Category: toddler food and health


When should I give sweets to my child?

Whoever said “It’s as easy as taking candy from a baby, never had a baby.”

This is so true – kids love sweet things. Why not, I love chocolate, but I don’t remember getting much chocolate or sweets as a child. Fridays were chocolate day. My Dad would bring home chocolate which we would all munch though after tea. Now the tables are turned. 3yo loves sweets, candy, chocolate, cake – you name it. Yes, we give him SOME, but when should a child 1st get candy?

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Children’s Preschool games – Blind taste test

Getting young children to eat fruit and vegetables can be a chore. You can make it more fun by turning tasting fruit and veg into a game.

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How I got my toddler eating bread!

My tot was a great eater. There is nothing he wouldn’t try, and meals were a dream. Then at about 2 1/2 he just stopped eating bread. He would just eat the filling – never the bread.  “NO NO NO” was all I got at lunch time if bread was offered.

OK, a new method was called for.  Read more »

Vegetable snacks for kids

We are told by every expert under the sun that fruit and vegetables are good for us and we must eat 5 portions a day.

Yes, fruit and vegetables are delicious, tasty and good for you, but sometimes you need some new ways to get your youngsters to eat them.
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Easy fruit snacks for kids

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We are told by every expert under the sun that fruit and vegetables are good for us and we must eat 5 portions a day.

Yes, fruit and veg are delicious, tasty and good for you, but sometimes you need some new ways to get your youngsters to eat them.   Read more »