America's Most Wanted Recipes Kids' Menu (eBook)

The author of the New York Times bestselling Americas Most Wanted Recipes series reveals the secrets to winning over your kids tummies with their favorite restaurant meals made in the comfort of your own kitchen!More than a million home chefs have devoured Ron Douglass ingenious copycat recipes. From desserts to low-calorie and grilled meals, hes proven how simple and cost-effective it is to prepare mouthwatering restaurant dishes at home. In Americas Most Wanted Recipes Kids Menu, he shares the ingredients to more than 100 of the most frequently ordered dishes from the countrys most popular childrens menus: Buca di Beppos Cheese Manicotti, PF Changs Crispy Honey Chicken, Applebees Kids Mini Hamburger, Chilis Cinnamon Apples, Coss Mississippi Mud Pie, Friendlys Chicken Quesadillas, Panera Breads Mac and Cheese, Uno Chicago Grills Safari Nuggets, and much, much more. Face it, we all know the best way to make sure our kids are eating right is to prepare their food at home. Restaurant meals are traditionally high in calories, sodium, and fat. The dishes featured in Kids Menu were selected and designed to be served as occasional treats and as a fun way to get the family together in the kitchen, comparing the copycat version against the original. By making these dishes at home, parents will have the opportunity to make them healthier by substituting different ingredients and cooking methods. Thats what Kids Menu provides. Also included is a section on childrens nutrition and advice on how to balance the foods they love with ingredients that are good for them. Be the ultimate sneaky chef. Prepare the meals your family loves, knowing youre giving them the nutrition they need. Americas Most Wanted Recipes Kids Menu will help you save money (no more drive-thru!) and calories, while you indulge in good food and quality time with the people you love around the dinner table.