Feeding the Whole Family

Cynthia Lair's classic cookbook has been the source for parents who want to cook one healthy meal for the entire family, including babies. This revised fourth edition teaches the basics of understanding a balanced whole foods diet, from meat, to dairy and vegetables. Lair includes information on breast-feeding, beginning babies on solid foods, allergies intolerances and the importance of sharing nourishing meals as a family. The family-friendly recipes utilize easy-to-find ingredients and are simple to follow.

“This fully revised update of a classic title is an excellent primer for whole-foods cooking at home.” —Booklist“A classic family favorite…satisfying even the pickiest of eaters.” —ParentMap“It feels good to nurture your family with a homecooked meal, and the new, revised edition of Feeding the Whole Family from Cynthia Lair is full of recipes to inspire you.”  —Colorado Parent“A must-have for the family kitchen.”—425 Magazine “This book is a great educational resource for a unique approach on cooking for your family. Lair, once a nutrition counselor, walks you through her simple recipes that every member of your family will enjoy, as well, provides nutritional information for healthy eating. In every recipe, she offers suggestions on how to prepare the dish so that younger children can enjoy the meal with a quick alternative to the parents more sophisticated version. The recipes are creatively written, with beautiful illustrations.”—Local Haven “[A] great additional resources for cooking whole foods.”—The Whole U, University of Washington“Enormously helpful in the kitchen.” —Soule Mama   “A spectacular chef.” —Art Zone with Nancy Guppy “Those interested in cooking healthy food for their family and trying new and perhaps unusual recipes…will want this in their cookbook collection.” —Library Journal “The best of the best.” —Rebecca Katz "Feeding the Whole Family is a necessary staple for all families.” —Cut Out + Keep“Now in her newly revised edition [of Feeding the Whole Family] - which contains 45 NEW recipes - even more mums and dads will be able to cook good, healthy food, and learn the basics of understanding a balanced diet.” —Mummy Pages“A breath of fresh air in a culture of convenience and special diets.”—Living Upp (podcast)“An awesome book for those of us who actually want to eat the same food as our kids instead of making separate meals.”—Sandhurst Co-op blog“One of the first books I ever bought on nutrition.” —Health Food Detective“The heart of [Lair's] message is becoming widely accepted: 'Everything always seems to come back to moderation … ' she says. 'Just cook your own food. Use as many real ingredients as you can. The end.'”—The Seattle Times

Cynthia Lair has piloted a Cessna 150, self-published two cookbooks, given a TEDX talk on 'How to Cut an Onion', and performs improvisational comedy regularly. With a background in acting and nutrition, it was natural to invent the online cooking show Cookus Interrupts, which launched in 2008. The Cookus Youtube site has more than 175 videos and 1.3 million views.