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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have "Pretend Soup" from one of the Moosewood Cookbook authors. Might be a bit on the young side for your kid, but the recipes are kid friendly & healthy[/quote]

Yes, this is a really cute book and if you have two kids, one being younger, this might be fun to do together.  (There's also Fairy Tale Feasts by Yolen, which has stories.)  I just looked on Amazon and there's a Harry Potter Cookbook too if he likes that.

I would get the books from the library first and see if one resonates with him.  Also, I would ease into the lifestyle change (you don't want him to feel he's being singled out or punished).  As they get older, it's hard to limit what food they come across.  With our 8 year old, we used to say he could have soda only at birthday parties.  Now he asks for it, so we said he could have it once a week when we realized every time we were out and about he was asking for a soda.

Make it fun.  I would start incorporating a few easy meal themes, like taco night.  We use these shells:
http://www.foodfacts.com/NutritionFacts/Taco-Shells/Garden-of-Eatin-Organic-Yellow-Corn-Taco-Shells-55-oz/22157

The kids can choose their own fillings--beans, rice, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, ground meat, guacamole.

You might also want to look at your regular brands of bread, cereal, English muffins, waffles etc.  I would replace with whole wheat (or whole grain) to up the fiber count.  At least 2 grams or higher.  (I had a friend whose tween DC tested pre-diabetic although active and not obese but definitely holding weight in her middle.  These small changes helped tremendously.)

Your post has inspired me b/c I feel like we've been sliding on the nutrition front.

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