Comments on: Deceptively Delicious Cookbook Review

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:30:03 +0000

@Marcela, Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it. This post that was written almost 2 years ago and I have rethought a few of my views since then. I think many people are doing it to deceive, but I think there are many like you that do it for health. The more people that I have talked to the more I have realized many do it for health reasons. Thank you again and I am glad that you found my site.

By: Marcela

Marcela — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:14:43 +0000

I really am enjoying your site..I will be back to read often! In regards to this post I wanted to share with you that I initially felt the same way about this type of cooking and the title itself turned me off we should not be “deceiving” or “sneaking” or teaching our children to “sneak” or “deceive”. However, the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of making brownies with good ingredients not to be sneaky ut to add nutritional value was to our benefit. I will still serve vegetables in their pure form and expect my family to eat what is served and be grateful. I think incorporating these recipes in addition to our regular menu could only benefit my family’s health. So the point is not to deceive but to teach kids how to make healthy choices, eat healthy and cook healthy!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:51:00 +0000

Melissa, I think in the situation you are talking about this book might be helpful. But I don’t think that is the purpose of the book. They are promoting it as a way to get kids to eat. How you can sneak food in so they don’t know. Also I think an example like you speak of helps prove the point. Most kids are not taught to eat vegetables but the need to be. Usually if an adult won’t eat vegetables it is because they were not made to as a child. Aren’t we just continuing the cycle when we do the same thing with our children? I am going to deal with parents setting the example in my second and third posts.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:09:00 +0000

I have two comments about this:
First–In general, I agree with you. I think that kids really need to learn to eat raw and cooked veggies in their whole/natural state. My husband and I both model good eating habits–we eat lots of veggies and the expectation is that our kids eat what we eat, and they do.

But second–there are a LOT of adults out there who won’t eat vegetables. I have a friend whose husband adamantly refuses. And when the kids see this, they refuse too. This book has been very helpful to her both for her husband and her kids. Is it the “best” thing for them? Nope, but when you have an adult who has never learned to eat vegetables and isn’t willing to try, I think it’s a helpful alternative.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:26:00 +0000

Amen. I’ve heard alot of buzz about this book, I haven’t read it either though.
And how are our children going to grow up and make wise choices- when they never have been show how or what is wise?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:32:00 +0000

Catherine, be sure to stay tuned for tom. I will deal with the kids eating steamed broccoli being like child abuse issue.

By: Catherine R.

Catherine R. — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:54:00 +0000

You are exactly right, Lynn. I guess people think it’s cute or something that the word “deceptive” is in the title, but that does say a lot about how absurd things have gotten that we have to con children into doing something good for them. Do they think it’s child abuse to make a kid eat steamed broccoli? Probably! You know this lady probably has 2 full-time nannys per child. That’s what wealthy New Yorkers do.

I am glad you gave this book a bad review! Anything that is connected to a celebrity is usually wrong. I have heard all about this book too, all over the TV and everywhere else like it’s the best thing ever. We ARE spoiled and ungrateful. Thanks for being truthful!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:11:00 +0000

Right on! I have to say that when you posted a while back about how you had to pick berries to make ends meet as a child I actually wished that I could teach my kids that type of lesson, as it is all to easy to be spoiled. Thanks for pointing that out about this book!