I bought this book when my son was 18 months old. He is now 3 1/2 years old and has never even wanted to try any of the recipes I made using this book. The recipes are complicated and time consuming (not what you want when you are trying to look after a toddler) and too full of undisguised "weird" ingredients that fussy eaters won't even touch. I think it would only be useful for parents whose children are non-picky eaters from the start.