Nearly 8 in 10 parents struggle to get their child to eat healthily at dinner time and just 14% of parents manage to get 5 fruit or veg into their child’s diet daily, according to research commissioned by developers behind a brand-new game, Teach Your Monster: Adventurous Eating.
Getting children into healthy eating habits can feel like a never-ending battle, with new research showing that…
I’m Dr Lucy Cooke and I am research psychologist specialising in children’s eating behaviour and expert advisor on the non-profit kids game Teach Your Monster: Adventurous Eating. In this blog for London Mums magazine, I’ll explain how a sensory approach to exploring food can help children with SEND. For children with SEND, eating and feeding difficulties are common.
Seafood and wine pairing is a classic culinary combination that has been enjoyed for centuries. There is nothing quite like the taste of a perfectly cooked seafood dish paired with the right wine. Whether it’s a light white wine or a full-bodied red, the right pairing can elevate the flavours of both the seafood and the wine. In this article, we will explore the best seafood and wine…
To celebrate Burns this 25th January, here’s the recipe for homemade Haggis courtesy of Pipers Farm.
In 1801, on the 5th anniversary of the death of Robert Burns, his friends got together to celebrate his life. Burns immortalised haggis in his most famous poem, so it was the obvious food to serve. This celebration has continued every year on Burns’ birthday, 25 January, ever since. Events…
Cranberries are not just for Christmas. Cranberry sauce is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and Canada, and at Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom. London Mums have published quite a lot of Cranberry recipes over the years and you can view them in the recipe archive. Cranberries are rich in vitamins C, A and K as well as…
Mixed Mediterranean roasted vegetables are easy to make and always please most family members and guests. They add a certain Mediterranean flavour to your cooking. Some vegetables take longer to roast than others, but if you stick to dense root vegetables, winter varieties of squash and Brussels sprouts, everything should come together at the same time. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, shallots…
Are you getting ready for Veganuary?
Vegetable crisps are better than potato crisps, in my view. Here’s London Mums‘ simple recipe to make vegetable crisps.
Ingredients (only suggestions)
500 g
Parsnips
330 g
Carrots
400 g
Beetroot
1 teaspoon
Sea Salt
½ teaspoon
Fennel Seeds
2 s
Dried Red Chillies
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C. Make sure your chosen vegetables…
This recipe for this delicious vegan main course Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce has been kindly donated to London Mums by The Vegan Society. Delicious, nutritious and completely free from animal products. London Mums festive recipes are easy to follow and won’t break the bank.
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 red onion
2 cloves garlic (optional)
2 tbsp oil for frying
200g…
Christmas puddings can be expensive to buy, and rather a heavy prospect at the end of a festive meal. A tray of baklava is a suitably sweet and sticky treat, and there’s no pressure to eat it straight after your main course … in fact, a plate of little baklava nibbles might last all through Christmas afternoon… This vegan dessert recipe for Mincemeat Baklava has been kindly donated to London…
Your children’s gut is crucial to their overall well-being, as it is responsible for absorbing nutrients to aid their growth and development and eliminates waste and toxins from the body. Additionally, it is your kids’ best defence system against illnesses. Research indicates that poor gut bacteria balance can increase their risk of developing eczema, asthma and other gut-related…