One aspect of our Summer Reading theme “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!” concerns eating good food that will fuel your engine. Sometimes families decide to change their eating habits, especially if a child is diagnosed with food allergies. Changing diets can be a hard task to accomplish for both kids and adults. While every situation is different, the library provides many books that may help ease that transition. Here are a couple books that I recommend.
“Eat Like a Dinosaur: Recipes & Guidebook for Gluten-Free Kids
” by the Paleo Parents is a great resource to use when introducing a gluten-free diet to your kids. This cookbook starts with a story that you can read to your kids about why this family changed their lifestyle. The narrator tells the reader that while change is hard, the benefits outweigh the struggles. In every recipe there are pictures and detailed directions that show what steps children can help with. Allowing children to have a hands-on approach may help the food transition go more smoothly. Every recipe is free of grains, dairy and legumes.
Looking for a cookbook geared more toward allergies? “Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking” by Cybele Pascal provides recipes such as shepherd’s pie and tomato soup that help satisfy the craving for comfort food with allergy-free ingredients. Every meal takes about 30 minutes to make and is without wheat (gluten), dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish and sesame.
Want to check out more allergy-free cookbooks? Search the library’s catalog here.
