I didn't find this book to be useful or practical, the ingredients are outside of my budget, and my children didn't like the ideas I suggested.

A lovely informative and interesting cookery book full of good ideas and tips. Easy to carry out and clean instructions

Ive been reading Annabel Karmels books since I started feeding my first baby 14 years ago.... have always loved her recipes.

However, this book is abit 'meh'. Not terrible but nothing new to make me want to start cooking straight away... lots of similar recipes around.

What a fabulous cook book for the fussy children in your life. Even the fussy adult can find something in this collection to enjoy. There’s everything from chicken to pizza and even the vegan/vegetarians are catered for.
Looking through the dishes featured in the book, they are all mouth-watering and I challenge you to not find something here for the fussiest of eaters.

Some great recipes and ideas for fussy eaters. Good illustrations, plenty of info and instructions.

Loved this book and very easy to use the recipes. This will definitely be one of the books that stay in the kitchen for quick tasty meals.

I really enjoyed this. Some new ideas and fun ways... brilliant
I tried many of these to mix thibgsvup at home and I have older kids and a high school kid, loved them.

I think this is a cookery book that will actually appeal to the whole family - not just kids! The recipes are easy to follow and use ingredients that readily available so for me this book is a winner.

Some lovely recipes for the whole family. I have a fussy 5 year old and I’ve read some recipes to him that he said he’d like to help me make (always a good way to get him to try something new).

No reflection on the content of the book but I found it hard to read recipes on my kindle. I don’t think I’d get a recipe book in this format again. It’s much easier to flick through a physical book.

Not a bad cookery book, but I have to be honest, it didnt grab me. I have found some of hte earlier books to be much more user friendly.

Annabel Karmel is a bit of a grande dame of cooking for children - I’ve been aware of and used her books for a number of years now, though not so much since the toddler stage - so it was great to get my hands on her latest, Real Food Kids Will Love.

Although categorised as “food for kids”, Annabel is clear that her philosophy is more about good food for the whole family than segregating children into their own category... which I wholeheartedly agree with. In practice though it can be hard to find recipes that please everybody and unfortunately despite my best efforts both my children have been quite fussy eaters.

As a result and I suspect like many people I do tend to fall into cooking the same things over and over again. I work full time and I just don’t have time to spend hours planning, shopping, cooking and persuading to eat. So it’s always good to get new ideas for achievable meals which might actually be eaten.

A quick flick through, or whatever the kindle equivalent is (swipe through?) immediately yielded a number of recipes I was keen to try.

I love butternut squash and I love a carbonara, so butternut squash carbonara was a no-brainer, and it was absolutely delicious. It did take a bit longer to cook the squash than the recipe said (probably I just didn’t dice it small enough). But it was a very simple and easy recipe and enjoyed by everyone. Still in the pasta department, the rigatoni with tomato, basil and mozzarella was quick to prepare and very good - I used individual baking dishes which went down well.

We’re largely vegetarian, so not all recipes were suitable, but I was able to adapt various ones, e.g butter chicken with yellow rice worked well with Quorn pieces and again was delicious, I can see me making this again and again. I love curry but my daughter isn’t so keen, but this was mild enough for her to enjoy. Another old favourite - toad in the hole - made with veggie sausages was also a winner.

There are many others I haven’t tried yet but like the sound of - I’m keen to make the no-sugar chocolate orange energy balls and might give that a go this weekend.

Annabel provides some alarming, if unsurprising, insights into the nation’s eating habits and how important it is to try and instil healthier habits in our children and encourage them to learn their own cooking skills.

Happily, while not the most diverse of eaters (she’s not the worst, but not the best), my daughter does love to cook, and especially to bake (and is even getting *slightly* better at clearing up after herself). Hopefully her horizons will broaden in time!

All in all a very useful book which I am sure I will return to frequently.

A fab book to dip in and out for for quick tasty recipes the whole family will enjoy. We've enjoyed making several of the recipes from this book and have several on our list to try out in future. I can see this one becoming a family favourite.

I was sent an ARC which I passed it on to my daughter as she has a 10 month old baby girl and I thought it would be ideal for her. Here is her review:

"As a stay at home mum it can be difficult to keep coming up with new, healthy meal ideas for my daughter so this book is a god send.The recipes are clear and easy to follow and use real food you will actually have in the fridge which can sometimes be a challenge in these times! I've enjoyed making some of the meals for both my daughter and myself....the only downside is that I've eaten a lot more of her leftovers than usual! I'm definitely now an Annabel fan and I'll be looking out for her next book when we've finished cooking up a storm with this one"

My thanks to Pan Macmillan and Netgalley for the copy in return for an honest review.

Full of interesting modern recipes that are designed to appeal to children, but will be enjoyed by the entire family. The recipes use everyday, reasonably priced ingredients and the preparation method are easy to follow.

There's nothing inherently new in this cookery book, but the information on portions sizes, ways of getting children to eat the food that's good for them is useful.

Aimed at children of toddler age and above, older children can help make some of the recipes, so they understand what goes into a healthy meal.

Always on the lookout for new recipes and things that my grandson will eat, I'm going to enjoy recreating the recipes in this book.

I received a copy of this book from Pan Macmillan- Bluebird via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I received a copy of this book via the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Annabel Karmel is a name that I am very familiar with. I bought many of her books when my children were babies. My children are now 9 and 14 so I have not really thought to read any of her books recently. As a family of very fussy eaters I am always looking for recipes that we can all eat together. This fit the bill perfectly. There is a lot of information, nutrition advice and easy to follow recipes and you would in no way know that these recipes were aimed at children. My one and only criticism is that the recipes require a lot of ingredients and my preference is for recipes that don't require so many.

A great book for all the family with easy to follow recipes. Annabel Karmel gives recipes that children will not only like but can help to make them too.

I got this book so that I could prepare healthy meals for my grandson. My daughter-in-law has inspired me with her meal planning and I thought this would be an ideal opportunity to join her food consciousness. Wow! The title undersells the book! I found recipes that will feed my 17 year old and satisfy my desire to get vegetables and more healthy food into him! This book covers so many occasions, snack food, meals, packed lunches and many more. It explains simply how to prepare them and describes accurately how long the recipes take, whilst also providing plenty of fast options for those moments when you are time-pressured! I have this book on my kindle but will be buying a ‘real’ copy to use!

Maybe I am doing or have been doing something wrong but my 6 and 3 year olds mainly survive on pasta, chicken, pizza and snacks. It’s only now my 6 year old is starting to be more adventurous and loves burgers and meatballs so it was good timing to have this recipe book. It was hard to read on a kindle, I prefer a hardback but had some useless recipes. I liked the grilled chicken Burger and the meatball recipe and there were some good ideas like quesadilla and chicken brusetta. There were mainly normal ingredients except banana shallot?! I would have liked some recipes for biscuits to make with kids and maybe some (shock horror) chocolate ingredients. A decent family receipe book that has easy to follow instructions. Thanks

An amazing book with an oh-so-tempting range of recipes beautifully illustrated to encourage small people to get cooking. But there's so much more to it than that. The recipes appeal to big people as well and are good for my university children who need simple steps and simple equipment to produce good homemade meals. All ages will learn that good food can be quick and easy to prepare - and far tastier than a readymade substitute. A winner for kids of all ages.

Really easy to follow recipes full of flavour and goodness. A must have for any parent! My kids have had their horizons broadened food wise with lots of new flavours.