Book review

I have mixed feelings about this book. It has a lot of information about a lot of things to do with food and babies. Which is in theory good, because knowing things is generally good. That being said, I have a few friends who are planning to have children in the near future and I wouldn't even think of giving it this book to them. It has so much information about so many things that could go wrong. It goes into a lot of detail about very rare allergies. For a new parent who is prone to hypochondria it would be a horrible thing to read. 

There is despite all the very likely unnecessary information about rare conditions some good information in this book. This information seems somewhat buried in all the question- answer formatting. There are some useful charts, but you can't flip through it easily to find them. It would be more useful to read while you are making your first child, than wondering what you should feed your child of X months. 

Once past the first year or so of feeding suggestions, this book turns more into a basic nutrition book. Toddlers that are eating regular food apparently have the same nutrition concerns as adults. Limit excess sugar and salt, eat vegetables... 

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.