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The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals Paperback – April 4, 2007

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Running Press (April 4, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0762430753
  • ISBN-13: 978-0762430758
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.7 x 10 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsWe dont care who did it first, the Sneaky Chef is the one that works.,
By Sleep Doctor on December 17, 2007
Format: Paperback
We dont care who did it first, the Sneaky Chef is the one that works.,
Sleep Doctor "Dr. Mom, MD" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food (Spiral-bound)
This weekend 7 friends and I got together to compare recipes from The Sneaky Chef(TSC) and Deceptively Delicious(DD). Our primary loyalty is to our kids and getting good food into them. We don't really care who did it first, just what works. We've been successfully sneaking for months and need more recipes now, so we were eagerly awaiting the release of Deceptively Delicious.

We chose six duplicate recipes from each book (12 total) and did double-blind (where neither the server nor the child knows which is which-only the cook keeps track) side by side taste tests. The whole process took all day Sunday. We chose to make mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, peanut butter & jelly muffins, brownies, chicken nuggets and meat loaf.

Summary: For one reason or another, kids clearly preferred the recipes from TSC. The main reasons seemed to be that DD's were too sophisticated in flavors and the textures were off. The cooks felt that TSC was more geared towards kids' tastes, especially where picky eaters are concerned, and addressed the needs of the cook better. Roughly half of the recipes in Deceptively Delicious are the same as in The Sneaky Chef, which was disappointing since we're starved ; ) for new recipes at this point.

The following are the detailed results:

Mashed Potatoes: Kids' preference: TSC. Main reason: "Creamier." DD was called "watery" by most kids. Cooks found both recipes easy to make and would do so regularly.

Mac n cheese: Kids' unanimous preference: TSC.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsI can't say enough good things about this book!!
By Amazon Shopper on May 29, 2007
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This book is truly amazing. I have two children who won't eat a mini-carrot between them, and they are now downing veggie after veggie without suspecting a thing!! Here is the funny thing- it works on my husband too! He claims he doesn't like sweet potatoes, but he has eaten them in so many things now- I just wait and tell him afterwards (haha, guess what you just ate?!). Do I feel guilty about sneaking veggies? Not at all! Whatever I can do to help my family be healthier, I would do in a heartbeat. I have a couple of hints- first of all, buy all of your veggies at once and spend about 3 hours one afternoon once per month making the five most common veggie purees. Pour them into individual serving size freezer bags and then put all of the little bags into a gallon bag (one per type of puree), label them, and you are good to go! This is much easier than trying to puree veggies for each meal, it would become so time-consuming that you would be tempted to change your mind at the last minute and make something easier (and less healthy). I grab a bag out of the freezer, quickly defrost and then stir it in with the kids mac n' cheese, chocolate pudding, and all sorts of other "treat food" that all of a sudden become vitamin-rich dishes. I also pre-make some of the breading and flour mix too, and keep them vacuum-packed...it really simplifies things at dinnertime. Likewise, I make the breakfast cookies in a triple recipe, and save them and freeze them for a quick, easy and healthy breakfast. The meat recipes in this book are also excellent- the sloppy joes, meatballs, and the meatloaf- as well as the baked ziti and the pizza- are especially fabulous. This is the first book that I have felt compelled to write a review about, but I felt I absolutely had to do it! We have been eating almost exclusively on recipes from this book for a month now and we all feel so much healthier. Kudos to Missy Chase Lapine! Thank you!
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3.0 out of 5 starsMixed thoughts but overall favorable
By Michele Richard on October 10, 2007
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Let me first say I like this book and I am glad I purchased it. I echo other reviewers who question the idea of hiding foods instead of teaching your children to enjoy them. However, this is certainly a way to sneak some in while you are attempting the teaching.

My kids are not THAT picky, but they are children after all so of course they would prefer nothing but cookies for the rest of their lives.

I have made all the purees so far and have tried many of the recipes. I have also used the concept in my own recipes with great success.

Like other reviewers, I am also wondering how much nutrition is left in the food once you boil it down to nothing. In some cases, I have added the water I boiled the veggies in to recipes in other ways. Don't know if that helps anything, but it made me feel better about it.

Now for my disappointment about the book...the recipes don't have nutritional values listed. yes, there is a list of nutrients provided by the sneaked in foods, but no real nutrional value - ie calories, fat, fiber, etc. My next project will be to calculate nutritional value based on my old recipes versus adding the new recipes. I am not certain how much I am actually changing the value - in other words, am I doing a fair amount of work for little improvement? The sneaked in foods seem to be in such small amount sometimes I am just not sure that there is a real value in it. I guess something is better than nothing, but since my kids already eat fairly well, I am not convinced that it is worth all my extra effort.

I should say for the record that I have 4 children -infant, 2,4 and 13.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsgreat book!

This book is very helpful in getting my children to eat healthy. I am able to use the tips and recipes listed in this book to "sneak" the veggies into their favorite foods! Read more

Published 1 month ago by Ryan & Jessica Tomlinson
5.0 out of 5 starsLife changing

Fantastic! Thanks to you my kids eat veggies at every meal!

Published 1 month ago by TXmom247
2.0 out of 5 starsLack of Images.

Good recipes. Lack of visual/images. If you like to read plain recipes, without pictures, then that's good. Read more

Published 2 months ago by emjay
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat tips

This is an excellent springboard book for adding supplemental nutrition to lots of foods. Great commentary and good choices for recipes. The tips are my favorite part

Published 2 months ago by Moira Kiltie
5.0 out of 5 starsThank You!

This author is a genius! She is apparently also a great cook. I have a vegetable phobia (not all vegetables, but many. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Maria Holm
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book offers good recipe ideas and instructions for descise for...

This book offers good recipe ideas and instructions for descise for you kids. The food is pretty decent but you have a bit of prep work to do to prepare the meals. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Lesalan
2.0 out of 5 starsOk

Wish it had better pictures

Published 3 months ago by Sarah Nemechek
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book!

This is a great book to start but I would recommend getting all of them. My picky toddler eats peas, broccoli, spinach, carrots...you name it... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Ze317
4.0 out of 5 starsFairly good if you're kids aren't super picky.

Liked the ideas but had a hard time convincing my kids that some of these recipies were tasty.

Published 4 months ago by Heather L. Matrisian
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

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