D.R.
she is a genius! ive been doing this since day 1, though im sure not as creatively as her. i dont have the book, but all you do is steam veggies and put them into "matching" foods. i dont know how she stores things, but i use little tupperwares, or those baby food cubes, they sell them at one step ahead, or just ice cube trays. i steam and puree big batches, put a few servings in the fridge and freeze the rest, and then plop a cube into whatever im making. great in oatmeal, pancakes, eggs, sauces, chile, meatballs, meatloaf, etc. and if you can convince your kid that green food is good (try reading green eggs & ham) then youve got it made. i make "super veggies" with things like spinach, kale, collard greens all blended together, super nutritious! and if you cant convince them, greens hide very nicely in red sauce, just dont use too much. red sauce hides almost anything, especially orange like butternut or carrots, etc. butternut is mild, it hides easily, and carrots are sweet, i put them in everything, its yummy, they hide nicely in mac & cheese too. i even mix processed raw veggies with breadcrumbs, carrots work well, so does broccoli,,,just throw raw carrots and whole wheat bread into the processor, can put in wheat germ too, (i put that in lots of stuff too), then use your healthy breadcrumbs for chicken, meatballs(also great to hide things in), eggplant (i make baked breaded eggplant slices, we nosh on them, i keep them in the fridge, sometimes i use them to make little pizzas in the toaster oven for lunch) or whatever you do with breadcrumbs.....when you are cooking, just think about the colors of things and the colors of different veggies, you will come up with favorites. and its very easy. i just keep a little food processor on the counter. remember that frozen veggies are usually just as nutritious as fresh, if not more so in some cases, so it makes it very easy. i would probably not use much canned, they are processed to death and usually have salt, not really worth the effort, imo. unless of course its all that will work for you, then its better than nothing......oh, and by the way, i have discovered that my kids looooove the edamame in the shells, the soybeans. just boil them, run them under cold water, you can sprinkle some salt on them, and let the kids pop the beans out. they think its fun, they eat tons of them. the dog gets a lot too :) if you buy the book, let me know what you think. take care, D.