Food for Tots, the book, available now!

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Food for Tots—The most up to date and complete guide—288 pages—to foods for the child from birth to age five with recipes that are easy, safe, nutritious and fun. All recipes are toddler tested and are so good that the rest of the family will love them too. Ideal for parents, grandparents, day care providers and church nursery leaders. Great gift for new parents! Currently you can order the book through Food for Tots Publishing! Price: $16.95.

• What Kids Are Saying
• Table of Contents
• Reviews

What Kids Are Saying

photo by Jim Woolley

“This cookbook is going to be so big it will be as big as the house because it has so many things.”

“I love it 1 billion. ‘Cause I just love it because I love carrots.”

“Food makes my body grow.”

“I like to eat them always, for dinner and lunch and snack.”

“I always like to help my mom when she’s making something like cookies.”

“I used to be picky, picky, picky.”

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Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments

RECIPES

• Beverages—Yummy sips for little lips
• Breakfast—Start the day right by filling tummies with good nutrition
• Lunch—Take a break for a quick and healthy lunch
• Dinner—You’ll love these child-friendly family dinners
• Snacks—Healthy homemade snacks for nibblers
• Desserts—Sweet treats for little sweethearts
• Little Helpers—Hands-on experience for budding chefs
• Special Times—Great ideas for holidays and birthdays
• Food for Play—Kitchen fun with common ingredients

NUTRITION

• Feeding Baby—What to feed in that important first year
• Nutrition and Growth—Baby food to family meals
• Eating Behaviors—How to handle common feeding problems
• Food and Health—Food allergies, food safety, feeding sick kids

• Growth Charts
• Resources
• Index

Special Features

• Easy-to-read format and great illustrations
• Sound, practical nutrition information
• Recipes use common ingredients and are fast to prepare
• The latest growth charts, released in May 2000 by the CDC
• Extensive list of books and web sites for further information

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Reviews

“Well written accurate and up-to-date information. Fits my philosophy of feeding kids.”
—Nanna Cross, PhD, RD, UW Family Practice, Cheyenne, WY

“You offer very comprehensive, sensible information in a great, easy-to-read format. The book addresses volumes of common concerns parents have! This will be very useful to my clients and I can’t wait to review it for Tiny Tummies!”
—Sanna James Delmonico, MS, RD, Editor, Tiny Tummies Nutrition News, www.TinyTummies.com, Napa, CA

“The chapter on infant feeding is excellent.”
—Susan Doyle, RD, Verona, WI

“A great resource for parents. Information about child nutrition, behavioral aspects of feeding children of all ages, and fun recipes to engage toddlers. My patients and their families will benefit from this book.”
—Danette S. Glassy, MD, President, Washington Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics

“I love the format, it’s very friendly and would calm a nervous mom. It meets a lot of needs from the young teenage mom to the experienced mom with more than one child. Great guide for other caretakers, grandparents, and dads as well.”
—Debra A. Indorato, RD, CPFT, Approach Nutrition and Fitness, Allentown, PA

“Easy enjoyable reading. The First Year chapter is good and very straight forward. Good information on normal toddler behavior and how it translates into eating.”
—Roseanne I. Jones, MS, RD, CDN, Cazenovia, NY

“The Eating Behaviors chapter is my favorite. I will recommend this to many friends, family, and clients. Great information and well presented!”
—Annette Lakes, MEd, RD, LD, Cincinnati, OH

“This book contains an amazing number of very practical suggestions to help parents encourage healthy eating behaviors in their young children.”
—K. Kim Lampson Reiff, PhD, Eating Disorders Therapist, Mercer Island, WA

“Healthy eating and young children–often these two don’t mix. But, Food for Tots not only mixes the two–it does it deliciously! One of the best gifts we can give our children and grandchildren is healthy eating habits to last them a lifetime and this book is filled with appealing recipes to help you do just that.”
—JoAnna M. Lund, Cookbook Author and Newsletter Publisher, Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind; Make a Joyful Table; The Healthy Exchanges Cookbook www.healthyexchanges.com

“Great book! Covers all the bases.”
—Beth Zupec-Kania, RD, CD, Children’s Hospital of WI

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