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Smart Food for Smart Kids by Patrick Holford & Fiona MacDonald Joyce

publication date: Jun 25, 2007
This is a useful book to have if you are thinking of trying to change your children’s eating habits to be healthier, more organic and more fruit and vegetable based. It explores out some of the arguments why such a change would be better for children – leading to happier and more focused learning at school and calmer behaviour at home.

There are chapters on How Food Builds the Brain and the different types of food groups that are necessary for a healthy, developing child and what foods to avoid. It also gives good advice on the reading of food labels and which E-numbers have low levels of toxicity. Then follow useful suggestions for packed lunches for school-aged children and recipes to use at home plus a two week menu plan.
   
I found the ideas for packed lunches particularly useful. The recipes are easy to follow and look delicious and adaptable. The layout   is user-friendly, bright and colourful and the recipes are designed to allow them to be prepared with your children and encourage their interest in cooking and food. I very much appreciated Fiona McDonald Joyce concentrating on attractive, nutritious alternatives to burgers and chicken nuggets which we as parents have to contend with.

My child particularly enjoyed the Sausage and Pepper Bake and the Pitta Pizzas although the Pear and Blueberry Smoothie had “too many bits in” for him - I loved it.

We have yet to try the Puddings, Cakes or Biscuits but are both looking forward to the Chocolate Crunchies!

I was very pleased that there were also good suggestions about making changes to diet cost effective as well as nutritious as price can be an inhibiting factor for many of us.

Patrick Holford, a leading authority on new approaches to health and nutrition, has written more than 20 health books - many of them bestsellers - including Patrick Holford's New Optimum Nutrition Bible and The Holford Low GL Diet.

Fiona Macdonald Joyce trained at both Leith's School of Food and Wine and BANT accredited Institute for Optimum Nutrition. She co-authored The Holford Low GL Diet Cookbook with Patrick Holford.

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Smart Food for Smart Kids: Packed with easy recipes to boost your childs health and IQ: Packed with Easy Recipes to Boost Your Child S Health and IQ