Baby-led weaning is the go-to practice today for parents to transition their baby’s diet to solids food by teaching them to feed themselves from one family meal, and here to carefully walk parents through that confusing and intimidating process is Simone Ward, creator of one of the most popular toddler food blogs, Zayne’s Plate. Simone, who guided each of her four children through baby-led feeding, will work closely with a nutritionist to cover the basic principles and answer common questions. The best part of the book is Simone’s recipes that perfectly balance baby’s nutrition needs with time-saving methods like one-pot and batch cooking, or utilizing an instant pot.Unlike nutritionist-led cookbooks in this arena, Simone’s recipes are tasty for the whole family and include lots of variety and spices to prevent picky eating. You and your baby will love sharing meals like Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oatmeal and One-Pot Mexican Chicken & Rice. Simone’s extensive background in preparing food toddlers love, both as a mom and the creator of Zayne’s Plate, combined with the authoritative voice of a nutritionist will make this manual the number 1 resource for baby-led weaning.