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For busy parents, being able to provide healthy home-cooked meals in minutes for your little ones is essential. I have found freezing food into small portions an excellent way of doing this.
Does your child eat a handful of this and a handful of that, but little of what he or she needs nutritionally? Read on for some tips from a nutritionist on how to get your toddler to eat healthily and happily.
Of course you want good nutrition for your children. And you know that means making sure they're eating a balanced, healthy diet. But when you get nutrition advice from other parents, your pediatrician, and the media, it can be tough to decide which direction to follow.
A good place to begin sorting out the nutrition puzzle is to learn about the basics. Here is a list of 10 vitamins, minerals and other nutriens your child needs.
Toddlers this age are moving from the eating habits they had as infants toward a diet more like your own.
Your job is to keep introducing new flavors and textures. Food preferences are set early in life, so help your child develop a taste for healthy foods now.
It seems a common belief that "today's kids" can't recognise a carrot, think milk occurs naturally in plastic bottles, and see no connection between meat and animals. Of course, busy parents can't always spend extra time in the kitchen passing on culinary lore, even when they're keen cooks or food lovers themselves and so, particularly in the school holidays, cooking classes begin to look like a great idea. More and more are becoming available as producers, restaurants and chefs realise the importance of educating the next generation of food lovers.
Here are some of London courses for you to check out with your little helpers!
Top 10 family-friendly restaurants in London
14:33, 20 March 2013
We all know that many of the high street chains cater for kids (some better than others), but sometimes it’s nice to go somewhere really special but where kids are welcome as opposed to tolerated. We’ve pulled together a list of some of the best child-friendly restaurants in London, where you don’t have to compromise on the food or atmosphere just to get a kid’s menu. So if you have a family celebration coming up, you might want to book one of these.