Annabel Karmel\'s New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner (Baby and Toddler Meal Planner - Annabel Karmel)

Member Name: Sam_N

Product:	Baby and Toddler Meal Planner - Annabel Karmel
Date:	10/11/09 (8 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fantastic prop and push in the right direction

Disadvantages: Easy to get stuck in a rut

We bought this book as our son approach the weaning stage, having read a lot of information that completely bamboozled me about weaning I decided that I wanted a little bit of a push and a shove in the right direction. There is so much literature / information available about weaning that I felt I needed to make a decision about the direction we would try and stick to it as much as possible.

I really liked the fact that Annabel Karmel discussed food / nurtition etc in general at the beginning of the book. A lot is common sense but it helps to concrete beliefs etc that you may already have.

I liked the fact that in the early days there is a very specific meal planner to follow and I used this as my food bible for quite come time whilst I gained confidence and an appreciation of what our son enjoyed / didn't enjoy together with what I had time to cook etc. If I am honest though I think I stuck to it a little too close for a little too long. Once I did find my confidence I was able to offer a greater variety to our son and previously refused foods quickly became favourites as I relaxed about the whole experience.

Summary: A good buy