More than four million babies were born in the U.S. in 2004. When mothers start adding solid foods to their diet at about four to six months, they need to know both what to begin with and how to prepare them. Weaning a baby isn't as simple as mashing peas; there are all kinds of health and nutritional considerations. And although toddlers can begin eating adultfoods, few parents will want to feed their toddlers all the very same dishes they prepare for themselves. They need toddler recipes. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler, readers will find- How best to begin weaning your baby to solid foods. How various foods affect brain development. How to know if your baby is getting the right amount of food. Recipes for both babies and toddlers. Eating solutions for children who won't eat veggies, fruit, meat, or dairy.

Make the best food for your baby and toddler from home! Store-bought baby food is expensive and can contain artificial ingredients you don't want your baby to consume. And as a baby grows to be a toddler, it can be difficult to find nutritious and easy-to-fix foods that they will eat. Idiot's Guides: Homemade Baby & Toddler Food comes to the rescue with the solution to feeding dilemmas for parents of babies and toddlers from 6 to 24 months: • 100 recipes for appealing baby and toddler cuisine, from purees to finger foods to table foods even the pickiest toddlers will eat. • More than 100 full-color photos of finished dishes, preparation steps, and more. • Nutrition and development information, plus meal plans for five different stages from a registered dietitian. • Advice for encouraging picky eaters to try new things. Illustrated how-to steps for frequently used techniques. • Information on baby-led weaning, food allergies, and other high-interest topics.

A guide to childcare offers advice on bonding, feeding, childproofing, toy selection, communication, and infant development

Children can thrive on a vegan diet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Vegan Eating for Kids shows parents how they can raise a happy, healthy child on a vegan diet. The guide presents all the nutritional needs for children up to 12 years old, outlining what they need at what stage in their lives, and what vegan foods can provide those nutrients. • The only book to present a complete plan for raising a vegan child • Includes delicious vegan recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and snacks that especially appeal to children • Will appeal to the nearly 5 million vegetarians/vegans in the United States • Includes complete nutritional lists of fruits, vegetables, and nuts • Features tips for teaching children how to cope in a non-vegan world

The healthy vegan diet-made easy. Vegans face their own special challenges when it comes to nutrition and this book provides answers. There are about one million vegans in the U.S. and about 50,000 new ones every year. A growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Plant-Based Nutrition, readers will find: ? Where to get nutrients that others get from meat and dairy. ? How to avoid the vegan pitfall of overfed but undernourished. ? How to spot hidden animal ingredients in packaged foods. ? Tips for eating at restaurants. ? Special considerations for children and seniors.

An updated and revised edition of one of The Complete Idiot's Guidespopular religion and history titles. Additional information about Jews in early American history through the 19th century. Expanded coverage of Jewish history and culture in the places you might least expect - Asia and South America. Jewish history and culture brought up to date to 2004.

While no one questions that the human body gives off important signals - signals that provide a key to our emotions and sensations - finding an easy-to-understand and up-to-date source of information on the subject of body language is difficult. Enter The Complete Idiot's Guide to Body Language, the first new comprehensive book for the general public on the subject of body language to be published in years. Packed full of information, The Complete Idiot s Guide to Body Languageprovides all the information anyone would ever want to know about this fascinating topic.