Baby friendly oat nibbles: Today’s flavours are basic banana & cherry
I thought I’d share a recipe today. It’s adapted from a friends recipe & so popular with baby friends that I thought I must share….
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Hi! I'm Rach, a registered dietitian and mum of twin girls, Bella & Wynnie. This site follows our weaning journey from May 2016 to January 2020 — recipes, tips, and the honest reality of feeding two small humans.
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Cherry porridge: catering for different tastes
My girls like to eat with me but Bella went off plain Ready Brek as she prefers her meals to have more than one taste…
Lunch for the beach
Ingredients: Cherry tomatoes cut into 8 (need to be at least quartered to reduce choking risk) 1/3 avocado chopped into bite sized pieces Sliced pork…
Sweet potato & aduki bean hash with mackerel & fresh peas
Ingredients: Potato, diced Sweet potato, diced Aduki beans (I used tinned) Onion, diced (I often use frozen) Garlic, finely diced (frozen here too) Coriander, chopped…
Mummy & girls picnic; making the most of the sunshine ☀️
Ingredients: Mini shell pasta (15-20 shells) cooked & with a little olive oil on to stop them all sticking together. 1/2 avocado (1/2 chopped into…
Quick snack out walking
Quick snack on the Trelissick Woodland Walk. Orange segments, banana chunks & rice cake. Although I often just take the banana in its skin we…
A berry good start to the day
Nothing says good morning like my favourite berries. I love you raspberries! Today I’ve used frozen berries as I’m using up what’s in the freezer…
Mediterranean chicken pasta with ‘turnip’ (swede to those of you beyond the Tamar & below Scotland!)
Lunch today is made from Sunday Dinner leftovers of roasted veg (peppers, courgette, onion & cherry tomatoes) served with some mini pasta shells. We’ve drizzled…
Easy beansy tea
Ingredients: Baked beans (low sugar & low salt) 1/2 slice of toast cut into soldiers 1/4 avocado cut into chunks Followed by: Strawberries cut into…
A new must for watermelon lovers
Yummy mummy watermelon & feta salad with strawberries, olives and a balsamic dressing. Ingredients: Red cos lettuce (or crunchy lettuce of your choice) – a…
You don’t have to be on holiday to have watermelon for breakfast!
Watermelon for self feeding alongside our porridge (Ready Brek and porridge oats with Greek yoghurt) went down a treat for breakfast this morning. Ove chopped…
Simple snacks #1
Snacks don’t need to be difficult. Low salt rice cakes are a great self feeding snack. I break into wedges and the girls are now…