BlogTour: Deceptively Delicious

Bean is 2 years old. While his palate as a "new eater" used to be daring enough to enjoy sea bass with couscous and wilted spinach, his experience as a toddler has caused him to be - shall we say - a little more close-minded. Or close-mouthed? This kid used to love broccoli (yes! I know!) and now I cannot get him to eat anything green. Unless it is lime green or atomic green or neon green. You get the idea. So when I had the opportunity to review Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld, I jumped at the chance.

The whole idea of the book is about creative and tasty ways to slip your kids veggies and fruits. Seinfeld will take something like pancakes (Bean's personal favorite) and tell you how to prepare them with sweet potatoes or beets. The kid never knows the difference! It's done using purees and every single recipe is kid-friendly. Of course, toddler staples like chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, burgers, and spaghetti with meatballs are included -- all made healthier with some sort of secret vegetable inside. It's genius. And I get a twisted satisfaction in tricking my finicky toddler.

The book itself is beautiful and there is no shortage of recipes to try. There is even a section in the front that explains nutritional guidelines for children. Not until this book was there ever a chance of Bean getting his recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. He just wasn't having it. Seinfeld also talks about typical serving sizes for toddlers. A helpful reminder to me, because sometimes it seems that Bean eats next to nothing before wanting to get down. Deceptively Delicious is more than just a list of recipes: it is a guide to total nutrition for your children. And who couldn't benefit from that?

By the way, Pink Pancakes are G, Double-O, D.... GOOD!

Comments

[sylvia]

thanks K. this is another good book i can tell my daughter about. my 2-yr old granddaughter was a preemie, and is a very finicky eater. my daughter has to do food disguises also & gives her daughter PediaSure, but even that has to be disguised. my daughter only ate a spoonful of everything until she was about 11 yrs old, but then, after that...lol. i think what's most important is that they're healthy. of course they have to eat to help them stay that way.

i think the author, Jessica Seinfeld, was on oprah recently, though i didn't see it. is she any kin to Jerry Seinfeld, do you know?

[sylvia]

K, you may not know this, but the comment verification takes up to 10 times sometimes before it will post my comments. the lettering isn't very clear, and sometimes i have to guess the number or letter, and if it's wrong, the i have to keep trying. i wonder how many people want to leave comments, but just give up because of that.

[K.]

Hi sylvia,
Yes Jessica was on Oprah this past Monday. You can see the episode on www.oprah.com if you are interested. And she happens to be Jerry Seinfeld's wife.

Thank you for letting me know about the comment verification, I will look into this issue you are having. So sorry about that.... :(

[Michelle]

I am having fun tricking my toddler too--ha! ha! you're eating carrots!!! (it really is the little things)

[Michelle]

I am having fun tricking my toddler too--ha! ha! you're eating carrots!!! (it really is the little things)

[Michelle]

I am having fun tricking my toddler too--ha! ha! you're eating carrots!!! (it really is the little things)

[Christar]

Oh my gosh, that book sounds like the answer to our prayers! Zach doesn't eat barely ANYTHING. Seriously, the only thing he'll eat is Chicken Nuggets, yogurt, pudding, cereal, and pankcakes. That's IT. So this book sounds like exactly what we need. Thanks so much! Can't wait to try it out! :)