Family (& waist!) friendly Friday fish and chips
Tonight the oven went on and in went the par-boiled (with skins on as I like the taste and it ups the fibre) carrots, potatoes…
Mum’s cottage pie
When you’ve tried to fit too many things into the day and are not sure how you’re going to do tea… then a text comes…
When the oven is on..!
Last weeks’s fish pie. Sorry, I know that makes it two ‘mash meals’ that I’ve shared this week 😂 Fish pie is almost a weekly…
Should we eat more fruit and veg? Don’t be disheartened…
We all know that eating fruit and veg is good for us. The 5-a-day campaign has successfully got that message across. Whether or not we…
It’s ok not to finish your plate
This can be hard to remember as a parent. Sometimes we are hungrier than other and this is the same for our children. Allowing, in…
Need a nap?
Did you know that getting enough sleep is linked with a longer life expectancy?! It doesn’t matter how old you are doing something to improve…
DeChox for March?
Have you managed to stick to your New Years resolution? Most resolutions are out of the window by March. I love this campaign by the…
Lunch doesn’t need to be complicated to be balanced (inc portion info)
Here we have elemental cheese cut into little fingers, 1/3 wrap folded in half, with a thin spread of peanut butter and cut into wedges,…
Encouraging sour and bitter tastes linked to improved taste preferences longer term
Keeping sour preferences. When we started our introducing solids journey I was very conscious that I regularly gave sour and bitter tastes and avoided sweetening…
Animal pasta
Cosy Spanish beans from the freezer last night. Served with this colourful animal pasta which the girls loved! It didn’t matter that some of them…
Showing appreciation & the DeChox
Thank you! DoubleYummy now has 250 followers on Instagram 😀 How do you show your appreciation? These beautiful flowers make me smile every time I…
We’re going on a bear hunt…
Swishy swashy, swishy swashy! Initially both girls weren’t sure about pushing through the grasses but after going into the spiral path behind me they happily…