Community Posts, Tips & Support on Children's Health & Nutrition

So my lo starts his new pre school in January but it's packed lunch (healthy) can some mamas give me some ideas what you pack for your child's lunch? (That's if they don't have provided meals from school that is)

My boy will only eat plain bread and yoghurt with oats for breakfast. He doesnt like french toast, eggs, avocado, banana pancake, and even carrots 😮‍💨 He ate egg and avocado before but now he hates them.

My 18 months old has decided he no longer wants breakfast lunch or dinner🥲. I’ve tired everything possible such as separating his food / putting him at a table instead of the chair and just leaving it on the side so he can pick at it. He gets really upset when I try feed it to him and will then go ahead to refuse…

My almost 8-month-old baby isn’t eating well, and I’m feeling a bit stuck. When I try spoon-feeding purées, he barely takes 1–2 spoons, and that’s after a lot of effort. Most of the time, he just shuts his mouth and refuses to open it. If I offer finger foods for baby-led weaning (BLW), he either throws the food or ...

My little one will not sit and eat in her high chair!! This has been getting progressively worse over the last couple of weeks, and now the only way she will eat more than a couple of mouthfuls is if she is stood up - then she will eat the whole meal! Please tell me this is a normal phase and will correct itself

Hello, bit of an embarrassing post. can anyone recommend any easy recipes or a cook book for babies meals? Baby led recipes preferred. Me and her dad are awful at eating properly and more often than not we have takeaway or freezer food (pizza, frozen chicken etc). I’m a really fussy eater so me just giving baby wh...

Hello, I accidently gave my 10 month old a slice of honey roasted ham. I didn't realise it was honey roasted. He maybe had 1 slice max, probs not even a slice. What do I do? I'm panicking a bit!

Any tips on how to get a 13 month to eat fruit and veg, she is terrible she just throws it off her plate all the time, she’s extremely funny with texture she doesn’t like anything wet/slimy such as a banana or melon etc. The only veg she will eat is broccoli either in a cheese sauce (she LOVES cheese) or in a egg m...

My little girl starts nursery in January but has a few settling in sessions next month, with some days being there for the whole day. We have to provide our own lunches, does anyone have any suitable lunch suggestions that I can provide? Also any recommendations on suitable lunch boxes/bags. I feel like I’m just ove...

What snacks are you offering instead of milk feeds?

I’m finding it so difficult. My baby is 7 months and one week and has zero interest in weaning. I keep seeing people post that their baby is on three meals a day and honestly I can’t even get my baby to have a mouthful. I feel like I’m failing her. Some days I just don’t even try because it’s so difficult and usuall...

Not weaning but has any one let their little one have a lick of something to see how they like the taste? 😅🤣

Cream cheese pitta, cucumber, olives, hummus, tomatoes. Followed by strawberries and a gingerbread man.

My 15 week boy just eats his hands ALL THE TIME. Not interested in any teether toys just wants to eat his hands. How long does this last??

I am finding weaning a bit of a minefield. Baby is on 3 meals per day, a snack and 3 7oz bottles which I was told is perfect and recommended at his recent review. He’s 7 and a half months, a big boy (9 5 at birth) and loves his food. I didn’t get him weighed at his review but the nurse said looking at him she wouldn...

So salt of course I’m not going to give my baby salt but salt is in everything so how can I avoid it? we have leftover stew for his lunch today and it has oxo cube which has salt in…..am I okay to give it to him? To me salt meant like adding more salt into the product we also have home made meals with fresh veg etc ...

My baby girl is the size of a Coconut 🥥🩷

I’ve been feeding baby purées and have worked up to small chunky textured food. He’s not a fan of big bits of food like scrambled eggs or big bits of pasta, he’ll just spit it out and will not try again, but I suppose that’ll come in time - but I’m keen on giving him finger foods. We have tried steamed broccoli and...

Anyone else’s little one suddenly really fussy with food? My 9month old will literally only eat bread in any form😂😭

Anyone else still struggling/their little one really slow to eating food? We've been trying for a few months now and she's just not taking much food at all...she will happily play with it, bring it to her mouth, have it all over her face etc but doesn't often get past the point of swallowing/gagging....feel like I'v...