Patty Brennan, Editor
If you're looking for more than a cookbook, this is the book for you. Whole Family Recipes is a guide to nutritious and delicious meals the whole family will enjoy. It also highlights foods that are especially needed by pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and their growing children. Taking a non-dogmatic and down-to-earth tone, the book focuses on incorporating vitamin- and mineral-rich foods and good quality fats into the diet. It playfully encourages parents to experiment with “new” foods as they transition to healthier food choices. In addition to yummy recipes, the book contains numerous “tips” for parents and a collection of essays devoted to nutrition during the childbearing year, including a unique piece on “The Birth Marathon–Food & Drink for Labor & Birth.”
The cookbook is a community effort from the non-profit Center for the Childbearing Year, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Contributors include midwives, doulas, moms, and dads, with illustrations by children. Proceeds from the sale of this book support the Center’s programs to help moms and babies.
Some of the recipes you'll be able to cook for your family include:
- Pumpkin Pie Rice Pudding
- Buckwheat Blueberry Pancakes
- Fruit Smoothies
- Raspberry Breakfast Cake
- Hot Apple Cobbler Drink
- Basil-Tomato Tart
- Hummus
- Grape Leaves
- Carrot Soup with Curry
- Beans and Greens Soup
- Lentil and Brown Rice Soup
- Black Bean Salad
- Baked Lentils
- Mexican Tofu
- Lake Perch on Greens
- Cheesy Potato Pie
- Kale Chips
- Green Beans with Pine Nuts and Mint
- Peanut Butter Balls
- Pumpkin Apple Dip
- Oat and Dried Berry Bars
- Cherry Maple Yogurt
- Fruity Pie
- Cheese Pie to Die For
- Lemon Tea Tonic
Paper, 204 pages.