"In The Petit Appetit Cookbook, professional cook and mother Lisa Barnes offers a healthy alternative to buying commercially processed, preservative-filled foods to help you create delicious menus, nurture adventurous palates, and begin a lifetime of positive eating habits for your children." "From birth to age four are a child's most crucial years for nutritional and dietary development - and now you can make sure your little one's early culinary experiences are delightful and nourishing, with recipes from fresh butternut squash puree for your baby, to chicken kabobs for your toddler, to multigrain scones for every petit appetit."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index.