November 28, 2007 1 Comment

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food by Jessica Seinfeld is a winner. As a mother of three, Seinfeld knows first hand about the struggle parents have to get picky eaters to eat right. The recipes in this book sneak vegetable purees into foods you (and your kids) might not expect to find them in – including chicken nuggets, beef stew, and a variety of breakfast and desert recipes.

The book details how to make, store and use the purees, and offers practical advice on helping encourage your kids to eat healthy. It’s no secret that obesity rates in this country are increasing every year. Parents need to be conscious of their own eating habits and encourage each other and their children how to get eat right for life. The recipes in this cookbook help to lighten up many traditional family favorites without sacrificing taste. The Brownies (with Carrot and Spinach) recipe includes pureed carrots and spinach and omits oil and egg yolks, providing a treat with less fat and a surprising amount of fiber – 3 grams. The results are delicious – the carrot and spinach is hard to detect, and the brownies are rich and fudgy.

The spiral binding is a nice detail and allows the book to lie flat on the counter so you don’t have to wrestle with keeping the book opened to a certain page.

I would recommend using ice-cube trays to freeze purees, instead of freezer bags. Each cube is about 1 ounce, so 4 cubes are equal to about a half cup. Alternately, you could use jars of baby food for the recipes. Those handy little 4-ounce jars are the equivalent of a half cup of puree and much easier (and sometimes more cost efficient) to add. I wish the book also included the weight measurements of the purees – I think it’d be easier and more accurate to measure the weight, rather than volume.

By Theresa Shaw

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