This book's a MUST HAVE for parents of picky eaters. I love that she gives us an alternative, for those of us who may not have time to make ahead the different purees and juices.
I'll definetly use these methods with EVERYTHING I cook for now on. I wish this book came out when my kids were younger, but at least I can start getting those veggies in them now-better late than never!
The only downside for me has been the breakfast ice cream not turning out :( But, that's alright-everything else has been great so far.

We are very much the "this is dinner, so you have to eat it," kind of parents. As a result, my kids like many veggies and a lot of other foods their friends won't even look at. But it's never a bad idea to get more nutrition into our diets, so I tried some of the recipes in the book. My kids love what I've made, and I'm happy to offer a healthy alternative to the conventional prep of these recipes. We don't eat the food in the book often (mac & cheese, tacos, brownies, etc), but when we do, we'll be getting an extra dose of vitamins. I can't wait to try the breakfast recipes!

I ordered this book because my kids were not eating veggies! Well I would have to say that it has been wonderful! It has made me a lot less stressed about what they are eating because secretly I know they are getting good vitamins and minerals. This has made me come up with a lot of my own sneaky recipes.

I purchased this book because I needed more nutrition in a small amount of food. Boy did I get more than I bargained for. I'm completely obsessed with this book and what it can do for me and my husband. I've already ordered the second book and the third one won't come out soon enough for me. Missy, thank you and please remember the gastric bypass patients will go crazy for this...thanks so much!!!

I really like this book. Not only is it filled with great information about food in general, the recipies look great and I can not wait to start making them for my family.

If you are going to buy one of these covert vegetable books - get the original. While in a perfect world it is best to feed your kids delicious foods with visible fruits and veggies rather than hiding them in otherwise not-so-healthy dishes, this book is great for creating some fun and still veggie-infused meals. The puree concept is a great idea! The book has fun recipes for creating some weekend meals for your kids. You may also want to be creative and make some kid-friendly-yummy dishes with the veggies out-of-the-closet! If you let kids participate in making dishes (that are also healthy) they are more likely to eat them because they are their own creations. This book is a good starting point for introducing fruits and veggies into your kids' diet. If you tell them what they just ate and enjoyed had broccoli in it, they may be more likely to eat broccoli when it is not hidden. Author of THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams.

the first 3/4 of the book is useless. Looks like they needed to fill in lots of pages just to say they had a complete book. The recipes are good and very creative. However the recipes only take up the last 10 pages of the book. Everything before that is why you should hide things in your kids food. Not what I expected, but the recipes are useful.

My pediatrician said I have to get my daughter to eat more fruits and veggies. the only fruits she eats willingly are bananas and apples, she refuses all veggies except the occasional carrot and potato. So, I bought this book and the Seinfeld book. I tried the Power pizza recipe - she loved it, devoured it! I even added some of the green puree for a little extra nutrional value. Hubby said he could "taste the texture" of the bean puree, but I didn't. Now, I can feel better about my toddler eating pizza.

I agree that I would prefer if she just ate a handful of carrots, or broccoli, etc, but she won't. So, this way, she is eating things she likes (pizza, mac 'n' cheese, etc) and getting some nutrional value out of it. Of course, I still encourage her to eat veggies (I even cut up cucumber and bell pepper with cookie cutters to make them more intriguing - she was excited by the shapes, but not enough to tempt her pallate). So, purees it is, at least until her tastes change and she starts eating veggies.

Why oh why did I buy this book? I guess I gave into the hype. This book is nothing more than the author patting herself on the back for the first far too many pages. The recipes are like an after-thought.

I got this book in a effort to better hide nutritious foods within my cooking. My sons have convinced themselves that they don't like any other vegetable other than carrots. I immediately tried several recipes and even KNOWING what went into the brownies, macaroni and cheese and meatloaf, I couldn't taste the veggies. I have to admit, I was very skeptical about spinach in brownies....but you REALLY can't tell its there.
It DOES take time and planning to make the purees ahead of time, but I found an afternoon long cooking extravaganza yields enough purees for several weeks ( if frozen).
My only criticism would be that the recipe sections aren't as intuitive as I'd like them to be - the difference between lunch food and dinner is a little bit of a fine line.
I will be using this book for recipes and inspiration for a long time to come. My hope is to develop a 'taste' for healthy foods in my sons without them realizing it and then later, filling them in on the secret!

