Busy Little Hands: Food Play! by Amy Palanjian
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Is your little one more likely to ask for cookies for breakfast than happily down a bowl of fruit? This inventive cookbook is a lifesaver for parents of picky eaters and foodie toddlers alike! Amy Palanjian penned this interactive collection of simple recipes to help parents keep toddlers entertained and engaged in the kitchen while fostering healthy habits. Cooking with kids seems far less daunting with the guidance offered in Busy Little Hands: Food Play!
Featuring recipes like “Hide-and-Seek Smoothies” and “Cookie Monster Bites”, this fun-filled recipe book is a perfect catalyst for teaching healthy eating habits and building positive relationships with food from a young age. Each of the recipes in the book includes healthy ingredients but presents them in a way that is palatable to even the pickiest eaters. “Fruity Breakfast BonBons,” for example, disguise cashews, dates and dried cherries as chewy cookie-like bites, while “Silly Sandwich Spirals” add an element of whimsy to a lunchtime staple. Your littles won’t be able to keep their forks off these yummy meals and snacks.
Kid-friendly recipes aside, this book is perfect for early readers. Unlike traditional cookbooks, Food Play! uses uncomplicated language and simple sentence structure to allow parents to teach reading skills and involve children in following the recipes. From an accessibility standpoint, the cookbook is also laden with adorable drawings and visuals that will allow even the earliest readers to follow along and get in on the culinary fun! And “Grown Up Prep Steps” allow parents to teach kitchen safety while preparing recipes with ease.
Whether you’re looking to get your kids in the kitchen or simply want to prepare more kid-friendly food, this cookbook will be your new go-to. Food Play! is the perfect way to teach healthy recipes, positive food relationships and kitchen safety in a fun way that encourages creativity.
