New Healthy Green Baby Book

Today I’ve got the scoop on a good green baby book – this is a freshly released book that new parents should consider because of the stellar mealtime information. This book would also make a great baby shower gift.

PRODUCT: HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months by the founders of HAPPYBABY, Robert W. Sears, and Amy Marlow (September 2009, Harper Collins)

COST: $16.99 softcover / $16.99 ebook

BASICS: From HAPPYBABY; “HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months, focuses on the most crucial and confusing time for growing families: the beginning. This book is the one-stop source for new moms and dads who are committed to having the healthiest, happiest family possible.

Topics Include:

• Easy, healthy & delicious recipes for babies and toddlers
• Proper nutrition for nursing moms
• Dealing with post-pregnancy stress
• How to teach caregivers to be health-conscious in your absence
• Managing immunization schedules and planning family activities
• How to create an environmentally sound and baby-friendly household without hazardous chemicals and toxins.
• A checklist for baby and toddler wellness
• Choosing safe products for baby and your home

This groundbreaking book offers a proactive, harmonious approach to parenting that’s easier, greener, and just plain better for your precious infant or toddler.”

WHAT I THINK IN GENERAL:

This book is an easy introduction to a greener lifestyle and a healthier way to bring up your baby.The chapters are arranged in a way that makes sense. They open with tips and advice about what it means to live a healthier and greener life and focus on all over greener living like household waste, green cleaning, energy savings, reusable bags and water bottles, information about green baby food – i.e. pesticide free and organics, and more. All of this is in very usable bite sized chunks so if green is totally new to you, it’s not overwhelming. The first chapter is less useful if you’ve been living green for a while though. I didn’t find many new tips for me – but keep in mind I’m a green writer and have been looking at this stuff for years.

The rest of the book (following the first chapter goes in time order from the postpartum period to homemade baby food which includes information about breastfeeding and weaning and tips on choosing BPA-free baby feeding gear. The book then covers healthy foods for mamas, starting solids, healthier baby feeding with recipes, sample baby meal plans, and all sorts of other baby feeding tips. The last part of the book looks at your home such as diapers,  greener nursery gear, safe toys, green cleaning, and so on. There’s also a short chapter on baby and toddler wellness.

There are some good points and bad points to this book but overall I’m going to recommend it because the mealtime sections are excellent. Coming up my thoughts on the pros and cons of HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months.