This cookbook has helped me feel better about the way my 5 year old daughter eats. She is getting those veggies in her diet and she doesn't even know it! I am a working Mom so it really helped me to make the puree and juices up ahead of time and freeze them. I freeze them in ice cube trays so I know the portion sizes and then thaw what I need in the microwave on defrost and volia.......in the pre-packaged macaroni and cheese!

I really do like this book. I'd heard a lot of the hype about this and the Seinfeld book (I like this one better) and I was skeptical. But, I also have a very picky 2.5-year old son who won't even eat fruit, let alone vegetables, doesn't care for meat or fish, or even pasta. What two-year-old hates mac and cheese, I thought? There are very few foods I can get him to eat without it turning into a battle. So, I checked the book out at the library, and now I own it.

FOr those who are worried that this will encourage bad eating habits, don't be. YOU are still in charge of your kid's diet, even if they control what goes in their mouth. Are you going to let your kid munch on brownies all he wants, jut because they have blueberries and spinach in them? Of course not, and that's not the author's intention. The intention is to give your child the nutrition he/she needs, through the basic foods your child will tolerate. You're still going to serve them fruits and vegetables and whole grains with their meals, but now you don't have to fuss if they don't eat them, because it's already in what they WILL eat. And if they try the spinach and decide they like it, all the better. Eventually, your child's tastes will change, and you can start cutting back on the purees.


There are some recipes I'll probably never use, but I've already tried several, like the potato skins, which my son happily wolfs down without ever knowing he's eating califlower and zucchini!

These are also recipies that most people in the family will like, and that we'll feel a little less guilty about eating. Who wouldn't like to have junk food that's not so junky? I've tried the breakfast ice creams and they're really good, even with avacado in them, which I can't stand. I also drink a lot of sparkling water to keep me away from soda, and adding the juices with a twist of lime is a nice change. And we LOVE the cocoa pancakes! I like the breakfast cookies for a grab-and-go morning, and my husband likes the muffins.

All in all it's a good book. Read all of the beginning, understand the author's philosophy and intention, and get out your food processor.

This book presents the "hidden food" method of feeding a child in a way that allows you to actually tackle it. Other books almost made it feel as if casually steaming and blending veggies into meals while you may already be strapped for time was no big deal. Even though there were great recipies in them I just never seemed to have the time (full time student, working mother...you know the story). This version gives you the resources to be able to either freeze or substitute store brought purees (baby food) in the recipes. Defiantly a handy short cut when you get home late and you need dinner in 15 mins or less....

This is definitely worth buying!!! The idea of vegetable purees never crossed my mind, but now they sneak into almost every meal. It is amazing how many vitamins my kids are getting without even knowing it. I still offer regular vegetables at every meal, but my kids will not touch them. Now they are eating broccoli, cauliflower, SPINICH...yes spinach, zucchini etc. at every meal. This cookbook is just a guide. You can sneak vegetables into almost every dish you are currently making without them knowing.
It is best to make all of your purees once a month and freeze them individually. I freeze them in ice cube trays (2-3 cubes= approx 1/4 cup; depending on your tray size). This way I can use a little or a lot depending on what I am making. The breakfast cookies are fabulous. My husband brings them to work everyday with a mug of coffee or milk.
I can't say enough about this book...Thank you for putting it together!!!!

Sneaky Veggies by Chef Chris Fisk was written long before either this book or the Seinfeld book were written, but that's not the point.

Sneaky Veggies is a valid, funny, helpful, real-life hands-on common-sense COOKBOOK which gives you simple life-altering suggestions for feeding yourself and others in a loving responsible way.

There's nothing really wrong with this book, if you want a book with a publicity machine behind it rather than one written by a working chef... As for me, I'll take my cooking advice from a trained cook.

This book gives you excellent ideas for cramming extra nutritional value into your meals. I bought one copy, and went back for 4 more to share with family and friends. After looking through it, my friend also bought several copies to share. I like it because I'm not crazy about vegetables, but I get more than enough with her recipes.

Before purchasing this book, I always worried about meeting the nutritional needs of my daughter on a daily basis. My daughter loves veggies, but I still wanted to be able to incorporate more veggies, and fruits, in her food, even without her knowing.
The recipes are ingenius! And my daughter truly can't tell the difference (of course, I think it helps that she likes veggies). I'm really glad I bought this book!

