Right start

Stop dishing up special food for the children, says author Karen le Billon in her book, French Kids Eat Everything. The mum-of-two, who moved from Vancouver to France in 2008, believes we could all be taught a thing or two if we followed the example set by our continental cousins.

But it’s not just the French who know how to feed their children — my own three boys eat everything put in front of them, whether it’s meat and two vegetables, fish, curry or even shellfish.

Right from the start, I have encouraged them to try new foods and don’t cook ‘children’s food’ especially for them — they will eat smaller versions of what the adults are having.