Happy Mealtimes for Kids: A Guide To Making Healthy Meals That Children Love

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Casseroles and hot pots

Meat and vegetable casserole

Vegetable casserole

Hot pot

Fish and sweetcorn pie

Stir-fries

Simple stir-fry

Simple stir-fry sauce

Beef and baby sweetcorn stir-fry

Honeyed chicken and noodle stir-fry

Other stir-fry ideas

Meat and two veg

Roasting meat

Braising meat

Stewing meat

Grilling meat

Frying meat

Puddings

Apple crumble

Bread and butter pudding

Fruit pie

Rice pudding

Bread pudding

Sponge pudding

Cake in custard

Banana and honey whip

Cheesecake

Trifle

Convenience food for dinner

SEVEN: HAPPY SNACKS (#u93c1bc4e-8df3-5eb3-b27e-2b1d3ff3ea0c)

CONCLUSION (#ued50a06a-b5be-5ec6-ad51-9dfc1ae6c399)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (#u28cab485-64b0-563b-8439-0211347ffbbf)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (#uefa86bf4-e5f2-5eb0-afc4-1acbc12deb98)

CATHY GLASS (#u016ddeb8-5ea2-5c97-9e31-867767f0dea6)

COPYRIGHT (#uc02b2bc9-7a00-5261-af61-bdb00f562800)

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER (#u80d0f0cd-a4ad-5146-8fc8-86d6cbf84541)

Introduction: Why happy mealtimes? (#ulink_ed3e0db4-2537-5729-b693-f6f918250358)

I am a foster carer, and as well as bringing up three children of my own, I have looked after other people’s children for over twenty-five years. Some of those children stayed with me for a few days, while others stayed for years. The reasons why children come into care vary – from a single parent having to go into hospital for a night, to a child being badly neglected and abused. While some of the children I’ve fostered had received adequate diets at home, the vast majority – over 95 per cent – had not, resulting in the children being under- or overweight, short in stature, with dull skin and hair, lacking energy, and often having difficulties in concentrating and therefore being behind with their learning.

One of the first changes I have to make when a child comes to live with me is to their diet, and they are often resistant to change. When the children have been used to snacking on whatever was to hand – usually crisps and biscuits – not only do I have to wean them on to ‘proper’ food but also I have to introduce them to mealtimes rather than having snacks in front of the television. Highly processed food – usually the only food they have known – is often visually attractive and easy to eat (requiring hardly any chewing), but it has few nutrients and addictive amounts of salt and sugar. I have to win the children over to a healthier way of eating as well as providing meals that the whole family enjoys, and like most busy parents I don’t have much time. I have therefore become adept at producing simple nutritious meals that are easy to make and which kids of all ages will love. In this book I share my recipes, together with some important food facts. I hope you find it useful. Bon appétit.