Kid Favorites Made Healthy: 150 Delicious Recipes Kids Can't Resist (Better Homes & Gardens)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
• Kid-friendly, healthy recipes that taste great and are fun to make

• Practical tips and advice from a panel of experts help parents talk to their kids about healthful living and plan nutritious

• Quick recipes for main dishes, sides, snacks, salads, and desserts use off-the-shelf ingredients

• Complete nutrition information including carbohydrate guidelines and techniques for managing diabetes

• Features recipes for favorite entrees, snacks, and goodies-all with the peace of mind in knowing nutritious meals are the delicious result

Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Healthy? Try healthier. April 24, 2006
50 out of 51 found this review helpful

I think a more appropriate name for this book would be, "Kid Favorites Made Healthier". I was a bit disappointed at the lack of vegetable dishes... or at least ones my family would eat. Having said that, I have actually used this book a lot. The recipes are simple and easily adaptable, for example, I'll use whole grain pastas and tortillas instead of the regular "white" ones called for in the recipes. There are pictures of most of the recipes which is always nice. Potential purchasers should be aware that many of the dishes use store-bought time-savers which was a plus for me but may be a turn-off for others. All in all, a good cookbook with good recipes... not great, but there are some real gems that make it worth the purchase.

5 out of 5 stars

One of the Best Kid's Cookbooks I've Found May 15, 2006
30 out of 31 found this review helpful

In my quest to be a better cook (nothing burnt this week, folks, boo-yah!) I also wanted, of course, to cook healthier. Finding a children's cookbook that's healthy had has kid appeal is harder than you would think. After an evenings worth of searching at a bookstore through about a dozen "family" cookbooks, I finally came across this easy-to follow guide to making kid's favorites better for them without loosing the taste.

The other reviewer is dead on, however. There aren't a lot of veggie dishes, but it is well worth the purchase price if for nothing else it does break down the nutritional content for the recipes--this is lacking in almost every single kid's cookbook I perused. The Mac-n-cheese in this book, btw, more than halves the calories in normal homemade mac-n-cheese. From 660 to 310--that alone makes this book a good purchase.

It has a very friendly layout and you will find your kids enjoy reading it as well. There is the definite feel that busy moms wrote this cookbook as well... there's no funky ingredients and a lot of items come with simplified steps such as canned cresent rolls, etc.

Incidentally: if you're wanting to save on calories overall, I highly recommend the New Best LITE Recipe by Cook's Illustrated as well. But this little gem of a book lives up to it's title and this busy mom recommends it heartily. I highly recommend the onion rings.

3 out of 5 stars

Just what the title says... March 11, 2007
28 out of 28 found this review helpful

This cookbook delivers what the title says: Kid Favorites Made Healthy. So if you want to make healthier chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, chili, tacos, banana bread, etc., then this cookbook is a great choice. I was looking more for full menu ideas that would appeal to my 7 and 4 year olds. There is one chapter for Dinner, and one for kid-friendly vegetables, but the rest are breakfast, snacks, lunch, desserts, and party ideas - not what I needed. If you have an overweight child, or are worried that one is heading in that direction, then you should get this. Tasty recipes made healthy, and exercise and nutrition info too!

5 out of 5 stars

amazing super cookbook December 7, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I cook for a daycare each day and this book is amazing. The recipes are simple, use every day ingredients, and are kid-tested recipes that are winners at the Lunch table. Thanks Better Homes and Gardens. I can't wait for the next addition!

5 out of 5 stars

Lil finicky eater,............ July 25, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

In my quest to find great, tasy, but HEALTHY food for my 6 year-olds' lunch box I have bought many books. I usually dont do this but, i was moved to make a comment. As busy single mother, I was very satisfied to find that this book was filled with items that even my picky daughter would eat and love, that were not complicated or time consuming to make. Plus alot of them were wonderful portable ideas that i felt that my daughter would not trade or throw away and i loved the fact that they were items that had nutrients in them to help her throughout the day while at school. It is filled with different ideas that deviate from the normal brown bag sandwich.

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