It's a wrap!

Recipes: It’s a wrap!

Children’s food doesn’t need to be expensive or take a long time to make, scrambling an egg takes less than five minutes and an egg costs less than 40p. As eggs come conveniently packaged in their own shell, it also means you can cook small portions with little waste. Mealtimes should be enjoyable and fun,…

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Baby Omelette

Recipes: Baby Omelette

One of the benefits of eggs is their versatility. As well as boiling, scrambling and making omelettes; French toast, pancakes and egg fried rice are all egg recipes that small children enjoy and they can help kids to get used to different textures and flavours from a young age. Here, Annabel Karmel shares her recipe…

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Popeye's Baked Egg

Recipes: Popeye’s Baked Egg

A delicious egg-tastic weaning recipe from Annabel Karmel that your 9-12 month old will love!!  Eggs can be combined easily with vegetables, which all mums are keen to make sure their child is getting enough of. Add diced onion, courgette, sweet pepper and tomato to omelettes or make tasty vegetable fritters with sweetcorn, grated cheese…

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Baby biscotti

Recipe: Teething Biscotti

We all know that teething can be agony for our little ones and so anything that we can do to relieve the discomfort we’ll happily try.  Annabel Karmel,  famous for her delicious and nutritional recipes for babies and toddlers, has now come up with a great recipe to tempt your child’s tastebuds whilst relieving the…

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Beef Burgers

Annabel Karmel’s Tasty Beefburgers

Annabel Karmel’s secret ingredient in these burgers is the grated apple, which makes them really moist and tasty.  If you want to freeze burgers, its best to freeze them uncovered on a tray lined with cling film. Then, when frozen, wrap each one individually in clingfilm so that you can remove and defrost as and…

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Recipes for 8 months and above

Recipe: Banana and sultana biscuits : 8 months

This recipe for delicious fruity biscuits contains NO sugar! 1 lb ripe banana puree 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 oz wholemeal flour 6 oz rolled oats 2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 4 oz sultanas Preheat the oven to 425 deg F (220 deg C). Combine the bananas, maple syrup and vanilla…

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Yes You Can Can recipes

Yesyoucancan eat speedily and healthily

After a long day at work, it can be a challenge to cook a quick, tasty and nutritious meal from an easily sourced selection of ingredients. Canned Food UK’s new online search tool, ‘yesyoucancan.com’, has the answer. Part of a wider awareness campaign, the site hosts over 350 recipes, videos and information tools on cooking…

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Annabel Karmel first foods

Annabel Karmel offers her top tips for weaning your baby

Weaning is one of the most important milestones for mums and dads during the early months of parenthood.  Introducing your baby to solid food is not a fixed set of steps; some babies progress more quickly or slowly than others.  Not every day will be the same and sometimes they might not want to try…

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Baby-led weaning breakfast recipes: 6 months

Banana Berry Breakfast 1 small ripe banana 1 tbsp blueberries 1-2 tbsp baby porridge oats (or normal porridge oats ground in a food processor) 1. Mash the banana and blueberries together until well blended 2. Stir enough of the baby porridge oats into the mixture to create a stiff texture 3. Form the mixture into bite…

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Recipes for 7 month olds

Recipes : cheesey courgette risotto : 7 months

Ingredients 10g butter 50g risotto rice water or salt free chicken or vegetable stock ½ courgette, finely diced 20g grated parmesan or cheddar Melt the butter in a pan, add the rice and stir well to coat the grains. Add enough hot water or stock to cover the rice, stir well and simmer, adding more…

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