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The Happy Baby Cookbook

 23/09/2009 11:19:00 AM, Pamela Clark Prev Next Photographer: Andrew Young / Stylist: Kate Brown


I'm about to get on my soap box about feeding babies and toddlers, so brace yourselves!

I've had only one child, who mercifully was an "easy baby". He tried most of the food I put in front of him, but when it came time to move onto solids, he made a huge mess of eating it. Like most humans large and small, my baby selected things he liked and rejected those he didn't. I kept doggedly offering bits and pieces, even the once-rejected foods, and so after a while of trying my limited patience, he developed a taste for quite a range of different things.

I have two granddaughters now and have watched their mum struggle with their likes and dislikes in the food department as they go through the various stages of developing their own tastes. It seems that if one child likes one particular food, the other will definitely not like it. What is that about?

So, if your baby or toddler is healthy, be patient, just keep offering and suggesting a variety of appropriate foods in small quantities and be mentally prepared to have some rejected. Try not to worry too much when they eat enormous amounts one day and virtually nothing the next, it will all even out in the future. If your baby or toddler has food allergies or intolerances, be guided by people who specialise in this area.

Meanwhile, if you're short on ideas for what to feed your baby or toddler to keep them happy and healthy, look no further than our latest cookbook titled The Happy Baby Cookbook, which is available in all good bookstores and selected newsagents (it will cost you $29.95).

Your say: is your child a picky eater? How do you make sure your baby gets all the nutrients they need? Tell us below...

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This book is really fantastic ! Easy to follow. One thing I am desperate to find out the baby accessories illustrating the book. They are so beautiful. If you can help me, please send me an email. Thanks in advance.

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