Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind (Hardcover)

~ JoAnna M. Lund (Author) "Food is the first invited guest to every special occasion in every family's memory scrapbook..." (more)
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Product Description

In all of her phenomenally successful cookbooks, JoAnna Lund has proved that you can eat healthy and still have the kinds of foods you love to eat: hearty, delicious, and satisfying. Now, JoAnna offers enticing, easy-to-prepare, and good-for-you recipes that will keep every "kid" in the family coming back for more. This is family-style eating that even the busiest families can enjoy. And because no one outgrows the need for great-tasting food, Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind features more than two hundred recipes, from Get-Out-of-Bed Breakfasts to Fill-'Em-Up Main Dishes to Scrumptious Snacktimes. In addition to these great recipes, JoAnna offers practical advice on nutrition for kids, family fitness, helping your kids make healthy choices when they're not eating at home, and handling fussy eaters-no matter what their age.

About the Author

JoAnna M. Lund, mother and grandmother, is the author of the bestselling Healthy Exchanges(r) Cookbook, Make a Joyful Table, HELP: Healthy Exchanges(r) Lifetime Plan, Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind, and other books. She has been profiled in national publications including People, The New York Times, and Forbes, and has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows. A popular speaker with weight-loss, cardiac, and diabetic support groups, JoAnna lives in DeWitt, Iowa, where she runs the Healthy Exchanges(r) business and publishes the Healthy Exchanges(r) newsletter. --This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 337 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult; First Printing edition (March 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399143580
• ISBN-13: 978-0399143588
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,225,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book!!!, August 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind (Plastic Comb)

I love this book for every reason A Reader from Virginia doesen't!!! I wanted a book that was "real world" for my family. We don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen and I don't have a large selection to choose from at my small-town grocery store. I want to teach my kids to eat healhier and I'm attending weekly weight loss meetings. This book fits all our needs and then some!!! Someone at class mentioned that JoAnna Lund's books fit in perfect when counting points, so I purchased this book and have been cooking and eating happily ever since. My kids especially love Josh's Potato Ham Bake and Grandma's Special Spaghetti. I've been so pleased with this book that I've purchsed several more of her cookbooks. I'm glad that someone finally created a book for those of us who want to eat healthier but who don't want to spend tons of time in the kitchen and loads of money at the store.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite With My Entire Family!, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

We all want our families to eat healthy and our families all want to eat the stuff that taste good...more often than not healthy AND good tasting don't describe the recipes in Health Cookbooks. But JoAnna Lund has changed all that! Not only will mom find these recipes healthy and simple to prepare but your husband and kids will find that they taste TERRIFIC too! Many of my 6 year old son's favorites come from this cookbook and never has my husband turned up his nose to a recipe I've tried! And even if you don't have children at home to cook for you won't be disappointed in this book. And you'll have no idea how low fat and sugar free could taste this great...it must be magic!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've lost 65+ lbs eating JoAnna Lund's recipes!, August 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind (Plastic Comb)

Let me start by saying that I'm a writer who has helped JoAnna on many of her cookbooks--but since I don't share in her royalties, I think it's fair for me to comment on how using her recipes has changed my life. I love the fact that JoAnna creates dishes that are quick to prepare and still taste really good. This is common sense cuisine--comfort food that is healthy enough for dieters, diabetics, heart patients, and just about anyone else! If you're a busy parent with kids to feed, or an overworked single who'd love to fill your fridge with tasty leftovers--this, and JoAnna's other books, will delight you. Yes, she uses healthy convenience foods--don't most of us? But she's tested and found the best-tasting ones. (For instance, she uses reduced-fat shredded cheese in her recipes, not fat-free, because fat-free doesn't melt or taste right.) My favorite dishes from this book include Grande Meatloaf with Potato Stuffing and Chicken Pot Pie Chowder, but you're sure to find your own must-haves. And yes, I've lost more than 65 pounds eating well with JoAnna. Here's something to think about: a year from now, you'll wish you had started today!