Healthy Eating Tips

Food additives and artificial colourings have been under suspicion by cautious parents for years and it seems that they were right. The European Food Safety Authority has been studying the effects of ...

There are plenty of creative ways to help kids get their five fruit and vegetables every day. If kids are fussy eaters, parents can even disguise them in sauces, soups and even cakes – but after ...

Feeding children can be a bit of a chore, especially if they want the same old favourites time and time again. So for families getting a bit stuck in a rut with mealtimes, here are some fun ...

It’s never too early to start teaching kids about cooking. Children love to help especially when they’re young and catching hold of their enthusiasm will pay dividends later. Families who create ...

Fruit shakes and smoothies are a great way to get some vitamins and calcium into the kids, while keeping them hydrated in the summer – and they taste great too. Children will go for these rather than ...

Making a packed lunch for children every day can be quite a test of parents' ingenuity. It's all too easy to fall into a boring routine of sandwich, crisps, chocolate bar and a drink. While that's ...

Cooking with children teaches them independence, is great fun and helps them learn about healthy eating – provided of course that the recipes they cook are healthy ones! Good recipes for kids need ...

Kids are often enthusiastic consumers of junk food. By ‘junk’ we mean food that gives very little nutritional benefit but contributes high amounts of fat and sugar, neither of which is healthy in ...

The huge rise in the popularity of junk and convenience food is partly down to our increasingly busy lifestyles – we just don’t have time to cook. But the idea that good food takes longer to make is ...

There’s nothing like growing their own vegetables to get kids interested in eating them too. Many children refuse to eat more than a couple of basic vegetables – peas and carrots for instance – but ...

Vegetarianism has become a popular lifestyle in modern society, and many parents want to raise their children as vegetarians but still ensure that they receive all of the proper dietary requirements ...

Children need vitamins for optimal health and it can be hard to reach the recommended daily amount (RDA) from diet alone. Vegetarians and picky eaters in particular may be at risk of consuming too ...