“Nina’s real food concept is critical for new parents and her advice on introducing solids is the best no-nonsense, eliminate-the-power-struggle option I've read in years.”
–Erica Lyon, author of The Big Book of Birth and
founder of Realbirth

“Nina Planck’s powerful concept, ‘real food,’ has changed how we think about what we eat. Now Nina turns to the nutritional needs of the developing human being. Today, one can say that ‘womb ecology’ is the most vital aspect of human ecology. In terms of public health, nothing is more important than the health and well-being of pregnant women. That’s why no task is more important than to study the factors—particularly nutritional factors—that influence a baby’s growth and development.”
—Dr. Michel Odent, author of
The Farmer and the Obstetrician

“Nina Planck’s personal story of life with baby Julian, from preconception to tending the first tomatoes at their own Small Farm, makes compelling reading. Her no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is voice cuts through cant and euphemism like a whiff of sharp cheddar for anyone who wants the real dope. Her basic distinction between real and fake foods makes essential reading not just for mothers with babies, but for all of us who want to live and eat well.”
—Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn,
Raising Steaks, and My Kitchen Wars

“I think this book can (and should) be counted among In Defense of Food and What to Expect When You're Expecting for any woman even thinking about becoming pregnant. Awesome, inspiring, for people who want to get 'real.'”
—Francine Stroder, librarian

“I cannot remember the last time I so fully enjoyed a book on nutrition. Real Food for Mother & Baby is engaging, empowering and expansive. Nina’s common sense, "big picture" sensibility, vulnerability and candor infuse the pages with a refreshing spirit. Reference to the nourishing practices of traditional cultures is informative, illuminating and richly affirming of the value of real food. This is a story of a real girl, living in the real world, juggling a real life, eating real food, and thriving. Real Food for Mother & Baby serves as an important anchor in a world thrown off course by the last five decades of increasingly compromised industrial food.”
—Beth Forgosh, D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic), NYC