The Nourished Baby

I really enjoyed reading this book, particularly the section where she analyses different kinds of baby food available on the market. However, it is in dire need of a good editor to go through and fix spelling, formatting, and a rogue antonym that confuses the meaning of one sentence. Her method of introducing new foods at only two per week is outdated (outside the introduction of allergens, which should be emphasised to be introduced as early as possible), and the concern is therefore a reduced exposure to new foods during a critical window of flavour acceptance. Her recipes are quite bland, even for a baby - oven roasting in oil is always going to taste better than steaming and then adding in oil and blending. Finally, I found (for me) her description of the villi and reference to them throughout the book in metaphors unnecessarily patronising. Otherwise, it was a good read and reference point for starting solids, and I would still recommend it even though it has some room for improvement. Hopefully future edits will provide a meaningfully better book. I appreciate her work and hope Dr Julie will keep spreading the good message.

Just what I needed as a first time mum this is so helpful and straight forward for starting our solids journey. I love the week by week plan and also the handy recipes. Thank you from a first time mum who has no real idea what she’s doing!

Beautiful and very helpful book