Cool Food School: How to go from veggie battles to relaxed family meals

With children back in school and life in fast-forward once again, parents have little time to deal with picky eaters at dinnertime. Enter Deirdre Doyle of The Cool Food School, who teaches healthy eating in a fun, interactive way

Deirdre Doyle, founder of The Cool Food School in Wicklow and a BTEC-qualified health coach, understands the struggles that parents deal with and she has made it her mission to teach children about the joys of healthy eating.

AS THE school year kicks off and regular routines resume, parents will breathe a sigh of relief at the return of structure: Until it’s dinnertime. After a long day of school and work, the last thing anyone wants to do is have a battle over broccoli or spend time pleading with children to eat just one more pea. Evening meals can be stressful if there’s a picky eater in the family, and no one wants tears before bedtime.

Deirdre Doyle, founder of The Cool Food School in Wicklow and a BTEC-qualified health coach, understands the struggles that parents deal with and she has made it her mission to teach children about the joys of healthy eating.