Exeter mum writes healthy kids' meals recipe book

Keziah Bell, 23, has written a recipe book to encourage healthy eating following news that a 5.5st child of three is the youngest person to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

A single mum of one from Exeter has written a recipe book to help parents cook healthy meals for their children following news that a three-year-old weighing 5.5st was the youngster person to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Experts believe that an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise made the US toddler, who has not been named, to balloon to twice the normal weight of a child of that age.

Full time mum Keziah Bell, 23, says: “Many people eat an unhealthy diet which is leading to obesity, an increase in type 2 diabetes and many other health problems.”

The mum to Maya Bissett, adds: “As a mum to a very fussy three-year-old, I know how difficult it can be to make sure your children eat the most nourishing foods they can.

“I grew up eating mainly home-cooked meals. I want to bring my daughter up eating and enjoying healthy food and teach her the importance of cooking from scratch.”

Keziah has written a recipe book with help from Fixers, the charity which gives young people a voice, to help parents provide nutritious meals for children. To read Fun Family Food: A Cookbook for Young Parents, click here.

The book includes recipes for apple and blueberry pancakes, pizza muffins and carrot fritters.

Keziah says: “Seeing other children eating bad foods really frustrates me.

“They don’t have a choice and they don’t know the damage it is doing to them. It’s down to their parents to educate them and make the right choices.”

“I’d be happy if my recipe book had one effect on one family, getting me to change their eating habits for the better.”

Fixers works with young people aged 16-25 across the UK and provides them with resources to help them campaign on issues they feel strongly about.

The charity has helped more than 16,000 youngsters across the UK to have a voice in their community.

Visit www.fixers.org.uk for more information.