Magic Breakfast founder, Carmel McConnell and chef John Woodward with children from Three Bridges Primary school.

Cooks and Kids, the recipe book created by the National Fostering Agency (NFA) with royalties going to Magic Breakfast was launched this week at two Magic Breakfast supported schools Kingsmead Primary and Three Bridges Primary School.

Chefs Chris Lee and John Woodward were at Magic Breakfast supported school, Kingsmead Primary School’s breakfast club in Hackney to launch the book. “It was wonderful to be involved with such a great initiative for cooking with the children and serving up a magic breakfast. I have been delighted to be involved with the project.”

Carmel McConnell, Founder of Magic Breakfast also attended the launch and said, “Cooks and Kids is a fantastic book, not only because of the great recipes and ideas but also because it is for kids and by kids.”

The aim of the book is to improve children’s knowledge and understanding of nutrition and healthy eating, while at the same time having plenty of fun.

All the celebrity chefs gave their time for free and Magic Breakfast was chosen after consultation within the NFA community. . All money raised will help us provide food to UK primary school children who arrive too hungry or malnourished to learn.

Children  from Kingsmead Primary school pose for a photo with the chefs

Other chefs that took part in the book include Lisa Allen, from BBC Two’s Great British Menu; Tom Kerridge, a regular on the Good Food Channel’s Market Kitchen; and leading Indian cuisine chef Atul Kochhar.

Cooks and Kids, published by Graffeg, is on sale at Waterstones, WH Smith and all good bookshops or on line at Amazon.co.uk or from Graffeg.com. Further details can be found at www.cooksandkids.com.