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Delightfully Delicious Pancake Recipes
We love pancakes all year round, so thought we’d create a blog to share our favourite pancake recipes. They’re quick to whip up, delightfully delicious and it’s super easy to vary your toppings! Making pancakes can also be a fun activity for the whole family, so try to encourage your little ones to help out…
Overnight Oats 5 Ways
Breakfast, as we know, is an important meal and a great way to start the day. Along with providing us with energy, breakfast can be a good source of important nutrients such as calcium, iron and B vitamins as well as protein and fibre. Overnight oats are so simple to prepare and they are a…
What Types of Fat are Best?
In this blog we’ll be exploring what types of fat are best. A small amount of fat is an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. They’re a source of essential fatty acids, which our bodies cannot make themselves. Fat also helps our bodies to absorb vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin E. These vitamins…
Swap your Takeaway for a Fakeaway!
Swap your Takeaway for a Fakeaway! As a nation seven percent of people in the UK eat ‘junk food’ every day. A further four in ten (40%) eat convenience food at least once a week, this is according to a YouGov poll (opens in new tab). Chinese, Indian and pizza are some of the most…
Breastfeeding Support
In this blog we will be focusing on breastfeeding support available for mothers and families. During the first six months, babies can receive all the energy and nutrients they require for breastmilk or their first infant formula. Weaning, or complementary feeding, starts when baby is around 6 months old, when baby should be introduced to…
How to Eat Well During Your Pregnancy
A healthy balanced diet is important for our health at any stage of life, but it’s especially important to eat well during your pregnancy. This is to ensure that both you and your developing baby get the energy and nutrients that you need. The good news is, you don’t need to follow a special diet…
Know your Labels
Getting to know your labels on the food and drink that you purchase is a great way to understand what a product contains. Taking a look at food labels can help you to know the nutritional value of the foods we are buying. Reading labels also highlight some of the ingredients we want to include…
Seasonal Vegetables and Fruit
Eating more seasonal vegetables and fruits helps to support food producers and reduce food waste. You can find lots of useful information from Veg Power here (opens in new tab). Let’s take a look at more of the benefits of eating seasonal vegetables and fruit. Seasonal vegetables and fruit are typically of a higher quality and…
Reducing Sugar in Children’s Meals and Snacks
Eating well is important in the early years, as it helps children to establish healthy eating behaviours which supports their growth, development and learning. Supporting children to eat a wide variety of foods helps them to develop good eating habits which they can take with them into their school years and beyond. In this blog…
Baby Breakfast Ideas
Baby Breakfast Ideas In this blog we take a look at some easy and tasty baby breakfast ideas. Breakfast times are a great opportunity to provide your little one with a variety of foods. It’s also a great time to introduce a range of tastes and textures- from smooth, to lumpy and finger foods. Find…