VEGETARIAN FAMILY FOOD - MY MISSION TO GET MY KIDS TO EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEG
Anyone can make this simple recipe for chocolate Halloween cupcakes. They’re perfect for a Halloween party or an after-school treat for the kids. It’s almost Halloween and the internet is awash with spooky sweets, treats, cakes and lunch box ideas. I’ve even seen Halloween guacamole. Honestly. And it’s fabulous! Halloween itself takes place on Tuesday,…
Packing a lunch box for a picky eater is no easy task and I’m always on the look out for vegetarian lunch box ideas for kids. Last month my seven year old started in Year 3 at school – which means for us in the UK no more free hot school dinners. We could have…
Bill’s has always been about seasonal food. The restaurant chain’s founder, Bill Collison, is a grower’s son and has always strived to match his menu to the changing seasons. Even when Bill’s occupied a building the size of a small shed in Lewes, Sussex, and was a greengrocers, he’d avoid food waste by turning unsold,…
I love going into central London but since having kids I don’t venture in as often as I’d like to. Pre-kids, wandering around Soho was one of my favourite things to do. It’s got so much character and so many brilliant restaurants. Well it’s not quite the same with a toddler in tow but Little…
Before I had kids I thought that I’d be the kind of mum who always cooked with her kids. I’d always be baking bread and little fairy cakes with them. Oh and my kids would be great eaters who didn’t complain about their dinner and always ate their veg. The reality has proved quite different….
Does it get much better than homemade bread? These homemade olive breadsticks are delicious and I wasn’t surprised that my kids loved them as all three of them love olives – which is perhaps surprising when you consider the long list of things that they claim not to like. Olives might seem like an unlikely…
What better way to celebrate the official start of autumn than with a sweet pumpkin treat like these vegan pumpkin muffins? The crispy streusel topping contrasts perfectly with the moist muffins. Did I mention that they’re egg free and dairy free so suitable for vegans? Oh, and nut free as well, so they’ll definitely be…
How can you get a picky eater to eat vegetables in their packed lunch? Bake with them! These sweet potato and orange oaty cookies are ridiculously easy to make, totally moreish and delicious, free from refined sugar, suitable for vegans, are nut free and freeze well. They’re my new favourite bake. All you have to…
Every bite of these delicious carrot cake energy balls is packed full of flavour. I’ve made them nut free so that I can include them in my son’s lunchbox as his school has a nut free policy. They’re also a brilliant hidden vegetable recipe for picky eaters. Nothing can make my son eat an undisguised…
Are you struggling at home with a child who is a fussy eater? Refusing to eat vegetables is pretty common and in my experience there’s no easy way to get a child to eat their veggies if they don’t want to. However, don’t give up hope. Children’s nutritionist Simone Emery from Play with Food* has…
