Longevity is a hot topic these days and for a good reason.
we have a lot of “catching up” to reverse the negative effects of industrial lifestyles that’s great for adults. But, what about starting out right with small children so they don’t have to reverse poor eating habits?
Here’s something we can do to make a difference early on for infants and toddlers. introduce the child to real food while showing adults how easy (and delicious it is) to prepare.
The book is the work of two years of effort and collaboration with a pediatrician, board certified nutritionist (me) and an Italian Nonna that brought her recipes from Italy for feeding infants and toddlers.
You may be very interested in what you will learn from the pediatrician about a child’s health beginning in the womb.
The book is available on Amazon for $16.00 but it can be downloaded here for $5.00 making sure anyone who wants it can access the information and delicious recipes.
You’ll find 87 pages about food cultures from the nutritionist, clinical information from a very credible pediatrician and 30 recipes from 6 months to toddlers from “Nonna Raffaella,) some recipes will even appeal to more mature palates.
Here are a couple of reviews:
Carol Amendola D’Anca’s work, Real Food for Infants and Toddlers is a gift for us all.
The strength of this work is the reminder that the healthful blessing of real food begins in utero and continues through our lifetime.
Carol also outlines how cultural influences play a role in staying healthy. The Italian traditions she describes in the opening narrative, such as garden produce cooked and served with nurturance, harken back to a time seemingly lost in recent decades.
Through beautiful photography and compelling reminiscence of times before processed food and high sugar additives, this book showcases the vibrancy and importance of garden food, cooked and shared as a famiglia event. Readers come to understand real food for our youngest becomes real food for life.
The prescription is healthful food and nurturance from cradle to old age. I am all in.
Kevin Fullin MD FACC
Interventional Cardiologist Froedert South
Kenosha Wisconsin
This little book offers readers an easy-to-follow scientific explanation of the link between food sources, nutrition, and health along with simple recipes for tasty and nutritious dishes for infants and toddlers.
What sets the book apart, though, is its call to return to a simpler time, to our immigrant forebearers, specifically to “Nonna,” the iconic Italian American grandmother, whose ability to create delicious meals from the simple ingredients she had at hand has been praised by culinary luminaries such as Jamie Oliver.
Readers will enjoy both reading about the importance of eating well and the recipes themselves, which though geared to children are equally appealing to more mature palates!
Carla A. Simonini
Paul and Ann Rubino Endowed Associate Professor and
Founding Director
Italian American Studies Program
Loyola University Chicago