I have never written a book review before but am now compelled to for The Sneaky Chef. I don't have children and normally would not have picked up this book, but I have a cook book addiction and the cover was interesting. This book is certainly not just about kids, this is about (SAD) The Standard American Diet. I know so many adults that just don't eat vegetables or who proudly state "I'm a meat and potatoes person". So, when the opportunity presents itself to include some vegetables in a diet that may not include ANY vegetables, this book is priceless. I love veggies and am always looking for ways to add more to by favorite foods, like mac n cheese.

This book has inspired me to really strive on a personal level to be conscious of the way I eat. I have noticed in the other reviews that parents feel uncomfortable about "sneaking" the veggies into their children's diet but I congratulate them for caring enough to try!

So, for more than just being a "Sneaky Chef" for kids, be a "Sneaky Chef" for yourself!

While I would NOT rely upon the idea in this book for my children's entire vegetable needs it gives me some great additions to get in some "extras". We always serve a main dish (protein), a main veggie (broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus etc...) and then a salad or something else with more veggies(rice or couscous with peas etc..). This where the recipes come in handy, the mac and cheese has sweet potatoes,carrots, and cauliflower (if you choose to add both white and orange puree's which I suggest for the "kraft" orange color. ) I do not think that it's a good idea to rely upon the recipes to hide ALL of your kids veggies, they gotta eat some greens! Plus the amounts in the recipes are no where near enough for a daily serving. We need to learn everything in balance, it doesn't have to be all or nothing and some of these recipes are great for my family. I REALLY love the meatballs, they are SO good, and they have spinach, peas and broccoli in them!!!! I can't wait to try the brownies with spinach and bluberries.

I'm not much of a "chef", however this book is very straight forward in it's receipe's and puree's. It even shows how to incorporate boxed goods into their receipe's. In a world where high frucose sugars, lard, cholesterol, saturated fats, and McDonald's Happy Meals rule, I want my children to be healthy and fit. I want them to learn proper nutrition. But, let's face it, they're going to choose their favorite foods (pizza, cookies, mac n' cheese) over steamed vegetables and salad. This book really helps allow for "food coversation" to be one less contention. If there's a book out there that claims chicken nuggets, brownies, mac n' cheese, pizza, pancakes, etc. can be helathy I'm all for it. They have been a success in my family.

My 3 year old is a very picky and poor eater. I have only tried one of the recipes, the orange puree, because all he will eat is spaghetti sauce on ravioli, chicken, pizza etc. I put it in a jar of Ragu and it worked like a charm. I will try more recipes as my little guy becomes less picky. This is genius!!!! So happy I found it.

This book is awesome! I haven't used too many of the recipies from the book but I like the idea of using pureed veggies and hiding them in the food you already eat!

I'm sorry we have this cookbook. The basic premise is to grind up small amounts of vegetables and stir the puree into recipes - secretly! The vegetables are not seasoned and add, well, nothing to the dish. If you did this in a commercial restaurant you would either be summarily dismissed or charged with food adulteration.

The amount each person eats is too small to be nutritionally significant; the net effect is a little like spitting into someone's Coke and stirring it in. Your victim never knows, but - you do.

An example if the monstrosities found in this book is macaroni and cheese with - are you sitting down? - pureed cauliflower. You can add potatoes to a dish to absorb salt if you've over seasoned it; cauliflower evidently does the same thing. Plus, I didn't realize the flavor of cheese could be neutralized. It was numbingly bland.

If you want vegetables in your or your children's diet, then boldly commit to a evening or two during the week on which real, genuine, from-the-ground-up vegetarian recipes are prepared. Authentic vegetarian cuisine is everything that the recipes in this book aren't: flavorful, light, with a variety of textures and colors, and healthful. Try Molly Katzen or Madhur Jaffrey of just search for Vegetarian Cooking. If your children try it, great; if not, you have lots of tasty leftovers for breakfast and lunch the next day. If you make it a normal thing, they'll eat it.

This book adds bean and vegetable purees into ordinary sauces and foods, so that kids get the good food they need. It adds fiber and vitamins, and they don't taste bad. You can even fix up mediocre food like store bought instant mac and cheese. My kid gets cauliflower or white beans in there, and extra real milk. You can add pre-frozen purrees to a little store bought spaghetti sauce, or freeze the spaghetti sauce with the veggies. My purreed zucchini, spinach, onions, basil, cauliflower, & sweet potato. Now I also puree leaks, onions, and cooked broccoli into quiche.

