The Healthy Body Cookbook

Book excerpt: Learning about health and science has never been so fun --anddelicious! What does a heartbeat sound like? How strong is my hair? Why do myeyes blink? What's in a sports drink? With more than 50 safe andeasy recipes and activities to try, you'll discover the nutritiousanswers to these and tons of other scrumptious mysteries. And bestof all, you get to eat the results when you're finished! You'llmake carbohydrate-packed Blueberry Power-Snack Turnovers,protein-boosting Crunchy Chicken Fingers, calcium-rich Creamy,Dreamy Yogurt Orange-Banana Frozen Pops, and much more. The Healthy Body Cookbook is a delightfully clever smorgasbord ofhands-on lessons about the crucial role that diet and exercise playin the development of heart, blood, bones, muscles, skin, teeth,and the nervous and digestive systems. All activities arekid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchenutensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, anexplanation of tools and skills, and nutritional values for eachrecipe.