The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals
by: Missy Chase Lapine
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Parents will do almost anything to get their kids to eat healthier, but unfortunately, they've found that begging, pleading, threatening, and bribing don't work. With their patience wearing thin, parents will "give in" for the sake of family peace, and reach for "kiddie" favorites--often nutritionally inferior choices such as fried fish sticks, mac n' cheese, Pop-sicles, and cookies.
Missy Chase Lapine, former publisher of Eating Well magazine, faced the same challenges with her two young daughters, and she sought a solution. Now in The Sneaky Chef, Lapine presents over 75 recipes that ingeniously disguise the most important superfoods inside kids' favorite meals. With the addition of a few simple make-ahead purees or clever replacements, (some may surprise you!) parents can pack more fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants in their kids' foods. Examples of "Sneaky" recipes include:
-No Harm Chicken Parm
-Power Pizza
-Incognito Burritos
-Guerilla Grilled Cheese
-Brainy Brownies
-Health-by-Chocolate Cookies
-Quick fixes for Jell-O(R)
It's a book chock-full of strategies that will help any parent incorporate better health for the whole family.
Parents will do almost anything to get their kids to eat healthier, but unfortunately, they've found that begging, pleading, threatening, and bribing don't work. With their patience wearing thin, parents will "give in" for the sake of family peace, and reach for "kiddie" favorites--often nutritionally inferior choices such as fried fish sticks, mac n' cheese, Pop-sicles, and cookies.
Missy Chase Lapine, former publisher of Eating Well magazine, faced the same challenges with her two young daughters, and she sought a solution. Now in The Sneaky Chef, Lapine presents over 75 recipes that ingeniously disguise the most important superfoods inside kids' favorite meals. With the addition of a few simple make-ahead purees or clever replacements, (some may surprise you!) parents can pack more fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants in their kids' foods. Examples of "Sneaky" recipes include:
-No Harm Chicken Parm
-Power Pizza
-Incognito Burritos
-Guerilla Grilled Cheese
-Brainy Brownies
-Health-by-Chocolate Cookies
-Quick fixes for Jell-O(R)
It's a book chock-full of strategies that will help any parent incorporate better health for the whole family.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- She's really on to something.
You'd be amazed how much nutrition can be added to foods, without adversely affecting taste!
Rating: 
- I don't have time to be a Sneaky Chef!
The premise of this book is great: make several healthy 'puree's' ahead of time to be used in a myriad of different kid-friendly recipes.The beginning of the book is all fluff, and the recipes, while i'm sure tasty, are too much for a quick weeknight meal.I don't know about anyone else, but I have absolutely no time to make 9 puree's ahead of time with ingredients that I really don't keep on hand that often.This book is not for a busy working mother that needs to prepare a quick healthy meal ... Read More
Rating: 
- Good sneaky ideas but...
the only reason I gave this a four stars is because the author has you make up purees that can be used in several recipies.It is a great book if you want to plan ahead, puree and store.I was looking for more of a daily meal recipie book but these are great recipies to sneak in veggies.I have yet to actually make a recipie because of the steps to creating the puree and then cooking the meal...babies underfoot keep me with the simple sneakiness like adding peas to casserols or pumpking to muffins.
Rating: - A LIFE SAVER!!!!!!
wow...WOW!!!! I did not think the recipes would be this good. Okay, the 'make ahead' recipes are a bit of a pain, but SO WORTH THE WORK!! In the past week, my toddler, who only ate cheese, has eaten, spinach, peas, wheat germ, oats, beef, chicken, yams, carrots, and blueberries. I shed tears when I finally saw him eat a piece of chicken. The best thing I ever bought for my toddler!
Rating: - Great Strategies for Healthy Eating
This book is good for parents trying to covertly include healthy fruits and vegetables in their children's diet.It is also very helpful for people looking to fortify their diets.We are primarily vegetarian but found many ways to fortify our diet including adding things like flax seed, wheat germ and ingredients high in anti-oxidants.This book can take you to the next level of nutritious eating no matter what level you are at currently.Highly recommend it!
- She's really on to something.You'd be amazed how much nutrition can be added to foods, without adversely affecting taste!
- I don't have time to be a Sneaky Chef!The premise of this book is great: make several healthy 'puree's' ahead of time to be used in a myriad of different kid-friendly recipes.The beginning of the book is all fluff, and the recipes, while i'm sure tasty, are too much for a quick weeknight meal.I don't know about anyone else, but I have absolutely no time to make 9 puree's ahead of time with ingredients that I really don't keep on hand that often.This book is not for a busy working mother that needs to prepare a quick healthy meal ... Read More
- Good sneaky ideas but...the only reason I gave this a four stars is because the author has you make up purees that can be used in several recipies.It is a great book if you want to plan ahead, puree and store.I was looking for more of a daily meal recipie book but these are great recipies to sneak in veggies.I have yet to actually make a recipie because of the steps to creating the puree and then cooking the meal...babies underfoot keep me with the simple sneakiness like adding peas to casserols or pumpking to muffins.
- A LIFE SAVER!!!!!!wow...WOW!!!! I did not think the recipes would be this good. Okay, the 'make ahead' recipes are a bit of a pain, but SO WORTH THE WORK!! In the past week, my toddler, who only ate cheese, has eaten, spinach, peas, wheat germ, oats, beef, chicken, yams, carrots, and blueberries. I shed tears when I finally saw him eat a piece of chicken. The best thing I ever bought for my toddler!
- Great Strategies for Healthy EatingThis book is good for parents trying to covertly include healthy fruits and vegetables in their children's diet.It is also very helpful for people looking to fortify their diets.We are primarily vegetarian but found many ways to fortify our diet including adding things like flax seed, wheat germ and ingredients high in anti-oxidants.This book can take you to the next level of nutritious eating no matter what level you are at currently.Highly recommend it!
