From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6?This book of 56 healthy recipes is arranged according to parts of the human body they benefit: heart, blood, muscles, bones, teeth, skin, hair, nails, nerves, and digestive system. For each one, there is a description, an activity or experiment, and some recipes. The clearly described activities and information provide a structure for the book; however, the main focus is nutrition and healthy cooking. In addition to the standard cooking skills and safety rules, there are three helpful appendixes: "Nutrient Content of Recipes," "How to Read a Food Label," and "What's Safe to Eat." Later chapters include information on the food guide pyramid, exercise, weight control, and proper eating habits. The line drawings are helpful and the writing is informal but straightforward. The recipes are clear, thoroughly explained, and tasty; level of difficulty is indicated by number of chef's hats. Important information related in an encouraging way.?Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, MECopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Scientific American
There are many great cookbooks written for kids, but each chapter of this one has three special ingredients. First, each examines a body part or a topic of importance for maintaining good health. Second, the chapters also include science activities that explore those topics or body parts. Third, each then provides several nutritional recipes meant to boost the function or body part covered in the chapter. For example, Chapter 7 discusses the nervous system. An experiment in the chapter investigates the blinking reflex, and the recipes are high in B vitamins, which help nerves do their job. Topics covered elsewhere in the book include blood, bones and a healthy body weight. The directions for nutritious and tasty treats are well laid out, and there is a list of tools each recipe requires. Recipes are even rated for how much previous cooking experience is recommended. The total package makes this a great choice for anyone interested in snack science.
Joan Silberlicht Epstein
Book Description
Learning about health and science has never been so fun —and delicious!
What does a heartbeat sound like? How strong is my hair? Why do my eyes blink? What's in a sports drink? With more than 50 safe and easy recipes and activities to try, you'll discover the nutritious answers to these and tons of other scrumptious mysteries. And best of all, you get to eat the results when you're finished! You'll make carbohydrate-packed Blueberry Power-Snack Turnovers, protein-boosting Crunchy Chicken Fingers, calcium-rich Creamy, Dreamy Yogurt Orange-Banana Frozen Pops, and much more.
The Healthy Body Cookbook is a delightfully clever smorgasbord of hands-on lessons about the crucial role that diet and exercise play in the development of heart, blood, bones, muscles, skin, teeth, and the nervous and digestive systems. All activities are kid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchen utensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, an explanation of tools and skills, and nutritional values for each recipe.
Card catalog description
Discusses the various parts of the human body and what to eat to keep them healthy. Includes recipes that contain nutrients important for the heart, muscles, teeth, skin, nerves, and other parts of the body.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Mmmmmm. In the mood for a Tropical Chicken Kabob? How about a scrumptious Blueberry Power Snack Turnover? This delightfully clever cookbook--from the authors of the hugely popular Science Chef books--combines delicious recipes, kid-friendly activities, and lots of fun ways to learn about health and science. All of the recipes can be followed with household ingredients and standard kitchen equipment, and all of the activities are designed to teach kids valuable lessons about the crucial role diet and exercise play in the development of their hearts, bones, muscles, teeth, and nervous systems.
From the Back Cover
Learning about health and science has never been so fun —and delicious!
What does a heartbeat sound like? How strong is my hair? Why do my eyes blink? What's in a sports drink? With more than 50 safe and easy recipes and activities to try, you'll discover the nutritious answers to these and tons of other scrumptious mysteries. And best of all, you get to eat the results when you're finished! You'll make carbohydrate-packed Blueberry Power-Snack Turnovers, protein-boosting Crunchy Chicken Fingers, calcium-rich Creamy, Dreamy Yogurt Orange-Banana Frozen Pops, and much more.
The Healthy Body Cookbook is a delightfully clever smorgasbord of hands-on lessons about the crucial role that diet and exercise play in the development of heart, blood, bones, muscles, skin, teeth, and the nervous and digestive systems. All activities are kid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchen utensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, an explanation of tools and skills, and nutritional values for each recipe.
About the Author
JOAN D'AMICO is a cooking instructor at Kings Cooking studio in New Jersey and an educational consultant to various elementary and middle schools. KAREN EICH DRUMMOND is a registered dietitian and the author of several cookbooks, including Cook's Healthy Handbook (Wiley). Ms. D'Amico and Ms. Drummond are coauthors of Wiley's popular The Science Chef, The Science Chef Travels Around the World, and The Math Chef.
Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids ANNOTATION
Discusses the various parts of the human body and what to eat to keep them healthy. Includes recipes that contain nutrients important for the heart, muscles, teeth, skin, nerves, and other parts of the body.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Tasty, educational, and totally hands-on!
(All the ingredients kids need for tons of healthy fun).
Mmmmmm. In the mood for a Tropical Chicken Kabob? How about a scrumptious Blueberry Power Snack Turnover? This delightfully clever cookbook--from the authors of the hugely popular Science Chef books--combines delicious recipes, kid-friendly activities, and lots of fun ways to learn about health and science. All of the recipes can be made with household ingredients and standard kitchen equipment, and all of the activities are designed to teach kids valuable lessons about the crucial role diet and exercise play in the development of their hearts, bones, muscles, skin, teeth, and nervous systems.
Includes clever activities that make learning fun, such as making a stethoscope to hear your own heartbeat, testing the strength of hair, and making a map of your teeth. * All recipes feature easy-to-obtain ingredients and are coded according to degree of difficulty, from beginner to pro. * Provides information on cooking tools and skills, rules for kitchen safety and clean-up, and nutritional value of all recipes.
Joan D'Amico (Wayne, NJ) is a cooking instructor at Kings Cooking studio and an educational consultant. Dr. Karen Drummond (Yardley, PA) is a registered dietitian, a seasoned author, and a college lecturer. They are the authors of Wiley's Science Chef books and The Math Chef.
SYNOPSIS
The Healthy Body Cookbook isn't your ordinary cookbook. Not only can your children learn about how their body works and why they need certain types of foods and nutrients to keep their body running healthy and strong, but they also get to try their hand in the kitchen with healthy, kid-friendly recipes.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Wendy Pollock-Gilson
This cookbook successfully combines health information, science experiments and kid friendly recipes. Families and teachers will enjoy completing projects such as "Honey-Raisin Pick-Me-Up Popcorn Snack" and a homemade stethoscope. Each chapter covers a different aspect of maintaining a healthy body, with hands-on experiments and related recipes. Simple black and white drawings illustrate the tools and food needed for each activity. Elementary and middle school teachers can use this book to create cross-curriculum units in which children will learn and have fun. Parents will appreciate the simple healthy recipes. The "Pick-Me-Up Power-Packed Lasagna" and the "Strawberry-Kiwi Cooler" look great!
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6--This book of 56 healthy recipes is arranged according to parts of the human body they benefit: heart, blood, muscles, bones, teeth, skin, hair, nails, nerves, and digestive system. For each one, there is a description, an activity or experiment, and some recipes. The clearly described activities and information provide a structure for the book; however, the main focus is nutrition and healthy cooking. In addition to the standard cooking skills and safety rules, there are three helpful appendixes: "Nutrient Content of Recipes," "How to Read a Food Label," and "What's Safe to Eat." Later chapters include information on the food guide pyramid, exercise, weight control, and proper eating habits. The line drawings are helpful and the writing is informal but straightforward. The recipes are clear, thoroughly explained, and tasty; level of difficulty is indicated by number of chef's hats. Important information related in an encouraging way.--Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
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