There’s nothing I love more than a brand new cookbook so when I saw that Ciara from My Fussy Eater had published her debut recipe book I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Ciara has kindly given me an extra copy to give away to Sneaky Veg readers so read on to find out what I thought and how to enter the competition.
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The My Fussy Eater cookbook* has 100 recipes in it, designed for families with a fussy eater. The food isn’t specifically for the picky eater – rather the recipes are delicious and intended to feed the whole family.
If you’re the parent of a picky eater you’ll understand that there’s no one size fits all when it comes to feeding a fussy kid. Ciara understands that as well and she acknowledges that there’s bound to be recipes in the book that your kids won’t love. Sharing new foods together, have fun and make small changes – that’s what she recommends and this message is clear throughout the book.
As well as the standard breakfast, lunch and dinner sections the My Fussy Eater cookbook also contains ideas for dishes you can make ahead, lunchbox ideas, freezer friendly meals, batch made snacks, savoury treats, drinks, dips and sauces.
The book also contains a large section containing tips to help you to help your fussy eater, meal planning, essential items for the kitchen and how to stock a store cupboard. As well as plenty of beautiful photos of the food the book contains lots of photos of Ciara and her two children enjoying cooking and eating together.
It’s not a veggie book but there are quite a few veggie options in the breakfast and lunch section and also some great veggie mains such as fruity curry and veggie burgers.
I have tried out three recipes from the book so far, and bookmarked a lot more to try soon.
I chose to make the tomato and lentil soup with parmesan crisps, the fruit and nut breakfast cookies and the fruity flapjacks.
Here’s the verdict:
The kids loved the flapjacks. I made them vegan by using dairy free spread instead of butter and they turned out perfectly. The batch lasted about five minutes!
The older two kids refused to try the breakfast cookies for some reason – possibly because I grated the orange zest too big. Little S and us two adults loved ours and what a treat to have cookies for breakfast!
The soup went down well too. My kids like tomato soup and because this was blended up they didn’t realise that it contains lentils, peppers, carrots and celery as well. Result!
How to get hold of the My Fussy Eater cookbook
Enter now for your chance to win a copy or buy the My Fussy Eater cookbook now on Amazon*.
Open to entries from the UK only. You can see the full terms and conditions next to each entry option.
This competition has been added to ThePrizeFinder, Loquax and Super Lucky Me.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of My Fussy Eater for the purposes of this review. All opinions are honest and my own.
*This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you buy something after clicking on this link I’ll receive a small commission. The price to you remains the same.
Lucy
May 9, 2018 at 8:23 pmChili con carne for me!
Amy
May 9, 2018 at 9:22 pmMeat, vegetable & lentil stew.
Most hot meals I cook are refused – I would love them to eat a variety of foods and more fruit and vegetables!
Solange
May 9, 2018 at 11:22 pmChicken casserole.
Tracy Nixon
May 10, 2018 at 4:15 amMousakka!
Danj
May 10, 2018 at 4:57 amMy life would be much easier if my kids are pasta!!
Helen Best
May 10, 2018 at 5:17 amSounds a great book for my granddaughter to eat better healthier foods
Kim Neville
May 10, 2018 at 5:55 amSpaghetti bolognaise
Becky Wise
May 10, 2018 at 6:00 amSalad! They are pretty good with everything else though. Great review, book looks brilliant and might have to purchase if I don’t win.
laura stewart
May 10, 2018 at 6:31 amtoad in the hole x
Wise Ways
May 10, 2018 at 8:47 amI don’t have children but my friend has problems getting any veg into hers
DAWN WINSKILL
May 10, 2018 at 9:20 amMushrooms
Corina Blum
May 10, 2018 at 9:57 amI wish my daughter would eat pasta because if she did there are so many recipes I could make for the whole family.
Angela Treadway
May 10, 2018 at 10:44 ammacaroni cheese! x
Kaya La Roche
May 10, 2018 at 10:57 amSpag bol! xx
Kelly Diggle
May 10, 2018 at 11:32 amLooks yummy
Michelle Ferguson
May 10, 2018 at 3:40 pmI would give it to my sister for my nephew who doesn’t like potato of any kind, not even chips
Nia Dyson
May 10, 2018 at 5:13 pmAny veg right now. We have a toddler who won’t eat any of it.
Donna Earle
May 10, 2018 at 5:41 pmMore veg! He will only eat peas and sweet corn!
