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Eat Up: Food for Children of All Ages
by: Mark Hix

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780007146772
ISBN: 0007146779
Label: Fourth Estate Ltd
Manufacturer: Fourth Estate Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: March 03, 2003
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Studio: Fourth Estate Ltd
Sales Rank: 163923

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Mark Hix and Suzi Godson's Eat Up: Food for Children of All Ages was developed in response to the lack of recipes for "proper food" for children that could be enjoyed by the whole family. Eat Up is a selection of recipes that don't compromise on quality and will satisfy the palates of both children and adults.

Sounds too good to be true? Well, Hix does concede that preparing fresh food from scratch may initially be time-consuming, but the end results are undoubtedly worth it. The book begins with the very basics of weaning babies away from milk, offering guidelines on introducing new textures and flavours at appropriate stages. Conversion charts for weights and measures and oven temperatures are helpfully included, as are freezing guidelines. There's also a chapter on shopping for food with children in tow, an experience which for most parents usually results in being pestered into filling the trolley with junk food.

The recipes themselves are somewhat eclectic. These range from the traditional (Toad in the Hole, Bangers and Mash with onion gravy) to vegetarian options often with a strong ethnic slant (Butternut Squash Risotto, Caribbean Vegetable Hot-pot). There are "real food" versions of children's favourites--Real Fish Fingers, Hamburgers and Double Chocolate Rice Pyramid. Occasionally Hix's credentials as executive chef at The Ivy and food writer for The Independent become apparent and the recipes veer into pretentiousness; for example the recipe for Fergus Henderson's Crispy Pig's Tails. Each recipe includes details of the number of people it will feed (typically two adults and two children), the age that it's suitable from and any modifications (usually the omission of salt or any strong spices) needed for babies. Harriet Logan's colourful photographs accompanying the recipes consist of pictures of the finished dishes themselves, kitsch toys and novelties that echo the main ingredients (eg: a plastic shepherd and lamb from a nativity crib next to the recipe for Shepherd's Pie) and children enthusiastically (and often literally) getting stuck into their food.

Minor quibbles aside, Hix and Godson have produced an enthusiastic, fun book that does inspire you to get cooking regardless of whether or not you have children. Eat Up would likely be appreciated as a gift for new parents, or indeed by anyone who wants to reduce their consumption of convenience food. --Alison Drury

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Great book
This is one of the few children's recipe books I use regularly. The recipes are really good and reliable and it is a beautifully presented book. In many ways it isn't really a book of 'children's' recipes as it emphasises the importance of giving children good quality food and and eating as a family. I'd recommend these recipes even if you don't have a child.

I find the comments of one reviewer regarding the photographs a little bizarre as there are none of children using sharp knives, only standard cutlery and, while there are pictures of animals, well that is where meat comes from and children do generally seem to accept this if it's treated as a matter of course - and there are also some good vegetarian recipes in the book if ... Read More:

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- Buy it!
This is a fabulous book. If you are someone that wants to encourage your children to be adventurous with tastes and not to just want 'kid's menu' food then this is the perfect book. I've used it with both children and we still enjoy the recipes as a family.

Rating:

- Essential kitchen tool
This book has become essential for my whole family. The range of dishes are excellent with a nice range of new flavours for the children to experience. Easy to cook recipes, well presented. Full of dependable family favourites and interesting alternatives. Plus the pictures are great.

Rating:

- Disturbing
A wide and eclectic range of recipes, interspersed with some questionable images: children crying or chopping fruit with sharp knives feature, but mainly the photographs seem to be of children at a petting zoo being shown live examples of the animals they will later be eating. The illustrations also show cartoon animals - cute little piggies for any recipe containing ham, that sort of thing - perfect for upsetting your kids and putting them off their food.

I bought this book with about 5 other "food for kids" books and they were all superb except for this one. Does anyone actually eat real pig tails? Would anyone actually encourage their kids to eat real pig tails, and gnaw on the bones? I'm a man without a country.

Rating:

- Good food for children
At last, here is an adventurous cookbook for children's meals, without patronising the cook.

The recipes are generally simple, but not banal. There are old favourites here, but there are also some recipes I would never have thought of trying out for a child.

There is an advice section, which includes weaning, fussy eaters, and allergies. There is also a great recipe for ketchup for children with allergies.

I love this book - and my son loves the recipes!

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