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The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals

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)

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4091 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-04-04
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 272 pages

Editorial Reviews

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"The Sneaky Chef is a brilliant and timely concept." -- Chef Daniel Boulud

"The Sneaky Chef offers frustrated parents a simple, practical solution to getting their kids to eat healthier food." -- Nancy Samalin, best-selling author of LOVING WITHOUT SPOILING

"Here are lots of good ideas and recipes that will work for you if you are at wits end." -- Vicki Lansky, author of FEED ME I'M YOURS

"Missy Chase Lapine is not only the best at what she does, she's the only one who does it" -- Rob Rosenthal, KitchenMC

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Natalie Morales, Today Show Host
"Moms and dads if you're at your wit's end trying to get your kids to eat healthy... well, fret no more! Finally, it's "The Sneaky Chef to the Rescue." As the mother of a very picky eater, the only way to get my son Josh to eat his veggies is to sneak it, and Missy's recipes are not only creative and delicious, they are a lifesaver for this often over-worried mom."

Tyler Florence, Chef and Author
"As both a father and a chef, I can tell you that it's sometimes easier said than done to get kids to eat right. But I've got to say, the Sneaky Chef series makes keeping your kids eating habits on the right track not just infinitely more manageable, but fun at the same time."

Patricia Hametz, MD, MPH / Director, Center for Best Practices in Childhood Obesity Prevention / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
"By creating delicious foods made with healthful ingredients that your kids will actually eat, Missy Chase Lapine succeeds in allowing family meal times to be fun and stress-free. She is helping us all to instill good eating habits that will set the stage for a lifetime of healthy eating for the whole family."

About the Author
Missy Chase Lapine became the “Sneaky Chef” on the publication of her first book in April 2007. She has appeared on The Today Show and other national and local outlets to promote her timely “Sneaky” strategies. She lives in Westchester, NY.

Customer Reviews

Good, just needs a few tweaks4
Excellent book! My son won't eat green veggies, so sneaking them into his meatballs is a great alternative. The recipies are very creative, just need to add a few more spices to them to make them come alive.

Love this book5
Every recipe has been successful with my *VERY* picky eater. He has sensory issues due to Autism, and this book has been really helpful.

Great tips and ideas4
I have tried most of the recipes and most have worked well and been enjoyed by my family. The substitutions and additions used in this book can be used in your cooking across the board. I have taken many of her ideas and implemented them in my "regular" recipes. For example, add orange puree to jar marinara any time that you are using it. I add the purees to everything that I make to increase the vege content in much of what we eat (ie. green puree to hamburgers,etc.). My two year old will always eat this food and sometimes the whole veges that I serve along with it. My husband has not noticed the additions either! The purees are a lot of work, so double the recipes and freeze.