choice for everyone.  To achieve that goal we have to do more than just make great food. We have to make sure the system only allows for the availability of good food, that people know what good food is and how important it is to the health of our

new food, but don’t necessarily ask your little one to eat it first or second time, rather play with or around it.  Once they have seen, played, smelt, touched and made noises with it, they will be more likely to try it and enjoy it.  Encouraging

the provenance of their produce. Encourage your child to ask questions about how the foods at your local market are made. Farmers are often very happy to explain their methods and teach a new generation about where food comes from and what makes Britain's farming

improved measurably, and I advice any parent who is giving their child packed lunches to go and take a look at the school food. You might be quite surprised by how good it is.”Jamie Oliver has done a bit of work in this area. Is there any rivalry between

in their child’s room. Toddlers also love blown-up rubber or helium balloons, which provide hours of entertainment.2. Add a little home-made touch  Provide a fun going-home present by making home-made play dough. You can put it in little baby-food jars and add a

What was your favourite food as a child? My grandmother’s home-made ravioli served in a chicken broth.At what age did you start cooking? I started at around four, helping my Italian grandmother make the ravioli. My grandparents lived in a small

much that it is child-friendly. It’s Italian. Real, authentic Italian, so really it goes without saying that children are welcome.However, what’s more important for food lovers is that the food is delicious – made from the best quality fresh ingredients

cheese. But made with love. What foods did you like and dislike as a child? My parents were into home cooking and health food and my memory is of being subjected to brown rice and lentil concoctions, which as a child I really didn't like (although love

After playing a key role in making cookery compulsory on the curriculum again, the founders of healthy fast food chain Leon have prepared a try-this-at-home recipe plan called Cook 5 in bid to turn rookie chefs into aspiring gastronomes.“There’s a

were eating, just mashed up. My best tip is to teach them how to smell: it’s a sense we often ignore with our children, but by smelling herbs and other things you eat you can really get them interested in food.  Any golden rules for raising a happy