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Create a “Food Manifesto for the Under Fives”
The creation of a ‘Food Manifesto for the Under Fives’ is very welcomed. It would seem that food and childhood obesity go hand in hand in the current state of food and nutrition for our children, but if there is one thing that every mum worries about it is feeding their baby from the moment they…
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Can you reduce your food waste over Christmas?
Every Christmas, British consumers throw away an estimated 2 million turkeys, 74 million mince pies and 5 million Christmas puddings, according to Unilever and Love Food Hate Waste1. Food Waste Tips 12 top tips to help you waste less this Christmas from Unilever and Love Food Hate Waste Left with too much stilton cheese once…
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Big Tastes: And Finally…
Whilst mums may be driven to distraction by their child’s food behaviours, this is normal. Mealtimes are one of the few areas where the child has power over their environment – and they know how to exercise it. Rejecting foods – even tastes that they previously liked – is an exercise in individuality and character…
Folic acid: what you need to know
One nutrient key to a healthy pregnancy is worth special consideration: folate or folic acid one of the B group of vitamins, also known as B9. We all need folic acid to make DNA. DNA carries the genetic information that controls the correct development and function of every single cell in our bodies. A good intake of folic…
Pre-eclampsia
Every year in the UK, almost 70,000 women and their families are affected by pre-eclampsia. It is a peculiar illness which only occurs during pregnancy. It’s peculiar because a woman can have it but feel quite well, the signs of it can appear incredibly quickly, there is no way of preventing it and no one knows for certain what…
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Review of Frankie & Benny’s
The new Spring menu at Frankie & Benny’s is vast. Such a wide selection to choose from it made it very difficult for us to decide what to eat when we visited to review their new menu. We visited our local Frankie & Benny’s in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on a Friday evening. The welcome from the…
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Win the book French Kids Eat Everything
In this wry, self-deprecating memoir, Karen Le Billon shares her personal account of the (at first unwelcome) food education she receives after moving with her husband and two young daughters to a small village in northern France – her husband’s home town. The family’s eating habits – and her daughters’ picky tastes – soon come…
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The three second rule?
While processed foods are often seen as bad, for busy mums they are much safer than natural foods if dropped on the floor. That’s because the higher the salt or sugar content the less chance any harmful bacteria will survive, as a study carried out by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) on behalf of cleaning experts…
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Disgusting Food ‘Contaminates’ Favourite Nibbles
If you are trying to wean your child, you should be aware that parents who try to get their toddler to eat foods they don’t like by presenting them next to foods they do enjoy should beware – as a new study by a University of Derby psychologist suggests it is likely both foods will…
Question: Weaning
Q: “My baby is six months old and I’m still breastfeeding her. However, she does not want solids at all. I have tried various methods – e.g. offering solids before feeds, after feeds etc. Is she still getting all she needs from breastmilk alone at this stage in her development?” A: You have obviously made a…