Andrea Fletcher
May 10, 2018 at 5:52 pmI wish I could get my grandson to eat salad.
ruth robinson
May 10, 2018 at 6:17 pmi would say cauliflower cheese
Annabel Greaves
May 10, 2018 at 6:46 pmI would say more vegetable dishes
sarah rees
May 10, 2018 at 6:50 pmcurry and rice. I love it they hate it
Margaret Gallagher
May 10, 2018 at 8:34 pmShepherd s pie
Sadiyya Maryam
May 10, 2018 at 8:46 pmMushrooms and aubergines otherwise she’s pretty good whereas my nephew on the other hand is such a fussy eater!
Sarah Mackay
May 10, 2018 at 9:56 pmI wish they would eat more green veg
Mark Mccaffery
May 11, 2018 at 3:02 amA salad of any sort.
Katie Robertson
May 11, 2018 at 11:45 amRoast dinner my eldest won’t touch it.
Solange
May 11, 2018 at 6:46 pmChicken casserole
Hali Kinson
May 11, 2018 at 7:43 pmI wish my son would eat sandwiches! Be good for a quick lunch!
Sarah Mccaffery
May 11, 2018 at 8:37 pmPasta, as it’s so versatile.
Natasha Mairs
May 11, 2018 at 9:22 pmall sorts. One doesn’t like mash, another wont eat her peas, and the other wont eat quorn mince, so I have to make separate meals
Karen Barrett
May 12, 2018 at 9:56 amLiver and onions
Catherine Stewart
May 12, 2018 at 12:53 pmCurry!.
Lydia Barton
May 12, 2018 at 4:03 pmMy daughter is fussy with eggs, which is frustrating as they are so quick and easy.
claire woods
May 12, 2018 at 6:01 pmMore vegetables
Hannah Wallington
May 12, 2018 at 7:32 pmMore vegetable and meat
JD
May 12, 2018 at 8:00 pmSpaghetti! Tried it cut small, medium or left as is and no result!
laura banks
May 13, 2018 at 9:38 amlasagne
Kim Carberry
May 13, 2018 at 8:16 pmVegetable stew….The like the idea of it but will only pick at it. Hmmf. x
Margaret Mccaffery
May 13, 2018 at 10:01 pmI would love for them to eat a little bit more fruit.
Lizzy Cooper
May 14, 2018 at 1:33 pmVeg Stir fry, me & my husband love it but our son wont eat it 🙁
Tracy Newton
May 14, 2018 at 4:26 pmAny vegetables
Marguerite McCann
May 15, 2018 at 9:53 amAnything that was the same as each other
Kim M
May 16, 2018 at 9:00 amBeans on toast ! my daughter hated beans when she was little and still does x
Harriet Leonard
May 16, 2018 at 9:02 amI love Ciara’s recipes! I wish my two would try new things and eat more veg!
gaynor Vincent
May 16, 2018 at 9:10 amA Sunday roast together – and appreciate all the hard work put in!
Karen Hughes
May 16, 2018 at 9:17 amGreen vegetables! How ever I try to hide them, they are found as the stick out a mile because if the colour
Tracy B
May 16, 2018 at 11:25 amFish! My children will not touch it and I wish they would enjoy it as much as I do.
Ana Nowell
May 16, 2018 at 2:23 pmFish, my son won’t touch it.
Lyn Geddes
May 16, 2018 at 2:56 pmSalad
Amelie
May 16, 2018 at 3:14 pmOnions! Onions are in most amazing food (caramelised onion tart, anyone?) .
melanie huttner
May 16, 2018 at 8:07 pmI wish they would eat salmon and veggies
Sally angel
May 17, 2018 at 8:30 amThe one meal I wish my kids would eat is vegetable rice.
Michelle Stewart
May 17, 2018 at 9:27 amMac and Cheese
Carly
May 17, 2018 at 11:05 amBroccoli
Sarah
May 17, 2018 at 10:37 pmStir fry! Because I love it!
Rachael Sexey
May 19, 2018 at 8:48 amMore vegetables such as vegetable lasagne ?
Jessica Barber
May 19, 2018 at 11:52 amI wish the kids I look after would try chilli – I think they’d love it!
dana
May 19, 2018 at 2:27 pmFish
Carole Nott
May 19, 2018 at 4:44 pmsalads and anything green!
Rebecca Phillips
May 19, 2018 at 9:51 pmA roast! You’d think I was trying to poison them.
sarah fielding
May 19, 2018 at 10:18 pmSpaghetti bolognaise for sure!
