18 May 2020
According to a recent survey of all of my social media followers, gagging and choking is the number 1 weaning worry. I get it, it was my biggest worry too when I weaned my children.Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something or swallowing something dangerous.I’ve teamed up with Daisy…
11 May 2020
This is a guest post by Registered Dietitian, Gabriella Goodchild.However you choose to feed your baby, you may decide to introduce a bottle at some point. With so many brands and baby bottles to choose from, how do you know which bottle to choose? And what are the best baby bottles when breastfeeding?Why introduce a bottle…
27 April 2020
This is a guest post by Helen Phadnis, The Brighton Dietitian What is the best diet to follow? That is the million-dollar question that science has floundered with but is the silver bullet many of us want. We were recommended a low-fat diet in the 80’s and 90’s, low carbs and high protein in the…
13 April 2020
You can’t have missed how popular plant based eating has become. It’s good for us, it’s good for the environment and it can be healthy for our little ones too.It doesn’t mean going all-out vegan. For many of us it’s about including dairy, eggs and meat in our diets, but having it less often. How…
30 March 2020
I’m sure you will have heard that weaning should start at 6 months, however the average age in the UK for babies starting solid food is 5 months and 1 week.In fact you might be a mummy who thinks their little one is ready to start a little sooner. Or if you’ve started weaning already, you…
16 March 2020
Sandwiches are quick and easy meals for baby and toddler lunches and make a fabulous baby led weaning lunch. They are also an ideal way to pack in nutrition as most little ones will happily munch on bread. I’m often asked if bread is OK as bread itself is a source of salt. Bread does…
02 March 2020
Oat based breakfasts make an amazing start to the day. My first baby was ravenous the minute he woke up so I used to make him overnight oats that were ready and waiting in the fridge the moment we got downstairs. My second child, however, loved a warming bowl of porridge to start her day. Whichever…
17 February 2020
Whether you’ve chosen to remove certain foods from your baby’s diet on health, religious, environmental, or ethical grounds or their diet has to be restricted for other reasons such as allergies, it’s important to ensure that your baby gets all the essential vitamins and minerals they need. It is possible to raise your baby on…
03 February 2020
Many of us are becoming more conscious about climate change and looking after the environment and want to bring our families up in a more sustainable way. The way we shop and eat play a huge role in terms of environmental impact and our choices can have a profound effect on food sustainability.I’ve invited my…
20 January 2020
I was interviewed by a journalist recently who asked me for my 5 top tips to help kids eat veggies and my suggestions came as a bit of a surprise to her.She said she’d expected me to talk about making sauces packed full of blitzed up veggies, hiding veggies in mashed potato or making toddler…
06 January 2020
So you know you want to have a go at baby led weaning, but do you know how to start? Which foods should you try your baby with? Which ones are safe? Which ones are nutritious superfoods? Which ones should you avoid? What sort of shape should you make them, and how do you stop them becoming so slippery…
16 December 2019
Yes, you can…and in fact you should! There are so many seasonal foods at this time of year that are perfect for babies even those at the start of their weaning journey, so there is no reason why your baby can’t join you at the festival table.Christmas dinner is one meal that is almost always…
02 December 2019
One of my NCT friends had her baby early and really struggled when it came to weaning. There is a lot of weaning guidance available for babies born on or around their due date (from week 37 of pregnancy onwards is considered term). However, not a lot for the 10% of all babies who decided to…
18 November 2019
There is quite a lot of controversy around soya infant formula and at the moment it’s not recommended for babies under 6 months of age. Recently the British Dietetic Association updated their guidance on the use of soya infant formula as new research has come to light.Why has lots of research into soya based formula…
01 November 2019
This blog is all about poo!Baby constipation a subject I get asked about a lot. Understandably it can cause some anxiety in parents. I’ll talk you through what’s normal in terms of the frequency, colour and consistency of your baby’s bowel movements and talk about baby constipation remedies. This blog will attempt to get to the…
31 October 2019
When my husband and I bought our first place together we were young, carefree 20 somethings and we partied a lot! Every year we hosted a fancy dress Halloween Party which went on till the early hours! Fast forward a few years, our children came along and the parties still happened but they tended to…
26 October 2019
Boo to You! Sarah Almond Bushell MPhil, BSc (Hons) RD Registered Dietitian & Children’s Nutritionist I love Halloween, it marks the change in seasons for me, it’s around the time when the clocks go back, the first term at school is over and we can start the count down to Christmas – my absolute favourite…
14 October 2019
This blog is sponsored by Nature & Nurture Baby & Child Vitamins and contains an affiliate link for this product. Once your baby reaches 6 months of age, their nutritional requirements are much greater. Not only have they started to run out of their important nutrient reserves that they were born with (such as iron),…
29 September 2019
It is estimated that 1 in 14 children under the age of three will have some sort of food allergy, with the most common allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soya, fish and wheat. Did you know that 2-3% of babies have an allergy to milk or Cows Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA)? It’s the most…
16 September 2019
Disclaimer – this post contains an affiliate link.It might surprise you to learn that omega 3 is a fat. It’s a healthy fat and a critical nutrient for babies and children. What are healthy fats?There are lots of different types of fat and they all not all equal. You will probably have heard of saturated…
