The Kidfixer Baby Book or Art of Nutritional Cooking

The Kidfixer Baby Book: An Easy-to-Use Guide to Your Baby's First Year

Author: Stuart J Altman

Here is a lifeline of reliable, reassuring information for those busy days and often sleepless nights from pregnancy through the first year. This trouble shooting, sanity-saving book covers more than five hundred topics-everything from allergies to zoster (commonly known as shingles)-and is filled with warm, comforting advice from an experienced pediatrician and father of two.

Wondering about those little bumps or spots? Worried that your baby sleeps or eats too much (or too little)? Coping with colic? Concerned about teething? Confused about car seats, medications, vaccinations? Designed to console even the most stressed-out parents during the always challenging first twelve months, this essential guide includes

• Guidelines for a healthy pregnancy (tip: limit fish and avoid peanut butter)-and what supplies to have on hand when baby arrives

• Advice on choosing a pediatrician: three vital questions for the prenatal interview

• The advantages (and disadvantages) of breast- and bottle-feeding, as well as time-tested tips on feeding schedules

• Hints for getting through the night-and avoiding ineffective bedtime rituals, including the "Sneaky" and "Buddy" approaches

• Crucial facts about shots, screening tests, and immunizations (yes, kids still do get whooping cough)

• At-your-fingertips information on common illnesses, fevers, when to call the doctor, and what to do in an emergency

• Special advice for working moms, single parents, adoptive parents, and parents of twins, triplets, and preemies

Plus-handy checklists, growth charts, eye-catching diagrams, "Myths and Truths" about baby care, and KidfixerFAQs-real questions from parents and Dr. Altman's helpful advice

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Art of Nutritional Cooking

Author: Michael Baskett

Completely updated in a new edition. this unique book combines the experience of a professional chef with the expertise of a registered dietitian, offering readers a valuable guidebook/resource tool for preparing healthy food. The science of nutrition and the art of cooking are fully integrated to illustrate the infinite possibilities of healthy cooking that achieves quality in all areas of taste and customer satisfaction. A refreshing emphasis is placed on the taste, and composition of nutritionally prepared foods.

Booknews

New edition of a guide to understanding how to create and preserve good taste while preparing healthy foods. Stressing moderation, variety and balance, topics include a brief history of foods, nutrients and their effect on health, the new food pyramid, the nature of smell and taste, herbs and spices, vegetarianism, marketing a nutritional program, and 180-plus recipes with nutritional analysis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.