Over 100 meal ideas, recipes and healthy eating tips for children

It matters what children eat. The food they eat affects their health now, and it sets them up for the future. Children who enjoy a healthy, varied diet are more likely to be full of energy, feel brighter and more alert, suffer fewer colds and illnesses, and concentrate better at school.

But healthy eating doesn't have to mean boring meals. It's all about making nutritious food appealing and fun for kids - and appearance counts as much as taste! Healthy eating for Kids is packed with essential advice on healthy eating, feeding fussy eaters, dealing with an overweight child, and plenty of tips for no-hassle meals, quick snacks and lunch boxes.

Tested by parents and tasted by children, Anita's recipes will give you now ideas and inspiration on what to feed your kids.

Contents

Introduction

Foreword

What should your children eat?

Going green

Big kids

Tricky little customers

'Mum, can I have...?'

Tempt them to a balanced diet

Fun with food

Good health on a plate

Recipes

Online resources

Index

• About the author Anita Bean BSc, R.P.H.Nutr. is one of the UK's most highly respected nutritionists, specialising in children's nutrition. She has won top awards for her work and has written nine best-selling books, including Kid's Food for Fitness, Lorraine Kelly's Baby and Toddler Eating Plan, Fitness on a Plate, and Carol Vorderman's Detox for Life. She also writes for several magazines, gives regular lectures and provides a nutrition consultancy for health clubs and food companies. Anita has two daughters and is a strong advocate of a healthy lifestyle.

  Note: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the content of this book is as technically accurate and as sound as possible, neither the author nor the publishers can accept responsibility for any injury or loss sustained as a result of the use of this material.