Real Food for Healthy Kids - Thumbs up!

As I mentioned a few posts ago I have been exploring books on child nutrition and how to encourage kids to be healthy eaters for life.  While I still have several to finish, the first book that I have really enjoyed and found helpful is Real Food for Healthy Kids.

I found this book informative, congruent with the the medical guidelines, and best of all, applicable!  The recommendations and recipes are things I can do without breaking the bank and by only going to the grocery store once a week.  Just as an FYI, this book is different from the Real Food series by Nina Planck.

My favorite sections of this book are the first few chapters on basic nutrition for children and table tips, the lunch & dinner recipe section, vegetable sides section, and snack section.  At our house the meals I struggle with the most are dinners, lunches at home (the school my kids attend has a chef who specializes in healthy, nutritious, low sugar meals - as much as I hate to say it, my kids eat healthier at school than when they are home with me!), and snacks.  Snacks are the hardest since the easiest and most requested items are usually Nilla wafers or pudding...not exactly the healthiest choices.  The Real Food for Healthy Kids also has a website.   http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/  which I perused briefly but not in depth.

The next book on my list is Deceptively Delicious, by Jessica Seinfeld (yup - Jerry's wife).  I'm excited to read it!

However, from the Real Food for Health Kids book, the first recipe I want to try is for Crispy Jamaican Pork with pan fried bananas - it sounds pretty good!