Review and Giveaway!!

If you follow my blog, you know that I have a seriously hard time getting my kids to eat healthy, balanced meals.  At times, I get frustrated and run out of ideas on what to offer them.  Soooo, when I saw the opportunity to review the So Easy Toddler Food Cookbook through Tomoson.com, I jumped on it!  The cookbook is the newest product from Fresh Baby, an innovative company created in October 2002 by two sisters, Joan Ahlers and Cherly Tallman. 

From the website "In raising their children, they could not identify all-natural alternatives for healthy and hassle-free feeding. Drawing upon their own concerns as parents, the two women began developing products for today's busy parents and caregivers with a product line that includes: homemade baby food kits, baby food cookbooks, baby food and breast milk storage trays, breastfeeding reminders, and child development diaries". 

The So Easy Toddler Food Cookbook is a

• 48 page Toddler cookbook
• Family-friendly, simple recipes making it convenient to make healthy meals
• 35 recipes with photos and USDA nutrition facts information
• Practical advice and tips for toddler eating behaviors and healthy eating
• Available in English or Spanish (en español)

I was excited to get my cookbook and check out all the recipes.  The recipe list includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, soups, salads, sides and desserts!!  Even with Mr. Terrible Two's food allergies, I was able to find several recipes that I wanted to try, such as the White Bean & Cheddar Dip. 

You know how I love to sneak some veggies in!  We eat very few beans in this house, but this recipe uses white beans and cheddar cheese along with cumin and garlic to create a tasty dip that the whole family enjoyed...and my kids were none the wiser that they were eating BEANS :D  Yay! Score one for mommy!!  It definitely makes me feel good when they are eating nutritious foods AND liking them! 

This book also offers lots of helpful advice for moms (and dads, grandparents, or anyone trying to feed little ones!) such as 'The 10 Times Rule for Toddlers', 'Converting Picky Eaters', and 'DOs and Don'ts to Avoid Food Battles' - you know I'm all over that one.  There are also nutrition facts with each recipe, as well as, helpful hints such as menu ideas and 'cautions'.  Having a child with food allergies, I really thought the cautions were a great idea.  For example, a recipe that called for peanut butter has this at the bottom of the page.

How awesome is that?  I love that they give an alternative to the peanut butter.  So anyway, that's just a "taste" (pun intended) of what's included in this book.  I am very pleased with it, and plan on making more things from it very soon. (Like the Best Ever Granola!)

AND NOW...the moment you've been waiting for...Fresh Baby has agreed to give a copy of the So Easy Toddler Food Cookbook to one of YOU!!!  If you have young children, are a grandparent, child care provider, are an expectant parent (or know someone that is) ENTER NOW for your free copy!!  (This giveaway is open to US residents only)

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You have until midnight 12/15/10 EST to enter!!


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