The Sneaky Chef: Recommended Products from The Sneaky Chef Missy Chase Lapine Author of The Sneaky Chef Books: Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals and How to Cheat on Your Main (In the Kitchen!)

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The Sneaky Chef recommends the following products to make your sneaky recipes faster, easier, and more successful than ever before.

		KitchenAid® 3-Cup Chef's Chopper - Chrome This little guy is The Sneaky Chef's favorite food processor! I have found this little food processor to be the most durable, effective, and quietest of all the mini food processors - it's also top rated by the leading consumer magazines. It's small enough - and cute enough - to keep out on the counter all the time.
		Ultragrain® A quick replacement for my Flour Blend is Eagle Mills All-Purpose Flour made with Ultragrain®. It's already blended for you! Cup for cup, you'll get more whole grain nutrition than in white flour - with the great taste, color and texture you expect. www.ultragrain.com
		Ronzoni Smart Taste Ronzoni Smart Taste is the perfect sneaky pasta. It's packed with three times the fiber and all the calcium of a glass of milk, and no one will know the difference from regular white pasta. It's right up a Sneaky Chef's alley! www.ronzonismarttaste.com
		Original Himalayan Crystal Salt I highly suggest considering using a natural, crystal salt that contains a complete spectrum of minerals that your body is able to utilize. Common table salt has been highly processed (like white bread) and stripped of its natural mineral elements. One of the easiest and most positive impacts you can make on your family's health is to invest in a really good salt, like the Original Himalayan Crystal Salt. Special offer on the incredible salt I recommend in my book!
		Dynamis Skin Science MEG 21 anti-aging skin cream "This is my favorite face cream!" It'll keep your skin healthy and happy while you cook in the kitchen. Dynamis Skin Science developed MEG 21 anti-aging skin creams that increase skin firmness and diminish the appearance of wrinkles without irritation. This development was the unexpected result of diabetes research at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. http://dynamisskinscience.com
		AllSport Helmets Cooking is always easier for me when I know my kids are safe and secure. So even though this isn't a cooking utensile, I give these helmets my highest recommendation. My kids wear them because they're "cool." Whatever the reason, I'm glad they've got them on. This particular website offers the best prices and a great selection.
		KitchenAid® KSM90WH Ultra Power 300-Watt 4-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer, White KitchenAid® makes tough stuff. I use this mixer for all of my cake, cookie and bread recipes. Every busy mom needs one of these huge time savers. Smoothly blends in sneaky ingredients with ease.
		KitchenAid® KHB100OB Hand Blender, Onyx Black Use this hand blender for blending right in a glass or jar. Saves clean up time by avoiding extra mixing bowls and blenders for small jobs, and rinses clean in a snap. Stores in a kitchen drawer. You'll find yourself reaching for this quick and easy to use tool more and more often. Great for home made salad dressings too.
		Aerolatte Children's Shake Set Great fun factor! Just what kids need to have fun with healthy drinks like sneaky shakes. Frother makes a "milkshake" out of just about any liquid. Kids want to drink up every healthy shake you present to them just to see the liquid travel around the cup.
		Farberware Nonstick Bakeware 12-Cup Muffin Pan This is a great non-stick muffin pan that can make just about anything look fun and appealing shaped as a muffin! Not quite as heavy duty as more expensive brands, but does the job nonetheless.
		Calphalon Classic Bakeware 24-Cup Nonstick Mini Muffin Pan This nonstick muffin pan makes mini cupcakes and muffins, increasing the fun factor even more. Watch a plateful disappear into happy mouths. They won't have time to guess what nutritional goodies are packed into each mini treat!
		Norpro Nonstick 6 Cavity Donut Pan Say "donut" and watch little eyes light up! Everything looks and tastes the same, but these donuts come guilt free when the sneaky chef in you knows what's inside each one. Sturdy nonstick pan makes 6 regular size donuts. Every Sneaky Chef needs one of these to convert any muffin recipe into fun donuts.
		OXO Good Grips 1055893 Medium Cookie Scoop Sneaky chefs find themselves making more and more "cookies" since they know it's a great way to get some real nutrition into little picky eaters. This scoop places a consistent amount of dough on the pan each time so cookies cook uniformly - and it's a time saver since you don't have to spend time eyeing and shaping each little mound. Helps you crank out cookies in far less time. Eat up kids!
		Norpro 1-Teaspoon Stainless Steel Scoop KitchenAid® makes tough stuff. I use this mixer for all of my cake, cookie and bread recipes. Every busy mom needs one of these huge time savers. Smoothly blends in sneaky ingredients with ease.
