By Sarah Cabral + November 28th, 2008
Children love to join in when you’re cooking. This webchat is packed with simple, tasty tips guaranteed to get your family in the kitchen. Chat date: Wednesday 3rd December. Chat time: 3pm
By Sarah Cabral + November 2nd, 2008
Webchat with dietician and nutritionist Sarah Schenker for advice on how you and your family can enjoy mealtimes together. Chat date: Tuesday 4th November. Chat time: 3pm
By Sarah Cabral + October 31st, 2008
As part of Kellogg’s Big Bake campaign, they’ve produced a host of ghoulish recipes, which you can make together as a family this Halloween.
By Sarah Cabral + October 22nd, 2008
The Soil Association and Organix have commisioned a very interesting, potentially scandalous report: Georgie Porgy Pudding and Pie – Exposing the truth about nursery food
By Sarah Cabral + October 13th, 2008
Don’t make a meal of it, this webchat will show you that balancing taste, nutrition and convenience in children’s meals is as easy as pie! Chat date: Wednesday 15th October. Chat time: 3.00pm – 3.20pm
By Sarah Cabral + October 8th, 2008
New for this Autumn is the ‘Student Foodiebox’ – the modern version of a food parcel.
By Sarah Cabral + October 3rd, 2008
The Scottish Government has announced, that all pupils will receive free meals in the first three years of primary school.
By Sarah Cabral + July 30th, 2008
Plum baby food is tried and reviewed by some yummy mummies and their hungry babies!
By Sarah Cabral + July 22nd, 2008
Four out of ten teenagers are regularly skipping breakfast and missing out on vital daily nutrients
By Sarah Cabral + June 4th, 2008
21st century kids are fussier than ever about what they will and won’t eat, posing problems for mums and dads who want to ensure their children eat well.
Almost half of parents admit to feeling under pressure from a fussy child to put certain things in their lunchboxes. Obliging your child might avoid a temper tantrum but almost two thirds admit to including the same foods in their children’s lunchboxes from day to day, raising more worries about healthy eating, just as ‘black market’ tuck shops are popping up in schools all over the country.
By Sarah Cabral + May 27th, 2008
Parents may claim to be providing their children with healthy, home-cooked meals, but research into kids’ eating habits tells a different story. New research by The Honey Association shows that 86% of parents claim to cook entirely, or mostly from scratch every evening, but when children were polled about the foods they are actually eating, processed foods with poor nutritional value came at the top of the list.