French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters
&#8220;It takes a brave couple to move two picky&#150;eater kids into a French small town and convert them to foodie omnivores. We have much to learn from European food traditions, and the contrast between French and North American school lunches is a striking example. A must&#150;read for teachers and parents.&#8221; (Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of What to Eat)&#8220;Humorous as well as instructive, this culinary adventure will change the lives of parents and children alike. . . . Karen Le Billon and her children learn that it&#8217;s okay to feel hungry between meals, turn to mindful eating, and learn the importance of enjoying one&#8217;s food.&#8221; (Patricia Wells, author of The Provence Cookbook)&#8220;This book is not only about how to teach children (and yourself) to eat well and happily for life, it&#8217;s a book about how to help build and maintain the foundations of any civilized society. I loved it. Essential reading, whether you have children or not.&#8221; (Laura Calder, author of Dinner Chez Moi and host of French Food at Home)&#8220;A wonderful&#151;and important&#151;book. One family&#8217;s topsy-turvy culinary transformation becomes an in-depth exploration of the habits that have kept French kids loving food (and eating spinach) for centuries.&#8221; (Elizabeth Bard, author of Lunch in Paris)&#8220;A fascinating and valuable read.&#8221; (Lynne Rossetto Kasper)&#8220;A breezy but practical volume for hurried parents looking to keep their kids well-fed. . . . [The] tone is straightforward, generous, and gentle. That Le Billon concludes with a small collection of kid-friendly recipes makes this foodie manifesto all the more accessible.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)&#8220;Le Billon . . . strategically identified questions she faced while living abroad: Why were French kids tidier eaters? Why did they sit quietly at restaurants? Why did her daughter&#8217;s teacher suggest she see a therapist when she wanted to pack her school lunch?&#8221; (BonAppetit.com)