Nerkova is the printed cookbook + 101-food fridge magnet that replaces the recipe app, the BLW textbook, the allergen spreadsheet, and the Pinterest meal-planner — with one trusted thing on your kitchen counter. 101 family-style recipes, each plated two ways on the same page. 50-page intro on choking, allergens, and serving sizes — written for parents to read one-handed at 6am.
Cook One Family Meal. Feed Your Baby 101 Foods.
🍽️ One pan, two plates — adult + baby from the same recipe
🧲 101-food magnet tracker — never wonder "did I do eggs yet?" again
📖 250-page lay-flat spiral bind · 300+ full-color photos
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Nerkova Solves
THIS COOKBOOK + MAGNET HELPS WITH
The 'What Do I Cook Tonight' Panic
Choking Fear at Every Meal
The Mental Load of Feeding
'Did I Do Eggs Yet?'
Cooking Two Different Dinners
Raising a Picky Eater
The Instagram BLW Comparison Trap
11pm Googling Spirals
The 'Strict BLW Rules' Guilt
Allergen-Introduction Overwhelm
The 'What Do I Cook Tonight' Panic
Choking Fear at Every Meal
The Mental Load of Feeding
'Did I Do Eggs Yet?'
Cooking Two Different Dinners
Raising a Picky Eater
The Instagram BLW Comparison Trap
11pm Googling Spirals
The 'Strict BLW Rules' Guilt
Allergen-Introduction Overwhelm
One pan in the oven. Two plates on the table.
Every recipe in the book is plated TWO ways on the same page — the adult portion and the matching baby portion, cut to size for 6m+, 9m+, or 12m+. One sheet pan, one pot of rice, twelve minutes of active work. You stop making three different dinners. Your baby learns to eat what you eat. Your partner stops asking what's for dinner. The pan does the work — the book just shows you how to plate it.
Built to Replace the 4 Tools You're Currently Juggling
The fridge magnet that solves "did I do eggs yet?"
All 101 starter foods, organized by category, with the 9 top allergens highlighted. Cross one off every time baby tries a new food. The system is visible — to you, your partner, and the grandparent watching baby on Tuesdays. No more "I think we did avocado last week?" in the produce aisle.
Your dinner and baby's dinner from the same pan
Every recipe is plated two ways — your adult plate (full portions, full textures) and the matching baby plate (cut to size, textures adjusted by age). Sheet pans, one pots, freezer batches. The book is built around the way real families actually cook — not the way Instagram thinks they cook.
Choking, allergens, readiness — explained one-handed
Gag vs. choke (they're different and one is normal). Serving sizes for every food at 6m, 9m, and 12m+. The AAP-recommended top-9 allergen introduction protocol. Readiness signs your pediatrician didn't have time to explain. Written so you can read it at 6am with one hand and a baby on your hip.
A real cookbook for a real kitchen
250 pages, lay-flat spiral binding, 300+ full-color photos, durable matte-laminate cover that wipes clean when (not if) your baby grabs at it with yogurt-covered hands. Designed to live on your counter — not on a shelf with the other cookbooks you never open.
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60-DayFamily-Meal Guarantee
Try the book for 60 days. Cook 5 recipes. If your family isn't eating together more, send Nerkova back — we cover return shipping. We don't ask for receipts or before-photos. The magnet on your fridge is proof you tried. We give you 60 days (instead of the standard 30) because baby-led feeding takes 4–6 weeks to settle into a real rhythm. No questions asked.
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TrustPilot Reviews
Real stories from the parents, partners, grandparents, and daycare providers who use Nerkova every day.
I run my daycare from this book.
I have four babies in my home daycare aged six to eighteen months. Before Nerkova I was making four different meals every day. Now I cook one sheet pan and plate four ways — same dish, four ages. Parents text me asking what I served and I just take a photo of the page. I charge premium rates now because I'm 'the daycare with the BLW system.' The book paid for itself in week one.
I wish I'd had this with my first.
With my first baby I made three different dinners every night and lost my entire maternity leave to it. With my second, I bought Nerkova the week she hit 6 months and meal-prepped on Sundays from day one. My 3-year-old now eats whatever the baby eats — she watches her sister try things and copies her. The picky-eater problem just… didn't happen this time. Buy this book if you're pregnant with #2.
I hate cooking and I still use this book.
I rotate 12 recipes. That's it. Twelve. But my baby has tried 50+ foods because of the magnet on my fridge — she eats whatever I put on her plate because she's been seeing it since 6 months. I genuinely thought I was going to be a frozen-burrito mom forever. The 5-ingredient rule changed that. I'm not a great cook now — but I cook now, which is more than I did before.
I stopped Googling at 11pm.
