Young Brooklyn Foodies

Introduction

What is more important in life than food? It helps us to grow, to think and to live long, healthy lives. So spend this month with us learning about nutrition, cooking, eating habits, and foods from around the world.

Internet Links

BAM! Body and Mind

http://www.bam.gov/index.html

Learn all about nutrition with games, puzzles, quizzes, and facts.

Chop Chop Magazine

www.chopchopmag.org

Check out this fun quarterly food magazine and website for kids aged 5-12 and their families. Try the recipe for pumpkin-pie smoothies!

KickinKitchen
http://kickinkitchen.tv/
Here's a new recipe for cooking and nutrition in entertaining sitcom-style TV and Web series that brings together cooking, comedy and music.

Kids Health

http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Web site that helps you learn about eating right, exercising, and about how your body works.

MyPyramid Blast Off Game

http://www.fns.usda.gov/multimedia/Games/Blastoff/BlastOff_Game.html

Online game where you can reach Planet Power by fueling your rocket with healthy food and exercise. Created by the Department of Agriculture.

Smart Mouth

http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/

Read articles, play games, learn new recipes and watch cool videos to help you get a jump start on eating better and living a healthier life.

Spatulatta

http://www.spatulatta.com/

Cooking web site featuring sisters Isabella and Olivia Gerasole. Pick up some new recipes or learn some cooking basics.

Articles & Databases

Lands and People

Read up on the different foods and eating habits of the different people of the world.

Print Resources

Item Image Cooking with Fruits and Vegetables
By Claire Llewellyn with recipes by Clare O'Shea
Includes descriptions of fruits and vegetables with healthy recipes.
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Item Image Easy Breakfasts from Around the World
By Sheila Griffin Llanas
Find a delicious breakfast recipe from around the world and learn about special ingredients adn countries around the world.
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Item Image Easy Desserts from Around the World
By Heather Alexander
Try a new dessert and learn about special ingredients and countries around the world.
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Item Image How Cooking Works
Photographs by Dave King
Why does chocolate melt? Why do onions make your eyes water? Find the answers here and try new recipes.
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Item Image The Mayo Clinic Kids' Cookbook: 50 Favorite Recipes for Fun and Healthy Eating
Healthy recipes that children can make by themselves, including tuna flippers, ABC salad, and honey carrots.
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Item Image One World Kids Cookbook
By Sean Mendez
Simple recipes for dishes from around the world, from jollof rice to fajitas. Includes suggestions for vegetarian substitutes.
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Item Image The Spatulatta Cookbook
By Isabella and Olivia Gerasole; Photographs by John Zich
The first cookbook from the people behind the Spatulatta web site.
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Item Image Twist it Up: More Than 60 Delicious Recipes from an Inspiring Young Chef
By Jack Witherspoon with Lisa Witherspoon; Photographs by Sheri Giblin
Eleven-year-old Jack Witherspoon, two-time leukemia survivor, dreamed to be a chef. Through is passion, he created his own recipes presented here with clear, step-by-step instructions and impressive photographs.
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Item Image Way Cool Drinks
By Marilyn LaPenta
Shares recipes for nutritious drinks, including pechango paradise, winter wonder punch, and red lava volcano.
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Item Image The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods
By Claire Eamer; artwork by Sa Boothroyd
Discover the tasty stories behind the foods we love.
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