Jake will sometimes drink V8, so I keep that on hand.

I have not been forcing my kids to eat vegetables, but have found any way possible to get them to eat healthier. Danny, 5, used to be willing to eat veggies… until he saw that big brother Jacob, 7, gags to the point of vomiting at the bare sight of a broccoli floret. Benjamin is 22 months old and will actually eat a little of almost anything. I am willing to try anything to get my boys to eat veggies. And then she ran to the bookstore and bought it for me. My mom, who is not exactly gullible, was extremely excited and called me right after she saw this. This book was brought to my attention by my hyper-healthy mom, who was watching Oprah while running on the treadmill at her health club when Jessica Seinfeld came on. Making brownies with vegetables only teaches kids to eat more junk food, and therefore this is a horrible way to encourage your family’s health. She’s a dilletante who just wants more money.ģ. She stole the idea from any one of a number of people, from your grandmother to Missy Chase Lapine, author of “ The Sneaky Chef: Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals. The book contains her “how did I get here” piece, support from her experts, and lots of “here’s what you need” and “how to’s” in addition to her kid-friendly recipes.ġ. She worked with doctors, dietitians and a chef before being published, and they are credited and in some cases, quoted.ģ. Jessica Seinfeld (wife of Jerry) wrote this book called “Deceptively Delicious” about hiding veggies and other healthy ingredients in your family’s meals.Ģ. Just in case you haven’t, here are the pertinent details:ġ. My guess is, if you are reading this blog, you have probably already heard about this book, if not the hoopla surrounding possible plagarism. When I asked for Parenthackers’ first-hand tales, JT wrote this gem of a sum-up: We recently talked about all the controversy surrounding the release of Deceptively Delicious, the cookbook that advocates hiding vegetables in kid-friendly food.

Deceptively delicious recipes