Parenting is a minefield at the best of times but when it comes to feeding your children healthy and nutritious snacks, many parents (myself included) struggle to see the wood from thee trees when it comes to the children’s snack aisles in the supermarket. When my daughter was a baby, everything seemed a lot simpler. … [Read more…]
Getting your children to eat enough healthy and nutritious food is, in my opinion, one of the most important thing you can do as a parent. I am currently experiencing what can only be described as hell two different ends of the scale. On one side, with the baby, I am embarking on my favourite … [Read more…]
I am a firm believer in the fact that the more babies you have, the more laid back you become. When I had Boo, I knew nothing. I think you definitely wing it with your first. They are the trial run if you like. I weaned Boo at 17 weeks. I know. It seems so … [Read more…]
I’m sure, unless you have been hiding under a stone, you know that today is the annual Christmas jumper day in aid of Save the Children. Boo has toddled off to school in hers with her donation as have thousands of other school children around the country. This year, children’s food company, Ella’s kitchen has … [Read more…]
My Little Piccolo is a lovely range of baby and toddler foods which is 100 per cent organic and centred around Mediterranean goodness: bright sunshine, colourful markets, families eating around the table. I too am all about families eating together. It is what keeps us grounded-even on a busy farm. We eat all three meals … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago, we were sent a beautiful tray of vegetables, toys and other feeding equipment with a challenge. I love a good challenge so we embarked on a 14 day #VegForVictory challenge where G had to try a vegetable each day for a fortnight. At 18 months old, he has trued quite a … [Read more…]
Are you going away this summer and worried about high chairs for your baby or toddler? When Boo was a baby, I always worried about the cleanliness of highchairs when eating out and I would wipe them down before I put her in it. With G, the high chair is the only place he is … [Read more…]
When I had Boo, I lovingly spent hours steaming fresh vegetables especially for her little mouth when we started weaning. I had every intention of doing the same for G and using those cute little pots. The reality was that he ended up having what we had, mushed up (not even liquidised with varying success. … [Read more…]
Hubster and I love shepherd’s pie. The children are not so keen so I have been thinking of ways to make it more appealing. They love spaghetti and a meaty ragu sauce and they love pizza so I came up with a dish combining all three. Now I am not going to get into … [Read more…]
As a busy mum and farmer’s wife, I sometimes get stuck with filling and nutritious meal ideas for the whole family. Things happen. Sometimes I forget to defrost things, sometimes I am tired. So when Iceland got in touch to tell me about their new #PowerofFrozen campaign, I was intrigued. To be honest, I had … [Read more…]
