The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids: 60 Easy Plant-Based Recipes Kids Can Make to Stay Healthy and Save the Earth
The HELP YOURSELF COOKBOOK FOR KIDS
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR VI MEET SOME INGREDIENTS viii KITCHEN SAFETY XIV MINE A LETTER TO GROWN-UPS XVI DRINKS 1 CONDIMENTS SAUCES DIPS 15 SMALLER MEALS 27 BIGGER MEALS 59 SALADS DRESSINGS 87 DESSERTS 99 WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO 114 SHOPPING LIST 116 RESOURCES 118 THANK YOU 121 INDEX 122
INTRODUCTIONS Tell me and I forget teach me and I may remember involve me and I learn Anonymous A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR probably since you were born someone has been making your meals and feeding you that's the life But wait a minute what's that there on the end of your arm Why it's a HELPING HAND your name here You are a very strong and capable person You have a LOT of power You hardly need anything more than your own two hands and a few ingredients to help save the world and feed yourself This book is called Help Yourself because it turns out that helping yourself to healthy food actually helps animals and the planet too The recipes in this book are VEGAN which means they use only ingredients that come from plants no animals or animal products Here's the deal From the tip of your nose to the tip of an iceberg the foods we eat affect our bodies animals the environment and even strangers on the other side of the planet It sounds impossible but it's the VI truth
HOW EATING PLANTS CAN HELP SAVE THE WORLD 1 Plant foods help us stay healthy 2 Growing plants uses up less land water and energy than raising animals does and causes less pollution too 3 No animals suffer when we eat plants 4 Plants can feed more people around the world than meat or dairy can 5 Plants contain more nutrients than animal products do Aaand making meals out of plant foods is like doing an art project but instead of glue scissors and paint you’ve got THiS to play with Read the recipes but feel free to be creative and use your imagination too Remember we are all connected If we make the a happier kinder cleaner safer place for all life gets better for us too I believe in you Now go Ruby Roth HELP YOURSELF VII