Some reviews have questioned the method. Yes, it would be nice to not deceive our kids. But lecturing a two year old about eating more veggies doesn't work. Mine won't touch most veggies at all. I've tried making them look neat, calling broccoli trees, with no success. Isn't it better to feed them the good food now, and reason with them when they are a little older, and willing to try more new foods? In the meantime their health, immunity, and digestive system, and blood sugar (as in stable blood sugar) can only benefit!

This book has great ideas for "sneaking" in veggies and extra fruits into our foods. We actually like the quick fix for boxed mac-n-cheese better than plain. It was also fun to sneak some extra veggies into the mashed potatoes at the holidays. No one knew and they tasted great. The author offers do-ahead purees to add to your recipes as well as some of her own tried and approved recipes. It was a fun book to read and one I continue to go back to when creating meals for our family with three kids (2, 5, 7).

The Sneaky Chef is a great cookbook for finding ways to sneak fruits and veggies into my child. My toddler loves fruit, but has issues with vegetables. I have made a few of the recipes... the dessert items have worked, but I did not have success with the chicken nuggets.

Positives: The book is well-organized and it is easy to find recipes based on ingredient or on outcome (ie brownies).

Negatives: The serving size is not listed and I would like to have the page number for the recipe listed with the name of the recipe on the puree pages (I know that sounds confusing... look in the book to see what I mean).

hint- buy baby food to kick start the process. I now put carrots or sweet potato in just about everything. Even my husband dosent notice!!

This is a wonderful book! The children are loving their veggies and ask for more. It works for adults as well, I love the twist on veggies. The recipes are straight forward and simple, no getting it wrong here. My coworkers have written down many of my suggestions all from this book. Get this book and watch the magic begin. Also try Finger Licking Different.

I bought this book for my picky eaters aged 4 and 8. We spent lots of time and effort making the recipe for brownies and chocolate chip cookies as well as chicken fingers. Some of the recipes fooled the kids, but I did have to make some modifications. I added actual unhealthy frosting to the brownies and cookies and still only one of the children would eat each of them. They didn't care for the chicken fingers either. There are lots of great ideas for doctoring up already prepared foods though. All in all, the book does give some helpful and sneaky hints, but it certainly isn't a magic solution to all kids' eating issues.

I like this cookbook. It gave me a starting point and ideas for hiding fruits/veggies in various foods. My kids know I cook from it and get tickled when they find out what I've hidden in the food that they can't taste. I use all kinds of purees in all kinds of recipes now.

I checked this cookbook out at the Library and have tried several recipes. They have all be delicious and I'm going to purchase the book now.
My family has what I fondly refer to as "chunkafobia". It's not that we don't like veggies, it's more that we don't like the chunks. This book has been a fantastic way for us to all eat healthier. I haven't been hiding the fact that the recipes are the sneaky ones, and everyone is still enjoying the food. My teenage daughter has been eating the breakfast ice cream with the avocados daily. She loves them.
It took a little while to make the purees, but it has been worth it. I took someone's suggestion to freeze the purees in ice cubes. This has worked extremely well. Each cube equals about an 1/8th of a cup.
I would highly recommend this cookbook. Thank you Missy Chase Lapine.

I use many of the ideas from this book in my day-to-day cooking, though I do not follow any of the recipes. Basically, I hide a little baby food in the mac-and-cheese, the pizza, etc. I have no problem with not volunteering that I am adding vegetables, though I would not lie if my children asked (and they had a couple of times, when things were an odd color). I do, however, doubt that a few tablespoons of veggies are really going to make a significant different in the health of my children.

Excellent healthy ideas on how to prepare meals for my toddler who just started throwing all his food to the dog. Great healthy quick ideas too. Better tasting and MUCH more healthy than Jessica Seinfelds book...

I picked this book up on Saturday 15 Mar in an effort to get my extremely picky eater of a 4 year old to eat something other than Jelly Sandwiches and Spaghetti O's.

I am so glad that I chose this book. In the past two nights he has inhaled (not just slide around his plate) Totally Tacos and Spaghetti and Meatballs. I've made the Chocolate Chip Cookies and Grab n Go Granola. I took those tasty treats to work today and now have several individuals begging me for the recipes. They couldn't believe me when I told them the "sneaky" ingredients.

I can't wait for the How to Cheat on your Man (in the Kitchen!) after tonight's dinner. My fiancee is Italian. He told me that his grandmother was rolling over in her grave at my "sneaky" additives (I almost made everything in the meatballs without him seeing). Even though he was doubtful, he was amazed that he couldn't taste the additives.

