How to Feed a Teenage Boy: Recipes and Strategies [Paperback]

Georgia Orcutt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2007

For an American teenage boy, hitting the four food groups often means a burger, fries, soda, and a candy bar. In the age of fast food, how can parents help their hungry sons eat right without spending untold hours in the grocery store and kitchen? HOW TO FEED A TEENAGE BOY comes through with solid dietary information, shopping tips, and scores of easy-to-prepare recipes for tasty, nutritious fare the whole family will eat. With this cookbook and nutrition guide in one, parents will help their sons grow up strong and develop healthy eating habits for life.Reviews“Her ingredient lists are short, her food is appealing. . . this is the place to go if you need help feeding someone who seems to grow an inch in his sleep every night. Now you have to hope that Orcutt will tackle the dirty sock problem next.”—The Boston Globe

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From the Publisher

* The first practical, one-stop nutrition resource for busy parents trying to fill their sons' bottomless bellies and improve their diets. * Detailed information about teenage boys' nutritional needs and strategies for buying, preparing, and serving tasty, healthier foods on a busy schedule. * Includes more than 150 recipes for quick, nutritious breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and more, including healthier versions of boy favorites (like pizza, wings, and pasta) and junk-free snacks. * Includes advice for the parents of overweight and vegetarian boys, and the low-down on boy-specific diet fads and dangers (supplements, energy drinks, caffeine, and sugars).

About the Author

GEORGIA ORCUTT is a food editor and writer and the mother of two very tall and very hungry teenage boys. She edited The Old Farmers’ Almanac, wrote Cooking USA, and has been food editor of Yankee magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1 edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587612798
• ISBN-13: 978-1587612794
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the family!, October 18, 2007

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This review is from: How to Feed a Teenage Boy: Recipes and Strategies (Paperback)

I wish my family had this book when I was growing up. The recipes aren't just for teenage boys; they're healthy and easy recipes for the whole family. There are good tips scattered throughout the book on making kitchen life easier, as well as insight into how teenage boys should eat. There are also great tips on how to get guys to eat healthier, like put healthy food where they will find it! Excellent for anyone who is looking to help her family eat healthier, even without teenage boys.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas for "boy food", September 27, 2011

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This review is from: How to Feed a Teenage Boy: Recipes and Strategies (Paperback)

Much more than a collection of recipes, this book gives practical information and advice on making yummy, healthy food that teenage boys (and the rest of the family) will enjoy (or come to enjoy, if they're currently more focused on takeaways and snack foods).

It covers everything from what to stock your cupboards with, ideas for saving time, food you can prepare in advance so that hungry teens have good stuff to eat after school, and creative ways to encourage them to eat healthy, fresh food. Good ideas for how to involve boys in making food, whether it's tasty snacks and "minimeals", or the family meal,and how to help them develop useful skills for looking after themselves.

The recipes give ideas for everything from breakfast, lunches, and drinks to snacks and meals, with a refreshingly broad range of options and ingredients. Great ways to try some new cereals and grains, and ideas to give a different flavour to some familiar (and possibly boring) family meals. I can recommend the Any Day Muffins, and I love the idea of getting them 90% ready the night before and cooking them quickly in the morning! What a start to a school day...