This is a shower gift, plain and simple. While I did dig
into this recipe box filled with advice on healthy eating from pregnancy until
the baby’s first birthday, recipes included, no mom is going to have time to
sit down with this during the first year of madness with the loudest and messiest
roommate you’ve ever had. However, if you did get this from your Aunt Martha
who is a sucker for a picture of a baby in a chef’s hat, here’s the skinny.
Likes:
Fishy Fish - a very detailed (and recently updated) look
into the one food group that is either so good for you that your brain will
explode with genius, or will kill you and your child. I’m always confused, and
the people behind the box took the time to lay it all on the line. The
information I got from my midwife wasn’t this extensive.
Choking Checks – a list of foods you might think you can
feed your baby when they start solids, but are actually accidents waiting to
happen.
Opt for Organic - advice on when to splurge on organic and
when to protect your wallet.
Dislikes:
Monster Meats – deli meats, hot dogs, bacon, sausage and
cured meats are all on the ‘no’ list until your babe is two-years-old. Mostly
don’t like this because it makes me go, “Oops.”
Never Nuts – I know this is a serious issue, but my
one-year-old loved her some peanut butter upon first lick. Depriving her of the
luscious protein-packed delicacy for a whole other year while her mother was
eating it in front of her by the spoonful would have been cruel.
Get your own box here.