		Henckels Twinshear Kitchen Shears, Black If you don't own one already, then I'll bet that more than once you've thought about how useful "something like a household scissor" would be for dealing with many foods in the kitchen. Here it is in stainless steel with easy grip handles. Remarkably handy. Store it on the magnet board or in the butcher's block with the knives. I use these shears to cut sneaky quesadillas, pizza, tortillas, even grilled cheese!
		Cuisipro Stainless-Steel Measuring Cups and Spoon Set Measuring cups are easy to clean so you can quickly reuse them within the same recipe. Unique shape of measuring spoons should have been thought of by some one long ago. I've found them to significantly increase control and decrease drips and spills, especially with lots of kids in the kitchen and they fit into small bottles with ease. Try that with a round measuring spoon!
		Farberware Nonstick Bakeware 11-by-17-Inch Cookie Pan This is such a heavily used item in my kitchen that I forget to upgrade it occasionally. I treat myself to a clean new baking pan every once in a while and truly enjoy how cookies slide off effortlessly with a golden brown color on the bottom that only my newer nonstick pans can deliver. Great for roasting veggies too!
		Diner Style Glass Straw Dispenser Kids love anything through a straw (and I have to admit, so do I!) But ever notice how the little boxes and bags the straws come in are hard to reseal and store? And that most of them inevitably end up rolling around on the floor? This dispenser keeps the remaining straws clean and together. Try a straw dispenser on the counter and watch your kids reach for them over and over again with no problems whatsoever. They'll be happily slurping up every sneaky nutritious drink you put in front of them!
		Solo Flexible Straws, 100 ct Straws are fun. Every kid knows that! They'll try things through a straw that they wouldn't otherwise go near. These are the best disposable ones out there. Plastic with flexi tops click when you bend them and stay bent.
		Cold-Eeze Cold Remedy Bubble Gum Balls, Assorted Flavors, 18 ct Cold-Eeze is the #1 pharmacist recommended zinc cold remedy, clinically proven to reduce the duration of the common cold. They taste great, so kids think you're giving them candy, yet I've found them incredibly effective at preventing and shortening the duration of a full blown cold. They are all natural, contain no preservatives or dyes and are non-drowsy.
		The Quigley - Cold-Eeze - Cherry, 18 lozenges Cold-Eeze lozenges are the #1 pharmacist recommended zinc cold remedy, clinically proven to reduce the duration of the common cold. They taste great, so kids think you're giving them candy, yet I've found them incredibly effective at preventing and shortening the duration of a full blown cold. They are all natural, contain no preservatives or dyes and are non-drowsy.
		Little Colds Cold Relief Safe T Pops, Non Medicated, With Zinc & Vitamin C, 15 pops Pediatrician recommended Cold Relief Formula Safe-T Pops. My kids love them. They're completely wrapped with safety loop handles. Great natural fruit flavored pops. Fast, soothing relief of colds, coughs & sore throats, naturally. Dye free. Non staining formula. No saccharin or artificial flavors. Gluten free.
		Primadophilus Children 5oz. I use this product especially after any antibiotic treatment to help replenish beneficial intestinal flora. This product is designed for children. One teaspoon is easy to slip into just about any uncooked dish, like yogurt, smoothies, pudding, even applesauce.
		PB8 Children Powder 6 oz. Here's another great source of beneficial bacteria for kids. FOS & Acidophilus helps support children's good bacteria levels. I slip this into yogurt, smoothies, pudding, even applesauce. All-natural powder formula for children ages 1-4.
		So Easy Baby Food Trays These baby food storage trays work equally well for storing small amounts of Sneaky Chef Make-Ahead purees. I love the cover, and they're easy to "pop out" one ounce amounts of purees to use in Sneaky Chef recipes. Of course, they also work well for storing homemade baby food!
		Anchor Hocking Ice Cream Social 5-1/2-Ounce Tulip Sundae Glasses, Crystal, 12 each Anchor Hocking fountainware sets are great to have on hand for daily use, impromptu parties and ice cream socials. As every sneaky chef knows, presentation goes a long way with picky eaters. Sneak some healthy "Breakfast Ice Cream" into these fun glasses and watch their eyes light up! The twelve soda glasses in this set are footed and wavy-sided, as fun to eat from as they are to look at.
		OXO SteeL 58991 8-Inch Strainer This 8" stainless steel strainer has a fine grid mesh for draining the excess liquid from just about any food, including fruits, vegetables, and pasta. It's especially useful for straining fruit purees when making Sneaky Chef healthy fresh cherry, strawberry, and blueberry juices. Its wide stainless-steel brim and loop make it easy for the strainer to rest on almost any bowl or pot, and its double-rod construction makes the strainer extra-sturdy.