tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post7056053665011367700..comments2024-02-12T10:53:01.745+11:00Comments on the wholefood mama: book talk: french kids eat everything by Karen Le BillonNikki Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07061038678819861999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post-48364364371437214132013-04-09T22:20:56.263+10:002013-04-09T22:20:56.263+10:00Great Shell I am glad you like the sound of this b...Great Shell I am glad you like the sound of this book. Let me know what you think once you track down a copy. Thanks for stopping by xNikki Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061038678819861999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post-88599745574185708192013-04-09T21:34:30.060+10:002013-04-09T21:34:30.060+10:00Great to hear Michelle that your children are happ...Great to hear Michelle that your children are happy eaters, I feel sorry for your sister though. do you think there are any key differences in how you and your sister have approached feeding your children? I am always interested in why some children are happy eaters and others are fussy. Do track the book down it is worth a read. Thanks for your comment xNikki Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061038678819861999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post-31027567348776836182013-04-09T21:32:13.464+10:002013-04-09T21:32:13.464+10:00Thanks for your interesting comment Vanessa. My tw...Thanks for your interesting comment Vanessa. My two boys are like yours in their different appetites, Sol prefers to eat breakfast mid morning rather than first thing. The snack I have become more strict with is the afternoon snack otherwise without doubt dinner appetite is spoiled. River went to a Steiner kinder and the approach we were taught there was to offer breakfast, lunch, dinner plus morning and afternoon tea and to stick to these eating times. The thinking behind this approach was similar to the French rules in that it is actually important for children to complete digestion between meals, I think the problem with snacking comes when it is continuous, on demand and not about real hunger. In my memory bank I think Jude Blereau is not actually a big fan of the snacking/grazing approach for the reason above...we'll have to ask her! I think you can't really go wrong with B L D morning and afternoon tea, eating 5 times a day sounds plenty to me. Thoughts? x Nikki Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061038678819861999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post-37329228617919469822013-04-09T17:51:42.392+10:002013-04-09T17:51:42.392+10:00I think this book sounds amazing & like they&#...I think this book sounds amazing & like they've got it all worked out! Thanks for the informative review, this is definitely one for my "books to read" list!Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448977724672210750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post-13600119725469715642013-04-09T15:03:37.588+10:002013-04-09T15:03:37.588+10:00The French seem to get a lot of things right when ...The French seem to get a lot of things right when it comes to food. Their dishes includes wholesome ingredients like butter, cream and stock, some of which can be lavishly decadent. The impression I have is they eat smaller portions but are deeply satisfied because they don't deprive themselves of anything. I must track this book down - it sounds like a great read. Fortunately I have kids that will pretty much eat anything...but I have a VERY fussy nephew and my sister is nearly pulling her hair out.<br />Au revoir xxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654416581850546836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627109429370960702.post-6753618938742096732013-04-08T12:49:28.456+10:002013-04-08T12:49:28.456+10:00Thanks Nikki. I have always done number 6 (always ...Thanks Nikki. I have always done number 6 (always try) and more often than not, it has surprised my eldest and he's carried on eating. I'm proud that I am wise enough to appreciate and embrace most of the points on here actually, but there's one that's glaring at me: it's OK to be hungry. Somehow, I seem to have adopted the view that it isn't. Some time after breakfast, they might have a little dried fruit and I very rarely go out without some rice crackers and a pot of chickpeas. It doesn't make any difference to how Luca eats; he eats at every meal. But Kian is another story. Trouble is, I keep reading that children need to graze (didn't Jude Blereau say something like this recently?) and that it's unreasonable for us to expect little tummies to be happy with three meals a day. Still, the advice above makes sense too. I wonder if it has to do with different children and different appetites/make-ups. I have two very different children when it comes to food, and yet my approach didn't change when Kian came along. Something to ponder... What do you say Nikki? xVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205721394366642669noreply@blogger.com