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Healthy to the Core! All Natural Low Sugar/No Sugar Apple Recipes for Kids
Healthy to the Core All Natural Low Sugar/No Sugar Apple Recipes for Kids Author:Lee Jackson Get kids in the kitchen enjoying one of their favorite foods - apples. Inspire them to eat healthy by providing them with recipes that offer alternatives to the high-sugar, white flour traditional apple recipes. Make it easy to get kids eating healthy foods from their very first bite. Apples are used here in a wide selection of breads and cereal... more »s, salads, sandwiches, main dishes, side dishes, cakes, pies, cookies, desserts, snacks, and drinks. There are classics such as Apple Crisp, Apple Pancakes, and Apple Muffins, and the curiously named Appaloosa Alert. Young cooks will appreciate the easy-to-follow directions while older cooks will enjoy creating apple dishes perfect for any occasion. There are over 70 wholesome and tasty recipes from which to choose. Kids will make and snack on apple chips, munch on apple leather, sample desserts, and learn how to make applesauce the easy way. They will meet Johnny Appleseed and Isaac Newton and learn how apples have affected the history of America. Safety precautions for working in the kitchen are given. Included is an apple guide to the varieties of apples used for different purposes, such as eating-in-hand, for salads, for cooking in applesauce, and for baking in pies, tarts, crisps, and other desserts. Healthier food practices are concentrated on what the author calls THE BIG FOUR:
1. avoid refined sugar
2. avoid white flour
3. avoid GMO products
4. use healthy cooking oil. These practices have been incorporated into the apple recipes. Kids know that food affects the way they look and feel. Help them make healthy food choices. With the growing concern of obesity in our country, especially in children, healthier ways of preparing food is the way to go.« less