First Foods Fast 2nd Edition by Lara Boyd

Educated at Glasgow College of Food Technology and Glasgow Caledonian University the author of First Foods Fast, Lara Boyd is also a qualified Trainer and Assessor working as a Training Consultant mainly, but not exclusively, in the field of health promotion.

Since the 1st edition of First Foods Fast was published by Luath Press in 2002 Lara has been writing and delivering training programmes, including one based on First Foods Fast which she wrote and developed with NHS Lanarkshire.  Now entitled “Lanarkshire Healthy Weaning Initiative” it was first piloted by “Healthy Valleys” the healthy living initiative for South Lanarkshire.  Lara has worked with many new parents and their Public Health Nurses across the region and is invited to talk about First Foods Fast at seminars and workshops.  Lara continues to write and develop other training programmes in the field of health promotion and cookery and is also studying to become a Nutritional Therapist.  You can see Lara talking about some recipe ideas on You Tube.

Lara is married to Jamie and they have 3 gorgeous boys, James, Robert and Scott who all have big appetites for good food – most of the time!