Marco Bianchi has just written a new book: Cooking is a very good game (Harper Collins). It is the first book that the food mentor and scientific popularizer dedicates entirely to small cooks, starting with his daughter Vivienne, 5, with whom he experimented with his new recipes. A volume illustrated with the (beautiful) images of the artist Nicolò Canova, with which children get to know the properties of “superhero” foods – from fruit “that keeps the cold away” to milk that helps “the skeleton to keep strong” – and to cook them with parents, who in turn rediscover the value and goodness of simple things and the pleasure of preparing them in company.
«It is a book created for children but it is also a family book which must be experienced a little at a time: first to be waded through images designed to capture the attention of the little ones, then to be read to make new discoveries, finally to try making the recipes and tasting them all together », says Marco Bianchi.
So healthy eating becomes a wonderful game, which teaches how essential it is to follow a healthy lifestyle from an early age, starting with a correct diet, always varied. «In theory – continues Marco Bianchi – we parents know how important nutrition is, but then we struggle to put principles into practice: we often criticize, for example, the menus of school canteens, but then we don’t care what we prepare at home. 30% of Italian children struggle with the problem of obesity and overeating, and this has consequences: 70% of cardiovascular diseases are linked to an incorrect lifestyle, which is also the cause of 30% of cancers (with percentages reaching 70 for that of the colorectal), and diabetes “.
The good news is that it doesn’t take a lot of effort. With this new book, even simpler than the others in which he taught us that eating well is an investment in health and happiness, Marco Bianchi proves it with many new examples among stories of healthy food, recipes, ideas, which encourage you to test yourself and change course, even in the way of relating to children, experimenting with new opportunities to spend quality time together. “What matters – says Marco – is above all to set a good example: children absorb from us adults and imitate us. We should be the first to consume healthy food, and we should also be good at proposing them with serenity and without preconceptions: if you offer a dish to a child with the indecisive air of someone asking “who knows if he likes it?” chances are he won’t appreciate it. There is no need to rack your brains with complex preparations. Pasta with tomato sauce, even better if wholemeal, is good and good for you. Simplicity always pays off». In the gallery above, Marco Bianchi’s 5 tips and 5 recipes for healthy family eating
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