Meals with babies and toddlers
New recipes and mealtimes advice
Weaning tips
Your weaning questions answered
NHS registered children's dietitian, Angharad Banner and a team of health visitors answer your weaning questions.
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The Parent Manual: Weaning
Advice for starting to wean babies onto solid foods.
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What can my baby eat and when?
A children's dietitian answers all sorts of questions when it comes to weaning, baby foods and mealtimes.
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Ultra-processed food: A guide for parents of under-fives
Angharad Banner talks about the positives and negatives of processed foods, as well as ideas, easy swaps and recipes for families.
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What are sensory preferences? How eight senses can explain fussy eating
Paediatric dietitan Lucy Neary explains how parents can understand sensory preferences and issues to help make mealtimes easier!
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From 6 months baby food recipes - weaning and first foods
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From 9 months baby food recipes
From 12 months toddler recipes
Making the most of mealtimes
What are sensory preferences? How eight senses can explain fussy eating
Paediatric dietitan Lucy Neary explains how parents can understand sensory preferences to help make mealtimes easier!
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Shikha Gill - 'Don't put pressure on yourself with kids' food'
We caught up with Shikha Gill from My Little Food Critic to ask her all about cooking with kids.
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Brain-boosting bites for babies and toddlers
Dietitian Angharad Banner gives the lowdown on foods that are great for fuelling children's brain development.
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How to include your baby in family mealtimes
From breakfast to dinner: easy ways to chat and interact with your baby at mealtimes.
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How do I get my fussy toddler to eat?
Pickiness is common, but how can you help your child develop a healthy attitude towards food?
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Tasty snack recipes for families on the go
Chatting at mealtimes with babies and toddlers
Let's play chefs
How playing chefs is a chance to chat and interact.
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What can we make to eat?
Chatting while making food is another great opportunity to help your child develop their language.
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Cooking together with your toddler
Cook with your child to develop coordination, boost their confidence and encourage adventurous eating.
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Mealtime challenge
We challenge families to have fun at mealtimes by getting their young children involved.
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Exploring food textures in the kitchen.
Everyday tasks like cooking can be a great time to chat with your child.
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Making choices at breakfast
Breakfast is the perfect opportunity for a natter.
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Offering snack choices
Try letting your baby make simple choices about food and drink.
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Mealtimes - help your baby learn over lunch
Weaning provides a chance to talk to your baby about tastes.
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Dinner chat
Chatting to your baby at dinner time is a great way to develop their communication skills during a busy day.
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Snack time
Try talking to your baby during snack time and focus on what they seem interested in.
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Food songs for children
Bake a Cake
When you're doing something fun like baking a cake, why not make it more fun by making up a song?
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All Your Food is Dribbling Down
You can make meal time a fun learning time by making up songs for your messy baby.
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Six fat sausages
Try singing six fat sausages with your toddler or swap in sausages for their favourite food!
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Little Miss Muffet
Try singing the classic rhyme 'Little Miss Muffet' at meal times.
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