Fredericks Lynn - Get your family eating right!: a 30-day plan for teaching your kids healthy eating habits for life

LYNN FREDERICKS

Founder, Family Cook Productions

MERCEDES SANCHEZ, M.S., R.D.

Director of Nutrition Education, Family Cook Productions

2013 Fair Winds Press

Text 2013 Lynn Fredericks and Mercedes Sanchez

Photography 2013 Fair Winds Press

First published in the USA in 2013 by

Fair Winds Press, a member of

Quayside Publishing Group

100 Cummings Center

Suite 406-L

Beverly, MA 01915-6101

www.fairwindspress.com

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Digital edition published in 2013

Digital Edition: 978-1-61058-745-7
Softcover Edition: 978-1-59233-550-3

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available

Cover and book design by Debbie Berne

Photography by Glenn Scott Photography

Food styling by Alisa Neely

The information in this book is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or medical practitioner. Please see your health care provider before beginning any new health program.

Lynn: to Alex, Stephan and my dear mother and grandmother, Eileen and Ann.

Merche: to Bruno, Sofia, David and my mother. Antonia.

Introduction

ARE YOU READY to turn the tables on the way your family eats? Then youve come to the right place. If you bought this book, you probably take your role as the provider of your familys meals seriously. And because we understand that role is challenging, wed like to offer some easy-to-digest guidance and creative ways to make the process fun. We are delighted to share with you strategies to help your family eat both healthfully and joyfully each dayfor life.

We are mothers who have experienced our own family food challenges. At FamilyCook Productions, we use our experiencesalong with our professional knowledge and our passion for family mealsto create educational programming that has had a positive impact on more than 100,000 families around the world.

Our curricula promote plant-based recipes that use fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, and nuts. We take a multicultural approach, choosing recipes from many lands and exploring the relationships different cultures have with food. We inspire children to eat healthy foods by engaging them in an all-sensory cooking experience. Every lesson involves an abundance of aromas, colors, textures, tastes, and sounds to encourage kids to be adventurous and try new foods. We strive to create a festive, memorable experience for everyoneour FamilyCook classrooms are experiential learning laboratories.

Since 1998, we have worked together, honing our best strategies and discarding tactics that did not work in the family setting. In this book, we share our most successful approaches with you.