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French Kids Eat Everything (And Yours Can Too): How Our Family Moved To France, Cured Picky Eating, Banished Snacking And Discovered 10 Simple Rules For Raising Healthy, Happy Eaters (2012)

by Karen Le Billon(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1443408395 (ISBN13: 9781443408394)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Collins

review 1: I have read this book before, but I read it around the time as Bringing Up Bebe, so some of the concepts got muddled between the two. This one is different in that it takes place in rural France and focuses mostly on food culture.A couple things though:1) No wonder North Americans and the British find the French to be rude, from the sounds of this book they are always meddling in each other's affairs.2) I have to strongly disagree with the French putting newborns on a feeding schedule and only breast feeding for an average of 2 months. Breast is best, no matter how liberated your society is and you won't spoil your baby by feeding it on-demand for the first few months of its life.3) Most of these food rules can be applied, but add in Canada's multicultural mosaic and now y... moreou've got all the food rules for those cultures too! For example, my husband's family is South African, which comes with it's own distinct food culture: braai, AKA barbecue done right. The thing with braai is that it can become a whole afternoon event--since it takes a while for the coals to get to the sweet spot for braai-ing (I made this word up)--which means that any children present will probably get cranky and hungry. They don't really have 4:00 snack, but they do have afternoon tea, although it doesn't always involve sustaining food and is usually tea and rusks (a type of hard biscuit similar to biscotti). So, often times when there's a braai, I find myself scavenging more substantial food into my tots around tea time, in the hopes that it will tide them over until the braai meat is ready, which can sometimes be as late as 8pm! The trick, it seems, is finding a balance between all the food rules and food cultures, whilst also not offending anyone along the way.4) I will have to try the veggie soup/purée trick, since my 18-month-old has started turning up his nose to any and all vegetables as of late.5) I need to start serving more types of cheese.There's probably more, but presently my children are in the midst of WWIII, so I best end this here.
review 2: I picked up this book after feeling frustrated with my 19-month old daughter who used to be a great eater and started becoming picky. I was especially stressed when she refused to eat many of the Peruvian dishes I grew up eating. She's half Peruvian for Pete's sake! I was not going to settle for her dislike of her heritage (food-wise). She, like most kids, started favoring pasta and the dreaded goldfish crackers and I was not happy, mainly when I had to make her own special meal so she would eat at all.This book is wonderful. Since Day 1 (so, like 2 days ago)I've started a movement in my home that I call "The French Project" and I'm following the guidelines I've learned with this book. Even though it's hard (lots of tantrums and whining), we've seen small progress. I will update the results when more time has passed but I'm hopeful and optimistic.On an actual review, I loved the book. It was easy to follow and funny and very eye-opening. It also didn't hurt that I love anything French and one day hope to go to France! (I'm still working on learning the language). less

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