Kai's Big Food Discovery Book - Home Use

Kai's Big Food Discovery Book - Home Use

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Kai's Big Food Discovery Book - Home Use

Kai's Big Food Discovery Book - Home Use

$34.99
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The Problem: Dinnertime battles, constant snack requests, accidental food rules, and the fear of raising a child with a poor relationship with food and body.

Feeding kids can feel like a high-stakes minefield. Between managing exhausting dinnertime standoffs, dealing with requests for snacks ten minutes after a meal, and trying to navigate the trap of labelling foods as "good vs. bad" or "everyday vs. sometimes," the family kitchen can get stressful fast.

The real worry keeping parents up at night isn't just today's vegetable intake—it's the deep-seated fear of accidentally passing down food anxiety or body image struggles. We worry about sending our children down that scary, exhausting path of chronic dieting, body dissatisfaction, and a lifetime of never truly understanding or trusting themselves. When kids are flooded with rigid rules about what they should eat, they disconnect from their internal biology. They don't need a lecture on nutrients; they need to know how to trust their own skin.

The Solution: A heartwarming story that makes body trust normal and fun.

Join Kai the Kiwi and his friend Tiki the Tūī on a beautifully illustrated adventure to discover the magical ways food helps our bodies, minds, and hearts, and connects us to the people we love!

Instead of policing plates or focusing on strict nutrition rules, this interactive storybook grounds health in everyday experiences kids already understand. Designed by a New Zealand Registered Dietitian, this 52-page book completely scraps fear-based talk about food. Instead, it gives your family a shared, positive language to talk about appetite, energy, and emotions without any shame or guilt.

Bring the story to the table: While this book stands perfectly on its own, it is designed to work hand-in-hand with our companion kid-proof wall posters and wipeable mealtime placemats to turn daily routines into fun, hands-on conversations.

What Your Family Will Explore Together:

  • Real-World Energy: Discovering how food physically fuels our bodies for daily playing, running, learning, and growing.

  • The Tummy-Brain Connection: Learning to decode natural hunger and fullness clues, and discovering how regular, satisfying meals help support our brains to navigate big feelings calmly.

  • Healthy Body Feedback: Taking the awkwardness out of digestion by exploring normal, stigma-free ways to read everyday body signs like hydration and digestion.

  • Whanaungatanga (Connection): Celebrating how sharing food and eating together builds deep, happy bonds within the family.

Includes a Special Guide for Parents: We know feeding kids is tough work! This book includes a dedicated information page for adults, packed with practical, dietitian-backed tips to help you foster a relaxed, body-positive environment at home.

Expert-Approved & Child-Friendly:

Developed with professional input from registered dietitians, paediatricians, and educators, this book ensures your little ones get a happy, healthy foundation for life. It is perfect for reading together at bedtime or chatting through over a weekend morning.

Specifications:

  • Format: Premium, heavy-duty softcover book (210mm x 210mm), 52 pages.

  • Suitability: Designed for families, toddlers through to primary schoolers, and readers of all ages.

⚖️ Disclaimer: The information and visual tools provided in this book are intended for general educational and health literacy purposes within private households to support everyday family conversations. They do not replace individualised medical advice.

© 2026 Kai the Kiwi & Deeply Nourished Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Raimond

Amazing how Kendall manages to put so many important messages in this fun book. This is not only about food as nourishment but puts eating in broader context of health, emotions, celebration, family, and growing food. I love all the little text blocks with questions that keep children engaged!

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S

This book is a fantastic resource for teaching children about the importance of food and the many roles it plays in our lives. The information is presented in a fun, engaging, and age-appropriate way that was easy for my 5-year-old to understand and enjoy.

Kendall does an excellent job of explaining how food helps our bodies grow, gives us energy, keeps us healthy, and connects us to family, culture, celebrations, and everyday life. I also like the colourful illustrations and simple language! Highly recommend!

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Alex

Fantastic book to open up the curious minds of children about food and their bodies! Has helped our little boy immensely with food language, discovery and learning. Highly recommended!

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Tom

A great book to sneak some positive food messages into your kids

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G2

Beautifully written and illustrated, this book provides good nutritional advice in an easy to read form. The young people it is aimed for find the prose easy to read & assimilate. Parents & teachers have a handy helper to pass on good eating habits in a friendly way. Kapai 'Kai's Big Food Discovery'!!😍

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Jane

Kai’s Big Food Discovery is a delightful and informative book that every whānau should add to their bookshelf. It introduces children to nutrition in a fun, engaging, and age-appropriate way, making healthy eating both accessible and exciting. As nutrition is rarely explored in children’s books, this is a valuable resource for families. Written by an author with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, it’s a must-read that sparks meaningful conversations about food, health, and wellbeing.

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Jane

Kai’s Big Food Discovery is a delightful and informative book that every whānau should add to their bookshelf. It introduces children to nutrition in a fun, engaging, and age-appropriate way, making healthy eating both accessible and exciting. As nutrition is rarely explored in children’s books, this is a valuable resource for families. Written by an author with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, it’s a must-read that sparks meaningful conversations about food, health, and wellbeing.

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Brenda

In a world where nutrition information can be confusing with all the messaging out there, it's fantastic to have a book that is written by a skilled dietitian, educator and scientist. Getting back to the basics of nutrition and hydration for our tamariki is soo important; and tying this in to our emotions and feelings, as well as the social evironment is essential. Highly recommend this book for families and schools.

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Caitlin

This book is such a gem. Kai and Tiki make learning about food and bodies fun, friendly, and totally approachable for young kids. The illustrations are gorgeous, the messages are spot‑on, and the interactive moments create great conversations at home. Such as wonderful resource to supportlittle ones on the journey to a lifelong healthy relationship with food and eating.

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Midla

Kendalls book is such a great book for kids which explains heaps of important information in beautiful words and illustrations. I love the characters Kai and Tiki! It also has discussions which kids can be interactive with , this is brilliant as I have been having these conversations around poos and wees with my daughter as she read it . Definitely recommend this book x

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Steph

Such an engaging book for young minds! We received this as a gift for our daughter and it is the book she reaches for all of the time. It sparks conversation and is educational, delivering all the right messages to kids to ensure healthy, lifelong habits. This will be our go to birthday gift for kids going forward.