This classic cookbook covers the essentials on feeding your baby and toddler with guidance from bestselling baby and child nutrition author, Annabel Karmel--from flavourful first tastes to easy-to-make family meals. With information on when to start weaning, preparing foods safely, tempting a picky eater, and tried and true advice for challenging and exciting your child's maturing palate, this collection of over 185 recipes will make sure your baby and toddler is getting exactly what his or her growing body needs. Over 185 enticing, fun and versatile recipes take you from your baby's first tastes at around six months, through options suitable for baby-led weaning and first experiences with lumps and chunks, to tempting lunches for daycare or school, and delicious meals to share with the whole family. Featuring healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and party foods, and up-to date information on critical nutrients, special diets, and food allergies and intolerances, First Meals will introduce your child with ease to a wide variety of taste experiences and will set him or her up for a lifetime of healthy eating.