Appetite for Life: The Thumbs-Up, No-Yucks Guide to Getting Your Kid to Be a Great Eater--Including Over 100 Kid-Approved Recipes

"Stacey Antine understands kids, nutrition, and the joys of good food, and knows how to bring them all together."

-David L. Katz, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, and Editor-in-Chief of Childhood Obesity

"I love this book!"

-Curtis G. Aikens Sr., Food Network chef and author of Curtis Aikens' Guide to the Harvest

Appetite for Life is a fun, practical, and proven guide to raising healthy eaters, from Stacey Antine, founder and CEO of HealthBarn USA. Filled with more than 100 nutritious, easy-to-prepare, kid-approved-thumbs-up recipes, Appetite for Life will transform the way your family eats by getting them off the pre-packaged, fast-food path. This essential cookbook and nutrition guide is a must-own for mothers whose kids have been rejecting their vegetables for years; for readers of Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, and Jamie Olliver; and for supporters of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative to fight obesity.

But how do you get your own picky eater to try something new without a fight? This book gives you the tools and recipes to make it happen:

• Over 100 Kid-Approved Recipes: From Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes for breakfast to Homemade Chicken Nuggets, discover meals your children will ask for again and again.
• Solutions for Picky Eaters: Learn the "No Yucks Allowed" rule and other fun, practical techniques from HealthBarn USA to encourage even the most vegetable-averse child to try new foods.
• Healthy Snacks & School Lunches: Pack lunches they'll actually eat and find go-to recipes for after-school snacks that won't spoil dinner, getting your family off the pre-packaged path for good.
• Fun Hands-On Activities: Turn a trip to the grocery store into an adventure with the "Supermarket Spy Kids" game and get your kids involved in the kitchen with age-appropriate tasks.
• A Focus on Natural Ingredients: Understand the difference between foods from nature and processed foods from a factory, empowering your family to make healthier choices for life.