Parents Need to Eat Too: Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, and Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks for New Parents

by Debbie Koenig

Overview

It is an undeniable truth: Parents Need to Eat Too! Food and parenting writer Debbie Koenig addresses the dilemma faced by so many parents coping with the demands of a new baby by offering simple, healthy, and delicious recipes for moms and dads who are too sleep—deprived, too frazzled, or simply too busy to cook nutritious meals for themselves.

From dinners that can be eaten with one hand (while you hold baby in the other) to slow cooker culinary masterpieces and full courses to prepare while baby naps, Parents Need to Eat Too is filled with tasty, easy—to—make recipes, helpful kitchen tips, and real solutions to the problems faced by hungry parents.
 
Parents Need to Eat Too has been named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2012 by Leite’s Culinaria, whose Editor—in—Chief Renee Schettler Rossi called it the “What to Expect After You’re Expecting” and said that the book “savvily and sassily helps you extend the efficiency of any time spent in the kitchen.” A must—read for new parents!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062005946
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/21/2012
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Debbie Koenig is a food writer whose work has appeared in American Baby, Parents, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other publications. Her food blog, Words to Eat By, has attracted more than one million visitors. Debbie lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their five—year—old son, Harry.

What People are Saying About This

Melanie Rehak

“I laughed, I learned, I dreamed up a hundred fantastic meals while reading Parents Need to Eat Too.“

Eileen Behan

With more than 150 recipes, intelligent healthy tips, and comments from real moms just like you, Parents Need to Eat Too will be your go-to resource and make you the confident parent you want to be.

Meagan Francis

“Finally, a book that reminds new moms: yes, your life may be totally wrapped up in feeding your baby right now, but you need-and deserve!-to eat well, too.”

Jen Singer

“Parents Need to Eat Too should be on every baby shower registry.”

Molly Wizenberg

“You don’t have to be a parent to learn from Debbie Koenig’s eminently sensible book.”

Leah McLaughlin

“This book is a must-have for new parents who enjoy eating good food with real flavor.”

Emily Franklin

If only this book came with every box of newborn diapers or baby blanket! New and seasoned parents alike will find delicious and simple recipes - from first nibbles to toddler tastes and fullgrown meals enjoyed together

Leah Ingram

“If only Debbie Koenig’s Parents Need to Eat Too had existed back [when I was a new parent]. Every new parent should ask for Debbie’s book as a baby shower gift!”

Editorial Reviews

“Finally, a book that reminds new moms: yes, your life may be totally wrapped up in feeding your baby right now, but you need-and deserve!-to eat well, too.” - Meagan Francis, author of The Happiest Mom: 10 Secrets to Enjoying Motherhood
“I laughed, I learned, I dreamed up a hundred fantastic meals while reading Parents Need to Eat Too.“ - Melanie Rehak, author of Eating for Beginners
“Parents Need to Eat Too should be on every baby shower registry.” - Jen Singer, author, the Stop Second-Guessing Yourself guides to parenting
“You don’t have to be a parent to learn from Debbie Koenig’s eminently sensible book.” - Molly Wizenberg, author of A Homemade Life
“This book is a must-have for new parents who enjoy eating good food with real flavor.” - Leah McLaughlin, Editor in Chief, Edible Communities/Edible Queens
“If only Debbie Koenig’s Parents Need to Eat Too had existed back [when I was a new parent]. Every new parent should ask for Debbie’s book as a baby shower gift!” - Leah Ingram, author of Suddenly Frugal: How to Live Happier and Healthier for Less
“Reassuring is the first word that comes to mind when reading food writer Koenig’s first cookbook, in which she provides doable, affordable meal solutions for new parents.” - Library Journal
If only this book came with every box of newborn diapers or baby blanket! New and seasoned parents alike will find delicious and simple recipes. Debbie Koenig’s food feeds not only sleepy parents with little time to spare in the kitchen, but families, too - from first nibbles to toddler tastes and fullgrown meals enjoyed together - Emily Franklin, author of Too Many Cooks: Kitchen Adventures with 1 Mom, 4 Kids and 102 New Recipes, and founder of wellcookedlife.com
If only this book came with every box of newborn diapers or baby blanket! New and seasoned parents alike will find delicious and simple recipes - from first nibbles to toddler tastes and fullgrown meals enjoyed together - Emily Franklin, author of Too Many Cooks: Kitchen Adventures with 1 Mom, 4 Kids and 102 New Recipes, and founder of wellcookedlife.com
Debbie Koenig’s new book promises and delivers the plan you need for the whole family to eat well. In a clear, comforting tone Debbie explains how to create the New Moms Pantry, stocked with all the basic ingredients you will need to make her delcious recipes. She even tells you how to turn grown-up food into baby food, which is both good for baby and efficient for the cook. With more than 150 recipes, intelligent healthy tips, and comments from real moms just like you, Parents Need to Eat Too will be your go-to resource and make you the confident parent you want to be. - Eileen Behan, RD family nutritionist and uthor of The Baby Food Bible and Eat Well Lose Wight While Breastfeeding
With more than 150 recipes, intelligent healthy tips, and comments from real moms just like you, Parents Need to Eat Too will be your go-to resource and make you the confident parent you want to be. - Eileen Behan, RD family nutritionist and author of The Baby Food Bible and Eat Well Lose Weight While Breast Feeding

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