Contents

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

INTRODUCTION: WHY HAPPY MEALTIMES?

ONE: WHAT IS A BAD DIET FOR KIDS?

Diet and behaviour

Sugar

Caffeine

Food additives

TWO: WHAT IS A GOOD DIET FOR KIDS?

Calories

Ideal weight

Protein

Carbohydrates

Fibre

Fat

Vitamins and minerals

Fluid

THREE: MEALS AND EATING

The importance of mealtimes

Establishing good mealtimes

Food fussiness and refusal to eat

       FOUR: BREAKFAST

       Breakfast routine

       Breakfast food

       Drinks for breakfast

       Quick breakfast ideas that kids love

       Cereal

       Toast

       Bread rolls

       Bagels

       English muffins

       Croissants

       Fruit

       Yoghurts

       Smoothies

       Cooked breakfasts

       Full English breakfast

       Omelette

       Boiled egg with soldiers

       Egg/sausage/tomatoes/baked beans/cheese/mushrooms on toast

       Eggy bread

       Welsh rarebit

       Toasted sandwiches

       Pancakes

       Leftovers

       School breakfast

       Breakfast for adults

       FIVE: LUNCH

       School dinner

       Packed lunch

       Drinks for a packed lunch

       Bread, wraps and rolls

       Fillings

       Pots

       Little extra pots

       Main meal pots

       Other savouries for a lunch box

       Packed lunch desserts

       Lunch at home

       Jacket potatoes

       Kids’ hash

       Egg