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Wean your baby confidently and safely, with guidance from bestselling baby and child nutrition author, Annabel Karmel.

This new edition of Weaning guides you through every aspect of weaning your baby, with advice on when to start weaning, which foods to introduce first, how to prepare foods safely, and how to spoon feed purées and solid foods. With up-to-date information on allergies and intolerances, advice on how to encourage baby-led weaning, and tips on combining foods to build up flavours and textures, you can be sure your baby is getting exactly what his or her growing body needs.

Over 60 enticing and versatile weaning recipes take you from 6 months to 12 months and beyond, along with 4 nutritionally balanced menu planners. Every recipe in the book can be adapted to cater for common allergies and intolerances, and many recipes suggest simple ingredient swaps to challenge and excite your baby´s maturing palate.

With real-world advice, encouragement and troubleshooting strategies from Annabel along the way, this book gives you everything you need to introduce your baby to a wealth of solid foods and lay the foundation for a lifetime of happy, healthy eating.

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Karmel, Annabel

Annabel Karmel is the best-selling author of seventeen books on baby and children´s food and nutrition. She is an expert in devising tasty and nutritious meals for children without spending long hours in the kitchen.

A mother of three, Karmel has become a cookbook phenomenon. Her books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and have been perennial bestsellers in the US, including DK´s First Meals (2004), Mom & Me Cookbook (2006), The Toddler Cookbook (2008), Baby´s First Year: Memories for Life (2008), First Meals Food Diary (2008), and the forthcoming First Meals and More: Your Questions Answered (April 2009), Cook It Together (June 2009) and the preschool book I can Eat a Rainbow (May 2009).These books are not only sold in traditional publishing outlets but also in Wal-Mart and Target.

Cookbooks are not the only string to Annabel´s bow; she now has ranges for feeding babies and toddlers, food preparation equipment, children´s food, and baking and party ware. She is also aiming to revolutionize the way children eat in restaurants and her healthy menus can be found at popular attractions throughout the UK.

Annabel travels frequently to the United States, where her books on feeding babies and young children are well-liked and widely available. She has appeared on many TV programs, including the "Today Show," "The Early Show," "Regis & Kelly Live" and "The CBS Early Show."

Annabel´s popular website, www.annabelkarmel.com , currently has over 50,000 members.She has also launched an online TV channel on feeding babies and children: was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire for services in children´s nutrition) by the Queen in 2006.Annabel is available for interviews.

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