Kid Food
The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World
Bettina Elias Siegel
Reviews and Awards
"Kid Food gets me asking tough questions: is the profit of a couple companies really more important than getting kids to eat healthy?" -- Rebecca Boehm, Union of Concerned Scientists
"One of the Best Books of 2019 (So Far)" -- Real Simple
"A blueprint for how to raise healthy eaters in a fast-food culture" -- New York Times
"Powerful, encouraging advocacy . . . . KID FOOD equips parents with the wisdom and strategies they'll need to raise-and feed-healthier kids." -- Foreword Reviews
"The book shines a critical light on numerous practices . . . Frustrated parents will find motivation and comfort in Siegel's messages that, collectively, society can make progress in the age-old parental battle against picky eaters and create a healthier food environment for everyone." -- Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating look at the industry of children's food and a practical guide for parent's seeking to teach their children how to eat healthfully." -- Library Journal
"Everybody who has children should read Kid Food. And everyone who doesn't should read it, too. Siegel is thoughtful, practical, and fearless-a combination that should worry the food companies now threatening the health of all Americans." -- Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation
"With meticulous research and easy, conversational prose, Siegel makes an irrefutable case for changing the broken food system that feeds our children." -- Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse and founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project
"Siegel is a leader and a veteran in the movement to feed our kids well, and Kid Food is a primer on what we'll need to do to get that done." -- Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything and editor-in-chief of Heated
"Siegel does more than explain why 'carnival food' is now the everyday norm; she lays out the specific ways to approach food more positively at home-and in the larger community-to foster change." -- Ellie Krieger, cookbook author and host of Ellie's Real Good Food
"Gorgeously written, heartfelt, and deeply compelling. Everyone who cares about kids must read Bettina Siegel's fabulous Kid Food." -- Marion Nestle, NYU professor and author of Soda Politics
"Fascinating and enlightening. I will never look at a kid's menu or baby food pouch the same way again-and I'm infinitely grateful for it." -- Gail Simmons, food expert, Top Chef judge, and author of Bringing It Home
"Kid Food will help you see how the Food Giants have co-opted our eating habits, and how changing the way kids eat is our best shot at leveling the playing field." -- Michael Moss, author of Salt Sugar Fat
"Fascinating and funny. A must-read for anyone who cares about our children's future." -- Karen Le Billon, author of French Kids Eat Everything