River Cottage Family Cookbook

To get kids excited about eating real, high quality food, nothing works quite as well as involving them in the preparation. The River Cottage Family Cookbook ($22) is full of recipes that kids can make themselves, with a bit of parental guidance. With a focus on wholesome, made-from-scratch dishes, this cookbook will teach kids to appreciate the true origins of the food on their plates. Projects like making butter and planting a garden help reinforce their awareness of the ingredients they’re using and remind them that not all food comes out of a box or can.