My daughter hit 6 months and I lost my mind for two weeks trying to figure out what to feed her. I bought every BLW book on Amazon and they all felt like homework. Nerkova was different — the side-by-side adult/baby plating is the whole game. I cook the sheet pan, I plate two ways, I'm done in 25 minutes. The magnet is on my fridge and I cross off a food every time she tries one. My husband actually uses the book now too. That alone was worth the $40.
My wife uses the app. I use the book.
I do the Sunday meal prep in our house. My wife told me about the Solid Starts app months ago and I never opened it once — it's not how I think. Nerkova I actually use. The book lays flat on the counter, I read the recipe, I cook the sheet pan, I plate two ways. It's not complicated. And it shifted the mental load — she doesn't have to tell me what to make for the baby anymore. The book just tells me.
This book brought me up to speed.
My daughter-in-law mentioned baby-led weaning and I had no idea what she was talking about. I'm 62. I gave my kids rice cereal in a bottle. I bought Nerkova for the baby shower and then bought myself a copy so I could actually help when I babysit on Tuesdays. The intro section explained the modern approach without making me feel like an idiot. It's the most useful baby gift I've ever given.
We introduced all 9 allergens by 9 months.
My husband's family has tree-nut allergies, so the allergen-introduction window was the thing I was most stressed about. The book walks through the AAP protocol step by step — what order, what amount, what to watch for. We did all 9 by 9 months with no reactions. The magnet has every allergen circled and crossed off and it's the most satisfying thing on our fridge. If this is your biggest fear too, this is the book.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know before you order.
Who is Nerkova for?
Parents starting their baby on solids (6m+), partners who want to share the mental load, grandparents who want to bridge the 30-year gap between rice-cereal-in-a-bottle and modern baby-led feeding, and daycare providers who want a system that scales to multiple babies at once. Useful from 6 months through about 24 months.
What ages does this cover?
6 months through 24 months. Every recipe is labeled with safe-serving guidance for 6m+, 9m+, and 12m+ — so the book grows with your baby. (For ages 24m–4y, see the Toddler Edition, coming soon.)
Will my baby choke?
Choking is the #1 fear we hear about — and the 50-page intro section is built specifically to address it. It walks you through gag vs. choke (different things — one is normal and protective, one needs action), exact safe-serving sizes for every food at every age, and what to do if a real choking event happens. We strongly recommend every parent (and grandparent, and daycare provider) take an in-person infant CPR class regardless of which feeding approach you use.
What's the difference between Nerkova and the Solid Starts app?
The Solid Starts app is a lookup tool — search a food, get a card on how to serve it. Nerkova is a full meal-planning system — 101 recipes plated two ways, 50-page intro guide, and a physical magnet tracker for the foods you've introduced. Most parents use both. The magnet is the thing the app structurally can't replace.
How does this compare to the original "Baby Led Weaning" book by Gill Rapley?
Gill Rapley's book is the foundational theory — text-heavy, no photos, no recipes, written in 2008. Nerkova is the modern photo-rich practical system — 300+ photos, 101 recipes, the magnet tracker, and no "you must do pure BLW" rules. We respect the OG book; we just built the one we wished existed.
Do you have to do pure baby-led weaning to use this?
No. The book works for pure BLW, pure purées, combo feeding, daycare-fed days, takeout nights, and every combination in between. There's a section on safe puréed textures and another on transitioning from puréed to finger-food when you're ready. No "pure BLW" rules.
How long does shipping take?
Free standard shipping worldwide. US: 3–5 business days. Canada / UK / EU: 5–8 business days. Rest of world: 8–14 business days. We ship from a US fulfillment center within 24 hours of order. You'll get a tracking number by email.
What is your returns policy?
60-day Family-Meal Guarantee. Try 5 recipes. If your family isn't eating together more, send the book + magnet back and we'll refund the full price plus cover return shipping. The magnet living on your fridge is the only proof we ask for.
Can I order in bulk for a baby-shower group, mom-group, or daycare?
Yes. The 3-pack bundle is the most popular gift option. For orders of 10+, contact us at hello@nerkova.com for bulk pricing and shipping discounts.
Is there a digital / e-book / PDF version?
Not yet — and probably not for a while. The whole point of the book is that it lives on your counter, lays flat with the spiral binding, and works at 6am when you can't see your phone screen well. The book is the heart of the system.
Is this suitable for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free families?
Yes. The book has dedicated symbol-tags on every recipe (V / VG / GF / DF) and includes a 20-recipe vegetarian-only section, a 15-recipe gluten-free section, and substitution swaps inline on every recipe page. The 9 top allergens are clearly flagged on every dish.
How do I integrate the magnet into our daily routine?
Stick it on the fridge at eye level (most parents put it next to the high chair). Every time baby tries a new food, cross it off with a pencil (it erases — so you can wipe and re-use if you have a second baby). It takes 3 seconds. Your partner can see it. Grandma can see it. The system is visible — which is the whole point.