaning. not yet tried recipes