Food For Kids

About Food For Kids

The Food for Kids Podcast is the quick, practical solution for anyone who wants to make feeding kids easier and less stressful. If you’re at your wits' end trying to juggle kids’ food alongside everything else in your busy life, this is your podcast for practical, fun, and easy-to-digest info on raising healthy, happy, confident eaters. With bitesize episodes of around 5-10 minutes twice a week, it’s perfect for the school run, your daily commute, or whenever you’re looking for practical tips and fresh ideas to make food for your kids just a little bit easier and more enjoyable. Expect a variety of topics, including family-friendly recipes, tips for picky eaters and special diets, ideas for eating more seasonal fruits and vegetables, money saving tips, school food inspiration and much more! Hosted by Joanne Roach, creator of The Foodies Books, which have sold more than 40,000 copies across U.K homes, schools and childcare settings. Joanne has been helping kids to grow, cook and eat vegetables and fruit for over 20 years and is passionate about making food affordable, practical, sustainable – and most of all – enjoyable for real working families and busy educators who don’t have the time, budget or energy to keep up with the latest trends. Each week, we’ll feature a short interviews talking about one topic or answering one question. And there will be one short solo episode with tips and ideas for practical family food. The interviews will be with dietitians, food industry experts as well as educators who are doing amazing things in schools and childcare settings. You’ll hear real-life examples of how families and schools are fostering positive relationships with food and making mealtime a fun and stress-free experience. We also keep you updated with food in the news, so you’ll always be in the know about the latest trends and findings related to kids’ nutrition. Most importantly you'll get a short bite of something uplifting and advice you can actually use. You’re probably already bombarded with information that makes you feel guilty, overwhelmed and helpless in the face of a food environment that seems to be working against you. The idea of this podcast is to focus on practical, positive, relatable and realistic ideas that you can absorb in short bursts and then put into practice in your own time. Subscribe to download the tiny bites of food inspiration, delete the ones which don’t apply to you, and see what nuggets you can add to your family or school table. Happy eating!

Publisher

The Foodies

Category

education · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

145 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   My child invited a vegan friend home for tea, with Paula Hallam

   Today's episode is the second of our series on the theme of helpful information if your child asks to bring someone home for tea who has different dietary requirements than your own family. Back in episode 11 we talked about some tips for hosting a child who is coeliac and today we're talking about having a child for tea who is vegan or plant-based if your family is not. For this I spoke to Paula Hallam from Plant-Based Kids UK. Paula is a leading children’s dietitian, mum to two teen girls, author and plant based nutrition expert. She is passionate about helping families navigate the (often confusing) world of feeding children without feeling overwhelmed. Her mission is to help parents raise happy, healthy plant-powered kids, without spending hours in the kitchen! Paula has 25 years experience as a children’s dietitian, working in the NHS for 18 years in a variety of paediatric roles, including the world famous Great Ormond Street Hospital (twice!), food allergy research, consulting to health charities and providing expert nutrition advice to baby food brands. Links in this episode Paula's website - https://plantbased-kids.com/ (https://plantbased-kids.com/) Paula's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedkids.uk (https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedkids.uk) Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Five October seasonal meals, easy and family friendly

   In this episode of the Food for Kids podcast, Joanne shares simple, family-friendly meal ideas using seasonal produce available in October including a couple of Halloween themed kids’ favourites. The focus is on easy-to-make recipes that require minimal prep time, making them perfect for busy families. Joanne discusses three main meals, a dessert, and a quick snack, all utilizing fresh ingredients that are in season. She gives suggestions on adapting recipes to suit children's tastes and some swap ideas too. Links to the recipes: Main 1 – Spooky pizzas – Ghost: https://aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com/boo-licious/ (https://aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com/boo-licious/) (made with dough but you can cut a large oval pita or a naan. Main 1 – Spooky pizzas – Pumpkin: https://wholefully.com/mini-halloween-pizza/ (https://wholefully.com/mini-halloween-pizza/) a good example of a pumpkin face made with pepperoni. Main 2 – one pot butternut mac and cheese - https://happykidskitchen.com/one-pot-butternut-squash-mac-and-cheese (https://happykidskitchen.com/one-pot-butternut-squash-mac-and-cheese) Main 3 – beef and broccoli stir fry https://www.simplyrecipes.com/ground-beef-and-broccoli-stir-fry-recipe-8601830 (https://www.simplyrecipes.com/ground-beef-and-broccoli-stir-fry-recipe-8601830) Dessert – pumpkin muffins - https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/pumpkin-muffins (https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/pumpkin-muffins?srsltid=AfmBOooRwd99J2X0G6vdPM3v2tjzshOb0CnmTNMqGWtMxSSKCv2ZjVQ_) Bonus recipe – pumpkin seeds - https://www.thefoodies.org/what-to-do-with-pumpkin-seeds/ (https://www.thefoodies.org/what-to-do-with-pumpkin-seeds/) Snack – apple teeth jam and almonds https://ohsheglows.com/3-ingredient-halloween-apple-bites/ (https://ohsheglows.com/3-ingredient-halloween-apple-bites/) Snack – apple teeth nut butter and marshmallows - https://lazyhomecook.com/monster-mouth-apple-treat-halloween/ (https://lazyhomecook.com/monster-mouth-apple-treat-halloween/) Snack - bonus apple worms - https://www.eatsamazing.co.uk/family-friendly-recipes/snack-ideas-recipes/wormy-apples-fun-snack-for-kids (https://www.eatsamazing.co.uk/family-friendly-recipes/snack-ideas-recipes/wormy-apples-fun-snack-for-kids) Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Five food games to help children to try new foods

   Today’s episode is a short and fun one and is a quick roundup of some fun games you can play with your child away from the table in order to build familiarity with foods and help to increase their confidence about the fact that there is no pressure to eat when they explore foods. For all of these activities there is an opportunity for children (and adults) to taste a food, but there is an alternative of exploring the food without tasting it for children who might be more nervous. Joanne runs through some fun games that you can do together and gives alternatives for your children to do in the games if they are not likely to want to taste foods. Even if they never taste a food in a game, they will get to explore the foods, see their parents or siblings tasting or exploring them and reinforce that sense of security that we are trying to give them that they don’t have to eat a food until they are ready and want to, exploring without tasting is valuable too and they are not letting anyone down. Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat

Who has been a guest on Food For Kids

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• Dr Kirsty Porter
• Nicky Chilvers
• Susan Hodkin
• Kate Hall
• Jenna Brown

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YouTube views

1,130,620

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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