Karen Hill
May 20, 2018 at 7:38 pmSpag Bol, or anything sauce based, he seems to go mainly for dry food, it drives me mad x
paula cheadle
May 20, 2018 at 11:25 pmI wish that they would eat milky puddings
greig spencer
May 21, 2018 at 6:33 ama stir fry
Keith Hunt
May 21, 2018 at 11:39 amFish Pie
ADRIAN PRICE
May 21, 2018 at 2:48 pmsalad—they wont touch it–even in the sunny weather
Elzbieta Znyk
May 21, 2018 at 3:15 pmFish.
janine atkin
May 21, 2018 at 6:30 pmi wish mine would eat more vegetables
Angela Kelly
May 21, 2018 at 6:36 pmAny meat other than chicken!
Hannah Scudder
May 21, 2018 at 7:37 pmSalads-my son won’t touch them and pasta dishes
Sharon Burroughs
May 21, 2018 at 9:15 pmRoast dinner, neither of my 2 kids will eat a roast!
debbie patching
May 22, 2018 at 7:33 amAnything with vegetables in it
donna l jones
May 22, 2018 at 12:10 pmMousakka
Laura Pritchard
May 22, 2018 at 5:37 pmProbably salad & cheese!
Marie
May 22, 2018 at 6:12 pmVeggie curry
Nancy Bradford
May 22, 2018 at 7:27 pmLasagna or anything with sauce or cheese, or veg, would be good.
Rebecca Powell
May 22, 2018 at 7:36 pmSalad – my kids will barely try it!!
Kerry Smith
May 22, 2018 at 8:09 pmI just wish I could get veggies into the little man he’s so fussy
Jessica Walker
May 22, 2018 at 10:23 pmSalad, curry or stir fry as not even an attempt to properly try!
Laura M
May 22, 2018 at 10:30 pmI would be so happy if I could get my kids to eat more fruit and veggies mainly.My eldest has had lots of issues with food in the past and won’t even try new things whereas my youngest used to eat nearly everything and has slowly gone off things she used to love.Its very frustrating.I would even be happy if they would at least just try the food before they turn their noses up at it!
Nuala Rees
May 22, 2018 at 10:41 pmLasagne
Adrian Bold
May 22, 2018 at 10:55 pmI wish my son would eat more vegetables because at the moment all he eats are carrots and peas.
jacqui rushton
May 23, 2018 at 2:47 amCarrots and peas!
Alma London
May 23, 2018 at 4:43 amAnything with spaghetti is a must with my kids
aga
May 23, 2018 at 6:34 amPerfect book for my fussy eater son:)
Ruth Harwood
May 23, 2018 at 8:58 amChicken Korma!
Elizabeth Smith
May 23, 2018 at 9:09 amMy favourite meal is a risotto but no-one else will touch it so I really wish they could learn to appreciate it
Karen Howden
May 23, 2018 at 9:20 amcauliflower cheese
Sam Fitch
May 23, 2018 at 9:21 amRoast dinner
A.E. ADKINS
May 23, 2018 at 9:32 amStew or casserole in any shape or form would make winter catering much easier.
Adrian Clarke
May 23, 2018 at 10:12 amPasta as its so simple and quick.
Fern
May 23, 2018 at 10:21 amI love curry, but family not so much!
Dawn Samples
May 23, 2018 at 10:22 amLasagne so it would encourage me to make one x
hayley pemberton
May 23, 2018 at 12:20 pmroast dinner
Ruth Wollerton
May 23, 2018 at 12:41 pmA roast dinner with all the vegetables. They only pick at it xxx
caroline bellamy
May 23, 2018 at 1:50 pmstrangely the meat in a roast – he’ll eat the veg but not the meat
Simone Griffin
May 23, 2018 at 4:42 pmA Sunday roast with gravy!
cat
May 23, 2018 at 6:00 pmI wish they would eat spinach
victoria Thurgood
May 23, 2018 at 7:27 pma Sunday roast
Tammy Neal
May 23, 2018 at 7:30 pmChicken casserole x
Anna L
May 23, 2018 at 7:50 pmCurry. Its too spicy she says!
hannah igoe
May 23, 2018 at 7:53 pmA curry
Cassandra D
May 23, 2018 at 10:09 pmVeggie pasta.
Janice Mackin
May 23, 2018 at 10:11 pmLasagne
Lindsey Martin
May 23, 2018 at 10:17 pmI wish my daughter souks eat a Sunday roast dinner.
Natalie Crossan
May 23, 2018 at 10:32 pmA curry!