Introduction
Preface: A Word About Highly-Processed Food
1. Kid Food
2. The Beige and the Bland
3. The Claim Game
4. Pester Power
5. Copycats in the Cafeteria
6. Just One Treat
7. Bigger Than Obesity
8. Pushing Back
9. Four Wishes
10. We're Better Than This
Appendix
Endnotes
Most parents start out wanting to raise healthy eaters. Then the world intervenes.
In Kid Food, nationally recognized writer and food advocate Bettina Elias Siegel explores one of the fundamental challenges of modern parenting: trying to raise healthy eaters in a society intent on pushing children in the opposite direction. Siegel dives deep into the many influences that make feeding children healthfully so difficult-from the prevailing belief that kids will only eat highly processed "kid food" to the near-constant barrage of "special treats."
Written in the same engaging, relatable voice that has made Siegel's web site The Lunch Tray a trusted resource for almost a decade, Kid Food combines original reporting with the hard-won experiences of a mom to give parents a deeper understanding of the most common obstacles to feeding children well...
