First Biteswill equip you with all the tools you need to turn the naturally healthy foods you have on hand into delectable family-centric breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks designed to encourage youngsters to become strong and healthy eaters for a lifetime.
First Bites is the quick and easy reference guide that you can keep on hand to whip up tasty and nutritious meals for your babies and toddlers in no time. The recipes are designed to help foster healthy eating habits and create a diet featuring 50 fresh, minimally processed superfoods that are just as delicious as they are healthy. In this book, fruit and veggies take center stage in new and exciting ways, yet you will also learn to create healthy spins on classic kid favorites like mac and cheese, pizza, chicken fingers, and cupcakes that the entire family can enjoy.
With menu suggestions, tips on stocking your kitchen, and a superfood index for easy reference to the nutritional benefits each provides, First Bites will equip you with all the tools you need to turn the naturally healthy foods you have on hand into delectable family-centric breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks designed to encourage youngsters to become strong and healthy eaters for a lifetime.
Praise for First Bites
'As a health-conscious parent, I want nothing more than to give my kids the very best foods to help them flourish. From day one, supplying nutritious and delicious superfoods will help create lifelong habits. Dana is a master, and I've trusted her expertise not only for my own books, but also in the foods I prepare in my own home. First Bites is a first choice for your infant or toddler.' Mario Lopez
'This accessible, sensible, and thoroughly modern take on nourishing your little one has just become my go-to baby gift for any new mom. These are tips and recipes befitting a new generation of healthy yet adventurous eaters. What a brilliant concept- baby food that isn't just nutritious - but also just plain delicious.' Kelley Heyworth, editor of happyhealthykids.com
Author Biography
Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC is a registered dietitian, certified athletic trainer, nutrition and fitness consultant, and mother to a 2-year old and a 4 year old. She specializes in culinary nutrition for children and adults, recipe development and sports nutrition.
Dana works closely with chefs and authors to develop creative and healthy recipes for cookbooks, magazines and menus. She is the nutrition expert for Food Network.com and founding contributor for Food Network's Healthy Eats Blog. She has worked as nutrition consultant for Follow Productions on seasons 2 and 3 of Bobby Deen's show Not My Mama's Meals. She has worked as a media spokesperson for Cooking Light Magazine and has made appearances on Good Day Street Talk, Food Network.com, Access Hollywood and GMA Health. In October 2013, Dana was named to Sharecare's list of Top 10 Social HealthMakers on Nutrition. Dana is an assistant clinical faculty member and sports dietitian at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. She also conducts workshops and cooking demonstrations for fitness organizations and schools from preschool to college.
Dana's recipes and articles have been featured on Food Network.com, Cooking Light.com, Diet TV.com, VarsityParenting.com, Today's Dietitian, SHAPE, SEVENTEEN, Maxim and Prevention magazine. She has created meal plans and recipes for books including Energy To Burn: The Ultimate Food and Nutrition Guide to Fuel Your Active Life (2009), Tell Me What To Eat If I Am Trying To Conceive (2011), Extra Lean (2011) and Extra Lean Family (2012) by Mario Lopez.
