Tamika L. Gardner - 201 Organic Baby Purees: The Freshest, Most Wholesome Food Your Baby Can Eat!

201 ORGANIC
BABY PURES The Freshest, Most Wholesome Food Your Baby Can Eat! TAMIKA L. GARDNER, founder of SimplyBabyFoodRecipes.net
DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my loving husband and amazing children who inspire me every dayTroy, Nikai, and Troy II. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all my family for continuing to push me to fulfill my dreams! Especially my mother, who, not knowing the reason, a couple of years ago had a premonition and told me to make recipes every day. This book is the outcome of that. Thank you mom. David, thank you for all your ideas that keep my mind on overdrive.

Dad, thank you for giving me an entrepreneurial spirit and drive to be the best. To Dr. Colman and Dr. Schillings at the Pediatric Specialists of Bloomfield Hills, thank you for your guidance and providing excellent care for my children. To Dr. Joelle Mays and family, thank you for being so helpful and influential in more ways than you know.

Special thanks to my mother-in-law and extended family for being so supportive. Helen, Layna, Aaran, and Deborah, you all had a profound impact in my life. Lastly, thank you, Victoria Sandbrook, for presenting this opportunity and Wendy Simard for your guidance and hard work on this book. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Youve always wanted the best for your baby. What parent wouldnt? The food you choose for your baby can be just as important as the quality of her car seat and the safety of his crib. The healthy food choices you make for your little ones today will help them make healthy food choices for their entire lives.

Strong immune systems, well-balanced diets, and long lives all start with you. Lucky for you and your little one, feeding your baby the freshest, most wholesome food on earth is easyand inexpensive. First, organic food is everywhere! Nature has provided everything you need to make homemade baby food, and the modern world is finally on board. You can find organic foods in your local supermarkets, at farm stands across the country, or maybe as close as your backyard garden! Organic growers care enough to feed their animals a healthy diet and use safe methods for preparing their crops, all in an effort to promote a healthier world. Second, making your own homemade baby food is an especially rewarding experience. You already know how great it is to cook a healthy, natural meal for yourself, but giving your baby the same quality food will make you breathe so much easier! You will choose every pea and apple that your baby eatsand youll know exactly where it comes from.

And making pures for your baby is shockingly simple. You dont need to be a chef, and you dont need to buy expensive contraptions. You will succeed with determination, a blender, and this book in your hand! You can make small dinners to last a week or big batches for the freezer that last up to eight weeks. Lets not forget about the financial benefits of making your own organic baby food. For example, one six-ounce jar of organic pured bananas may cost around the same price as a pound of organic bananas. Where youd get one jar of food before, youll get six to eight by making your own! When you make your own organic baby pures, youll say goodbye to long receipts and limited choices.

Youll have creative control of every ingredient, texture, and taste your baby experiences without limiting her food world to what is sealed in vacuum-packed glass jars. This book highlights the importance of feeding your family organic foods and explains the whole organic process from farm to table. Each recipe features ingredients readily found in organic sections of supermarkets and grocery stores. Because healthy eating habits start early, its important to introduce a variety of foods, tastes, and textures during the first few years, even if its a food you dont particularly care for yourself. One way to contribute to a picky toddler is by not consistently offering a variety of foods.

There are so many things to consider when purchasing foods and making pures for your baby: What foods can I freeze? Do I need to cook these peaches before pureing? Which foods provide the most nutrition? Can I cook foods that will satisfy the baby and the rest of the family at once? This book takes all the guesswork out of making pures by giving you those answers in the form of the following icons alongside of each recipe when applicable: BASICBasic Pure: These recipes consist of a single ingredient and can be easily combined with other pures for a complete nutritious meal. FREEZERFreezer-Friendly: These recipes can be safely frozen for up to eight weeks. SUPERFOODSuperfoods: These recipes contain foods that are known for their powerful nutritional qualities and health benefits. INSTANTInstant No-Cook Pures: These recipes do not require cooking over heat. PARENTSFor Parents and Baby: These recipes can be made along with family meals or can also be tweaked for an older person to enjoy. PARENTSFor Parents and Baby: These recipes can be made along with family meals or can also be tweaked for an older person to enjoy.

Inside, youll also find pure recipes for babies and finger foods for toddlers that can be made from meals enjoyed by the whole family, simply by taking out portions of the meal for little ones and then adding flavors and ingredients that are appropriate for older household members. In fact, you will find that many recipes, such as Cauliflower Casserole or Rotisserie Chicken Dinner, can be easily modified into a meal thats suitable for a young baby. Are you ready to pure? Well, put on your apron, whip out your blender, and lets get started! PART I Pure Prep Before heading to the kitchen and delving straight into the recipes there are a few things you should know about where the food should come from, its nutrition, and how youll prepare it. Knowledge and preparation are important steps in making pures. Therefore, this part explains everything you need to know before you head out on your first shopping trip. CHAPTER 1 Organics 101 How Your Baby Benefits from Eating Organically From the moment a child is born, she relies on her parents to give her everything she needs to develop and grow into a healthy, thriving adult.

Fortunately, you can do this by providing your baby quality nutrition she needs through organic food! The term organic means more to your baby than you might think. Primarily, the health benefits of feeding your baby an organic diet filled with naturally grown and raised, unprocessed foods are far superior in terms of quality, taste, and nutrition than a traditional diet made up of processed and altered foods that may contain additives, chemicals, pesticides, dyes, or artificial ingredients. Starting off with the good stuff will ensure fewer worries for youand a cleaner bill of health for your growing baby. In addition, your values will rub off on your child as she grows, which sets up a lifetime of good food choices and good health for future generations (and the environment, too)! Babies dont know whats good for them; they only know what they are exposed to. Therefore, if you expose your child to junk and fast foods, shell quickly learn how good it tastes but wont understand those things are bad for her health. Its better to limit your childs knowledge to foods that only nature has provided.

Offer healthy food choices and remember that you are in charge! Here youll get a crash course on the meaning of organic and why its important. Youll learn about organic farming and food production, organic standards, and how this all impacts your growing babys health.

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