Feed Me! is a modern guide to baby food, telling you everything you need to know about weaning your baby and toddler. Gerrie Hawes, founder of Fresh Daisy, uses her award-winning range of organic, nutritious baby food as inspiration to create over 150 delicious recipes, ranging from the first taste of puree to tempting toddler meals. Chapters are divided into Breastfeeding: Taste from day one, Stage 1: First steps in weaning, Stage 2: Textures and new tastes, Stage 3: Independent weaning and Stage 4: Towards adult food Recent research had shown that what a mother eats while breastfeeding influences the food preferences of her weaning baby. Find out how to develop a varied diet for you and your baby and how to educate your baby's palate. There are also handy tips to help you understand your baby. Did you know that fennel is a good remedy for colic? And that babies have three times as many tastebuds as adults? There is also invaluable information on cooking methods, freezing foods and hygiene.

Author Biography

Gerrie Hawes is a leading campaigner in the UK for the improvement of mainstream baby foods. She founded the organic, award-winning brand Fresh Daisy in 2003 with the range now listed by Tesco, Sainsbury's and Wal-Mart/Asda. She is regularly featured in magazines and newspapers such as The Sunday Times, Delicious, Practical Parenting and Mother and Baby and believes that learning the real taste of apples, bananas and carrots is as important as learning your ABC.