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Good Food.
Clean Code.
Better You.

A growing series of books that teaches kids real programming languages through real recipes. No coding experience required. No culinary degree either.

Eat Like a Programmer: Syntax & Snacks — Book 1
Available Now
// def eat():
  while hungry:
    code()
    snack()
    repeat()
  return "satisfied"
Real Recipes Real Code No Experience Required Python JavaScript HTML & CSS Java SQL Ages 8 and Up Real Recipes Real Code No Experience Required Python JavaScript HTML & CSS Java SQL Ages 8 and Up

Five Books.
One Big Idea.

Each book is a new kitchen. A new language. A new way to think like a programmer.

Available Now
Book 1: Syntax & Snacks
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Syntax & Snacks
16 languages. 16 recipes. Your first taste of code.
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Book 2: Byte-Sized Cravings
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Byte-Sized Cravings
Snack-sized lessons. Full-sized concepts.
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Book 3: Code. Cook. Repeat.
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Code. Cook. Repeat.
Loops, logic, and leftovers.
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Book 4: Your Dog Deserves Better Code
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Your Dog Deserves Better Code
Recipes for your best debugging partner.
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Black Friday
Book 5: Season's Eatings
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Season's Eatings
Special edition. The whole crew. One table.
Black Friday

Coding Through
the Kitchen.

Each book in the series pairs a real recipe with a real programming language. The ingredients are the data. The instructions are the logic. The output is dinner.

Kids see code the way they see a recipe — as a set of instructions that produces something real. That recognition builds confidence before it builds expertise. That's the whole idea.

No experience required. No prior knowledge assumed. Just curiosity and an appetite.

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Real Recipes
Every dish is actually cookable. Kids and parents make them together.
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Real Languages
Python, HTML, Java, SQL, and more — not made-up syntax. The real thing.
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Systems Thinking
Every recipe teaches how small parts connect to make something bigger.
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Debugging Mindset
Mistakes are the lesson. Every book teaches you to try again — in the kitchen and in the code.
Book 1 Book 5

Your Guide
Through the
Series.

Every great series has a face. Someone you come back to. Someone whose desk you recognize. Artie is that kid — glasses, hoodie, laptop open, taco in hand, code on the screen.

He shows up in Book 1. He shows up in Book 5. And he's just getting started. There's a bigger world being built around him — books, tools, and things that don't have names yet.

// note: Artie's universe is expanding.
// follow along: stay on the list to see where he goes next.

Pick Up
Your Copy.

Book 1 is available now. Multiple ways to get it — more options coming as each book releases.

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Order Direct
Buy directly from us. Ships from Ormond Beach, FL. Signed copies available for early orders.
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Amazon
Find it on Amazon for easy ordering and Prime shipping. Available on Kindle too.
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PDF / Ebook
Download instantly. Print at home or read on any device. Perfect for classrooms.
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In Person
Find us at local events and STEM programs in the Daytona Beach area. Check back for dates.
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Questions about bulk orders, classroom licensing, or school programs?
Email julian@lucidmentality.com

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