One young child in every four is overweight and one in ten is obese, some of the reasons for this are:

• a general lack of interest and understanding of food and cooking
• junk food being consumed every day
• a more sedentary school life.

As a key issue that needs to be tackled early, starting with the under fives, this book offers:

• advice and recipe ideas for feeding young children properly
• ways to improve young children s understanding of food and nutrition
• contemporary evidence and policies recommended by...