Nos Gusta Ayudar a Cocinar (We Like to Help Cook)

All the young children in this brightly colored-picture book help adults prepare healthy and delicious foods all in accordance with the Healthy Diet Guidelines of the USDA Food Pyramid. Simple text, including some rhymes, make the book easy to read, and appealing to both kids and parents. Illustrations show a multi-cultural mix of kids, including handicapped children in the activities Children help themselves or assist the adults by performing many age-related tasks, like pouring, shaking, washing, mashing and mixing actions children love! This book reinforces the message that children and adults can work together to prepare and eat healthy foods, such as: fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, low-fat milk products, lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and healthy fats and oils. Since young children learn by watching and doing, even toddlers can often help out in the kitchen with simple tasks . . . sometimes much more than we expect. also in a Spanish language editionAllsop, Marcus is the author of 'Nos Gusta Ayudar a Cocinar (We Like to Help Cook)', published 2007 under ISBN 9781890772758 and ISBN 1890772755.