Article: Books for kids and the cooks they love

What could be more embarrassing than admitting your kid doesn't like sushi? Or will only eat food that's white?

If previous generations encouraged their progeny to become doctors or lawyers or president, today's parents want their kids to be "foodies."

A new group of books offers advice and recipes for cultivating a genuine love of good food - not hiding the broccoli in the brownies.

Though the books vary from almost scholarly to just a tad goofy, all take the same approach to combating the chicken fingers-and- pizza kid menu: Express your love of food to your kids. Don't feed them separate meals. Expose them to new tastes and culinary experiences as often as possible. And for goodness' ...

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