Aussie chef Pete Evans releases kids’ cookbook with Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Controversial Aussie chef Pete Evans has teamed up with vaccine sceptic and potential US Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on a new cookbook for kids.

Titled Healthy Food for Healthy Kids, the book will be published on January 28 next year by the Children’s Health Defense Books, a publisher with the Kennedy-led Children’s Health Defense.

Mr Evans, in a Telegram post on Tuesday, thanked Mr Kennedy for helping to organise the book.

“So please(d) and thankful that Robert Kennedy Jr set this up for me with his Children’s Health Defense team,” he posted.

“Stay tuned for more.”

Mr Kennedy, the son of former US Attorney-General and Democratic presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy and the cousin to current US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy, is a prominent vaccine sceptic and sharp critic of the pharmaceutical industry.

He chairs the Children’s Health Defense Fund, which says on its website that its mission is to end “childhood health epidemics by eliminating toxic exposure”.

The organisation rejects mainstream medical opinion that vaccines are generally safe and effective and protect children from potentially catastrophic illnesses, suggesting instead there is a link between vaccines and developmental delays.

“While correlation doesn’t necessarily indicate causation, it’s clear that something is amiss and the health of our children is going in the wrong direction,” the organisation’s website states.

“The only way to stop these troubling health trends is by investigating all possible causes, even if it means re-examining what has ironically been considered ‘settled science’ in mainstream medicine.”

Ambassador Kennedy, in a speech to the National Press Club, warned her cousin’s position on vaccines were “dangerous”.

“I think Bobby Kennedy’s views on vaccines are dangerous but I don’t think that most Americans share them, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens,” she said.

RFK Jr. endorsed Republican Donald Trump for president, bucking his family’s longstanding ties to the Democratic Party, and President Trump nominated him for the position of health secretary following his emphatic election victory.

“I grew up with him, so I’ve known all this for a long time, and others are just getting to know him,” Ambassador Kennedy said.

“You know, my uncle (Massachusetts Senator) Teddy (Kennedy) spent 50 years fighting for affordable health care in the Senate and it’s something that our whole family is so proud of, that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, and it was built on the work that my uncle had done over many years.

“My aunt Eunice started the Special Olympics and the National Institute of Maternal and Child Health is now named after her.

“So I would say that our family is united in terms of our support for the public health sector and infrastructure and has the greatest admiration for the medical profession in our country and Bobby Kennedy has got a different set of views.”

Mr Evans, who gained fame on the popular Channel 7 cooking show My Kitchen Rules, generated controversy for his scepticism around the Covid pandemic.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration fined Mr Evans’ company $25,000 in April 2020 for promoting a “biocharger” device he claimed could be used in relation to what he called the “Wuhan coronavirus”.

Mr Evans was removed from the My Kitchen Rules hosting gig in May 2020.

The publisher says the cookbook presents 120 recipes for “paleo and keto friendly meals”.

“With Pete Evans’ guidance, you can bring wholesome, kid-approved meals to your table, ensuring your family eats well and stays healthy,” the publisher states.

“Dive into these recipes and discover a world of nutritious, easy-to-make dishes that will delight children and adults alike.”