Transform Dinner with a Picky Eater Tray: Fun & Easy Tips
Embrace the Picky Eater Tray not just as a simple dinner tray but as a stepping stone towards a lifelong journey of healthy eating and adventurous palates.
Fussy eating
The facts on young people’s mental health
Sadly mental health is STILL something which has a stigma attached to it. So when I came across this useful infographic created through mental health research I wanted to share it with my readers. As a parent of young children, I worry about their future and how the path of their lives will shape them. … Read more
We’ve been making Weetabix Weetabuddies again . . .
As children we were always told “don’t play with your food” but nowadays playing with your food is actively encouraged. If food is seen as fun, it’s more likely that it will be accepted and eaten and it is for this reason that Weetabix have created a range of characters called Weetabix Weetabuddies. You might … Read more
Bento Lunch Boxes with Capri Sun Fruit Crush
If you know me well, you’ll know that mealtimes are my least favourite meal of the day as far as the Beans are concerned. I never intended for it to be that way, obviously, but over time Little Bean’s dislike for most foods coupled with the boy’s tendencies to copy her have resulted in most … Read more
Eating Out Review: Beefeater Grill
With fussy eaters like ours, we don’t tend to eat out very often because it’s usually too stressful and quite frankly a waste of food and money trying to feed the Beans but we were asked recently if we would like to try out Beefeater Grill. Initially, I’ll admit I wasn’t so sure, not only … Read more
Brightstart – the smart parent’s choice for smart kids
With fussy eating children we have to make sure that we give our Beans vitamin supplements to keep them strong and healthy. Brightstart is the new kid on the block as far as children’s vitamins are concerned. Brightstart is the new Vitamin D3 for infants from Quest Vitamins and it is head and shoulders above … Read more
Pancakes and Pumpkins
Mealtimes have always been a pretty stressful affair in our house with the Little Bean’s fussy eating and her younger brothers beginning to follow suit so a little over a month ago I made a stand. I drew up a meal plan for the Beans so that I would know what to cook each night … Read more
Feeling fruity?
Come on, own up, how many of you have clicked on this post hoping to find something a little naughty? Shame on you, this is a family blog don’t you know! It won’t have gone unnoticed on Mummy Matters about the fun and games we have had trying to get a balanced diet into Little … Read more
Plum Mighty 4 – Super Snacks for Mini Mouths and Fussy Eaters
My troubles as a Mum of a fussy eater have been well documented here on Mummy Matters. My troubles with Little Bean seriously affected my confidence as a parent when it came to weaning Beanie Boy, although thankfully he was a different kettle of fish and has been more open to trying out new foods. … Read more