by Gill Rapley, Tracey Murkett

Forget baby purées and spoon-feeding—your baby can join in at family mealtimes, right from the start!

Baby-Led Weaning is a global phenomenon! Now, here are 99 more delicious, no-stress recipes for baby-led weaning (BLW) families to enjoy together, from the creators of the BLW movement. With these recipes, introducing your baby to solid foods is easier—and more commonsense—than ever. Be amazed as Baby explores the same foods you enjoy—how they feel, smell, and taste; how to grasp and chew them—all at his or her own pace.

In addition to recipes that are perfectly suited to growing families, Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett review all the benefits of BLW:

• It’s convenient: The whole family eats the same meal—together.
• It helps Baby learn: BLW builds motor skills, coordination, and confidence.
• It promotes lifelong health: By teaching Baby to love a variety of foods and to gauge fullness, BLW helps prevent picky eating—and overeating—later on!

Publisher’s note: The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook—Volume 2 was previously published in hardcover as The Baby-Led Weaning Family Cookbook.

★ 2011 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award

Select Praise for Baby-Led Weaning

“Baby-led weaning . . . might be the best thing to happen in the high chair since the invention of the bib.”—Parents

“[Rapley and Murkett] encourage parents to forgo the usual baby puree and move straight to whole foods while continuing to breastfeed primarily after a baby is six months old. Their arguments are scientifically sound, especially when it comes to muscle development in the mouth, and they address the anticipated counterarguments. . . . If mine were little again, I would definitely try this. As long as mom is nursing, who says baby can’t eat lamb chops?”—Library Journal

“It sounds like common sense: After all, would you want to be strapped into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland vegetables? It’s surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a bit of control over your diet.”—Guardian

“I’ve been telling mothers for years that when babies start grabbing food from the table, they are ready for solids. I had the pleasure of observing this with my own children. What I love about this book is the joy and zest the authors put into parenting, their commonsense approach, and their faith that babies will do the right things for themselves when the time is right. Baby-led weaning is easy, and it makes parenting fun!” —Nikki Lee, RN, MS, IBCLC

“Watching [baby Mirah] respond to the pleasures of ripe tomatoes, curried rice noodles, and all kinds of meats and vegetables has made mealtime a much more enjoyable experience for all three of us. We can tell she is learning through all of her senses . . . and since we are generally sharing the same meal, I am more likely to make us all something healthy.”—Aimee Pohl, babble.com

“No purees, no ice cube trays, no food processor, no potato masher . . . just you and your child, eating food that you enjoy . . .[My baby] adored feeding herself while her parents ate their own meals. I can’t even begin to tell you how pleasant it is to eat in a restaurant with your Baby-Led Weaning child chomping on a piece of bread and butter or a chunk of cucumber from your salad beside you.”—Aitch, founder of babyledweaning.com