The 52 New Foods Challenge: 3 Recipes to Cook with Kids

Is your family dinner menu stuck on repeat? This new book will help you get your groove back in the kitchen, and turn picky eaters into full-fledged food adventurers.

By Erin Feher April 7, 2015

Is your family dinner menu stuck on repeat? A local Bay Area mom-turned-cookbook-author wants to help you get your groove back in the kitchen, and turn your little picky eaters into full-fledged food adventurers. The secret sauce is outlined in her new book, The 52 New Foods Challenge: A Family Cooking Adventure for Each Week of the Year. In addition to providing practical advice on shopping seasonally, cooking with kids and fostering peace (not war) at the dinner table, her prescriptions are completely approachable for even the busiest family, as they require only a 1-2 hour time commitment each week. For a taste of what the book has to offer, author Jennifer Tyler Lee has shared three of her family’s favorite recipes and a few invaluable tips with us. Click through to sample them all!

The Work-Your-Way-Up Strategy

"As with all changes, it's important to give your kids time to adjust. For example, instead of switching to whole wheat flour from refined white flour in one step, slowly shift the balance. First, replace one-quarter of the refined flour in your recipes, then half, and so on, until you're using all whole grain flour. Shift the balance every week. A great recipe to try this with is Healthy Crepes (The 52 New Foods Challenge, pg. 117)."

Get your own copy of The 52 Foods Challenge right here.

What are your creative ways to eat healthier as a family? Tell us in the comments below!

—Erin Feher