Get this book, you will not regret it.

This is the FIRST cookbook I've ever purchased that every single meal I make gets rave reviews. My four-year-old is picky, but he's nothing like my husband who swears he hates veggies, fruits and basically anything but meat, pasta and potatoes.

Last week they gobbled up cauliflower, sweet potatoes, spinach, carrots, tofu and other goodies....even asking for seconds.

I am a true convert. Thank you!

I have bought this book, because I though I could make my kids eat more helthy foods. Boy, was I in for a surprise! Not only does this book, which is equal to Jessica Seinfelds book(s), promote unhealthy eating patterns, it is also not very educating on healty food choices. Food education is about teaching kids to make the right choice and picking food, which is good for your body. I thought, this book would promote wholewheat pasta, wholewheat flour or brown rice, which are far better nutrition recourses than the regular junk. I taught my kids to be honest, I am not going to be dishonest and "trick" them into eating veggies. A relationship should be build on trust, not trickery.

Good book. Of course the answer to getting your kids to eat better isn't easy - it takes some preparation. But it's well worth it. My daughter doesn't know just how good she is eating now. :)

I purchased this book after being re-directed by so many reviews from the Jessica Seinfeld book that is similar to this one. I figured out once I was reading through the book that my problem is not getting my daughter to eat veggies but to try new foods. This book was not for me because my daughter already loves many veggies but she is a picky eater and very hesitant to try new foods. I think a children's cookbook might have been a better way to go. I give it three stars just because it is trying to help kids eat healthier but I really cannot say how effective it is.

I have made several recipes. I've made chocolate chip cookies, chicken noodle soup, peanut butter and jelly muffins and some breakfast ice cream along with chef boyardee add-ins. My daughter is 5 years old and loved all of them. I made the purees and froze them in large ice cube trays. Then I put them in ziploc freezer bags. It works perfectly.

When I first gave my 5yr-old a bowl of his beloved Kraft Easy-Mac laced with white navy bean puree, I was so anxious, I had to run out of the room to giggle! Of course, I still maintain the "eat-just-5-bites-of-veggies rule" as vegetables still make a side-dish appearance at mealtime, but he's getting much more than that 5! I'm a young working mom of a 5yr-old and a 21 month-old, and this book has changed my life! Regular pangs of guilt over not spending enough time together and perhaps being a push-over at times always took a back seat to the guilt I felt over how un-nutritiously my 5yr-old ate. His little sister never put up much of a food fight, as I made all of her food from the book First Meals by Annabel Karmel (also a truly genuis resource for clueless moms). Now the entire family eats sneakily snuck veggies, including my husband, the junk food junkie AND my unsuspecting dinner guests! This is just the most amazing thing to happen to us since we got the Wii! Listen here Missy, I thank you!

I love this book. I have not tried all the receipes, but now I know to add vegetables, fruit, and healthier alternatives to all the foods I do make. My 3 year old likes vegetables, but he also has a sweet tooth. So I feel much better when he eats the chocolate chip cookies I make (with beans, almonds, walnuts, oats, wheat flour, wheat germ, and sugar substitues) than the cookies from the supermarket. This book is filled with ideas, but the best is to make what your kids already eat healthier.

I purchased this book for my grandchildren and my daughter - it was a means of helping them eat healthy- my daughter and I have made a project out of it. I's been fun and recommend the book to anyone interested in eating healthy. Although the book is intended to improve children eating abits, the chicken tenders we made for the kids became a big hit with the adults at eh Super Bowl gathering. Get the book. It is good and well worth the price at Amazon.com. Can't wait for the author's new book due out in April 2008.

First off, the Brainy Brownies are my favorite (so fudgy) and I find myself making them often for my kids and friends. I think I like the recipes a bit more than my kids (4 yrs and 1yr). I have found that with some of the recipes,it would help if my 4 yr old had nothing to compare it with. However, the Mac-N-Cheese, pizza, brownies, and many more have been a hit in our home. Such simple solutions and easily prepared ahead of time to put in freezer. I would definitely recommend this book.

I found this to be an enjoyable book. It's much more than just recipes. There is much information on WHY and HOW to "sneak" healthy stuff into your kids' food. I had purchased Deliciously Deceptive first, which I also enjoyed. Sneaky Chef has many more "sneaky" ingredients, so I feel that the variety of recipes and things to "sneak" into food is better than Jessica Seinfeld's book. I would definitely recommend it.

