Healthy Food for Healthy Kids: An A-Z of Nutritional Know-How for the Well-Fed Family

When I got this book I thought it would give me a lot of quick and nutritional meals for my family, but the author covered so much more. She covered nutritional balance; allergies; and how to change your family's current habits. I was very pleased. Also, I was pleased that even as a dietition she recognized that not everyone has the time to devote to meal planning. I would much rather spend time laughing and playing with my children. This comes from a woman who planned on being that perfect stay at home hippie type mother.

I'm a first time mom of a one and a half year old, and I am really grateful for the advice given in this book! I purchased the book when my baby started to eat solids. I liked it so much I also bought one as a gift for a friend in my Mom's Group. It's wonderful that the recipes were test tasted by lots of children. I look forward to offering my son a varied diet...I'm even looking forward to eating these new recipes myself! Also, the information on choosing healthier fast foods is helpful for those of us who work and can't cook a meal _every_ night. Now _that_ is practical information! I learned a lot of new information by reading this book, like peanut butter is a tooth-friendly snack. I would have never thought that peanut butter on a graham cracker would be good for teeth.

Our family was bored with same old recipes and this book has GREAT ideas - using "normal" healthy foods! My 2 and 5 yr. old have loved every recipe so far and so has my husband! A must book if you seek refreshingly simple recipes with healthy foods.

I saw Bridget Swinney on NBC's Later Today and thought what she said made a lot of sense: "You have to give kids options to get them to eat right."I realized that I hadn't given my children any options. Because all they would eat was hamburgers and frozen pizza, that was all I would cook. So I bought Bridget's book. WOW! My kids are eating a wide variety of foods. They may not love everything, but I'd say that out of the 12 dishes I've made, they've loved eight. As a mother of two, I recommend this book for any parent who's worried about getting their kids to eat right.

I bought this book hoping to find some tasty recipes for my five-year-old. I did! And I found a whole lot of practical advice on everything from how to make fast food healthy to what to pack in school lunches. Some of my favorite tips include the "Parents' Ten Commandments of Healthy Eating" and "Ten Tricky Ways to get Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies." The recipes are also great. My son absolutely loves the "Batman and Robin Noodles" and the "Raging Ravioli." All of the recipes are quick, easy, and very good. This book is well worth it!