Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs
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Internationally known chef Rozanne Gold has written a cookbook especially for teens, Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs. With more than 80 simple and delicious recipes in Eat Fresh Food, Gold inspires teens to take charge of their eating and discover the simple joys of cooking fresh foods. Parents who want to encourage their teens to take responsibility for making healthy choices will find this teen cookbook a wonderful resource on healthy eating and a good introduction to cooking.
There are a number of cookbooks for teens, but the emphasis on healthy eating makes this a particularly good teen cookbook.
Back to Basics...Simple and Fresh
Gold introduces teens to her book by going back to the basics: keep it fresh and keep it simple. Teens need to prepare meals with the freshest ingredients which include a mixture of fruits and vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy. Also, teens need to keep cooking simple and Gold chooses recipes that require minimum preparation with the fewest ingredients possible.
While the typical teen enjoys the sugary snack, Eat Fresh Food introduces delicious recipes requiring little to no sugar or butter, such as the strawberry and mango smoothie and the brown rice with ginger-scallion and carrot nibs. This book is loaded with mouthwatering healthy recipes.
Step by Step Format
The format for this book is straightforward and teen friendly. Each chapter is dedicated to specific categories of food from sandwiches and salads to dinner specials and drinks.
Vivid photographs by photographer Phil Mansfield are appropriately displayed on every page to capture the freshness of the food and the happy teens who are preparing it. With sidebar information offering kitchen tips along with the bulleted layout of step by step instructions, this book is clearly designed to engage teenagers. As an added bonus, the final section of the book provides a menu to help teens get start planning meals.
About Chef Rozanne Gold
Chef Rozanne Gold is an international food and restaurant consultant and has written many books on how to enjoy cooking by simplifying the ingredients. Her other books include the popular Recipes 1-2-3 series and Little Meals: A Great New Way to Eat and Cook.
My Recommendation
Getting teens to take responsibility for making healthy food choices is important in a society where fast food and quick meals are common. This cookbook is ideal for talking to teens about the importance of choosing natural, fresh ingredients when making meals. Not only are fresh ingredients healthier for the body, but they can be combined to make delicious meals that are simple and satisfying. If you are looking for a cookbook that promotes healthy eating, provides helpful nutritional tips, and encourages teens to help out in the kitchen, then you'll enjoy Eat Fresh Foods by Rozanne Gold. (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2009. ISBN: 9781599904450)
Internationally known chef Rozanne Gold has written a cookbook especially for teens, Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs. With more than 80 simple and delicious recipes in Eat Fresh Food, Gold inspires teens to take charge of their eating and discover the simple joys of cooking fresh foods. Parents who want to encourage their teens to take responsibility for making healthy choices will find this teen cookbook a wonderful resource on healthy eating and a good introduction to cooking.
There are a number of cookbooks for teens, but the emphasis on healthy eating makes this a particularly good teen cookbook.
Back to Basics...Simple and Fresh
Gold introduces teens to her book by going back to the basics: keep it fresh and keep it simple. Teens need to prepare meals with the freshest ingredients which include a mixture of fruits and vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy. Also, teens need to keep cooking simple and Gold chooses recipes that require minimum preparation with the fewest ingredients possible.
While the typical teen enjoys the sugary snack, Eat Fresh Food introduces delicious recipes requiring little to no sugar or butter, such as the strawberry and mango smoothie and the brown rice with ginger-scallion and carrot nibs. This book is loaded with mouthwatering healthy recipes.
Step by Step Format
The format for this book is straightforward and teen friendly. Each chapter is dedicated to specific categories of food from sandwiches and salads to dinner specials and drinks.
Vivid photographs by photographer Phil Mansfield are appropriately displayed on every page to capture the freshness of the food and the happy teens who are preparing it. With sidebar information offering kitchen tips along with the bulleted layout of step by step instructions, this book is clearly designed to engage teenagers. As an added bonus, the final section of the book provides a menu to help teens get start planning meals.
About Chef Rozanne Gold
Chef Rozanne Gold is an international food and restaurant consultant and has written many books on how to enjoy cooking by simplifying the ingredients. Her other books include the popular Recipes 1-2-3 series and Little Meals: A Great New Way to Eat and Cook.
My Recommendation
Getting teens to take responsibility for making healthy food choices is important in a society where fast food and quick meals are common. This cookbook is ideal for talking to teens about the importance of choosing natural, fresh ingredients when making meals. Not only are fresh ingredients healthier for the body, but they can be combined to make delicious meals that are simple and satisfying. If you are looking for a cookbook that promotes healthy eating, provides helpful nutritional tips, and encourages teens to help out in the kitchen, then you'll enjoy Eat Fresh Foods by Rozanne Gold. (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2009. ISBN: 9781599904450)
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