I bought this book because I have a 17 month old little boy who refuses to eat fruits and vegetables. We've tried everything we can think of to get him to eat them. Bottom line is...He hates the smell, he hates the texture. But, I want him to eat healthier. I also wanted to have healthier food options for my 4 year old, who eats fruit, but doesn't care too much for vegetables. I've had the book for a couple of weeks now, and it's ok, but I had hoped for better tasting foods. I first tried the quick-fix brownies. My 17 month old wouldn't touch them! My 4 year old and his classmates ate them just fine. My husband even said they were ok and that he would eat them again. I did find, however, that the recipe was greatly improved by grinding up the wheat germ to a finer powder. The first batch came out rather gritty and less pleasing. I've also tried the chocolate chip cookies, and they are ok, but I find them to be rather dry. My husband said the only thing healthy about them for him was that he would eat less of them due to the bad taste. The kids seem to agree. They will eat one, but they stop after that. Again, my 17 month old won't touch them! I had better success with the quick fix for macaroni and cheese...I added white bean puree, and no one in the family noticed a difference. My 4 year old liked the chocolate chip pancakes and berry syrup...but I found that I had to add substantially more milk to the recipe to make the batter pourable and to make the pancakes taste less pasty. After that, we enjoyed them. Again, my husband didn't care for the taste. My 4 year old loves the new juice and lemonades I'm making with the added POM juice and strawberry juice, and he is looking forward to trying the homemade smoothies and ice cream. But so far, no success in using these recipes with my finicky 17 month old. He loves pizza, so we'll try that recipe next. So, I love the idea of the book, but I can't say that we don't all notice the "healthier" taste of the recipes. We'll keep trying.

Not sure about most people, but I like to see pictures of the outcome of the recipes in cook books. I bought this one over Deceptively Delicious because of the ratings but didn't know it wouldn't have photos. (Ok there are like 3 or 4 in the middle of the book, which are the same on the cover!) A BIG improvement on this book would be to show some photos!! I've tried a few of the purees to add to boxed food and they taste pretty good. Will definately try most of the recipes.

This book is GREAT! I made a few things in here and in one or two instances, my kids ate them ALL UP without even knowing what was in there! I highly recommend this book to PICKY eaters like my daughter. The secret is to REALLY grind your vegetables up and don't let them know you're doing it. Wish I would of thought of this.

Just wondering if anybody has tried using organic baby food in these recipes? I would think it would save a lot of time pureeing the veggies. Does this defeat the purpose? Anybody tried it???

I think the nutrition section at the beginning could have been shorter, but the lady knows what she's talking about. If you do read it, you'll see that the author recommends offering real fruits and veggies with every meal, so that kids have the opportunity to try them and like them. At the same time, you don't have to make mealtime a battle, because you know that your kids are getting good nutrition even when they turn up their noses at carrots. As a bonus, their palates are getting accustomed to the subtle tastes of whole grains in pancakes and veggies in their mac and cheese.

My older son ate everything under the sun, including salsa too spicy for me, until he turned three. Then he suddenly became a picky eater. This book has been great in getting more nutrition into him, and I've begun adding the purees to everything I can think of. It's working really well, and we're all eating better. My son already thought that mac and cheese was made with peas (I always add them) and now he thinks pureed carrots are just part of the deal. He's young enough that he doesn't have preconceived notions about what goes into food, and so I don't try to actually sneak anything past him.

I would recommend this book for anybody trying to boost nutrition. Even my mom made a bunch of notes from it to use in her own cooking. Take a look for yourself.

My kids have become very picky eaters- they are 2 and 4. They essentially eat cheese and yogurt. I had heard mixed reviews about this book, mostly that some felt the recipes weren't very convincing. You do have to follow the recipes closely- some of the purees you use can be kind of obvious if you use too much. But my kids have loved everything I have made- from the meatballs that hide broccoli, spinach, and peas (!!) to the chocolate cupcakes that hide spinach and blueberries! Also, I must add that the recipes are fairly easy and quick- as a working mom, I love that. There are even 'quick fixes' for short cut meals, like instant mac and cheese or grilled cheese sandwiches. I love that I can make great, healthy meals that my kids actually eat (this is a first!)- fast. I keep the cookbook on my counter at all times- I find I'm always referring to it.