They recently launched some new snacks, Apple & Orange Oaty bites. Basically mini flapjacks in a portion size that is just the right size to be held in their little hands and actually be eaten not wasted. Each individually wrapped, so perfect to keep in your changing bag for those moments when you need a snack and perfect for little lunch boxes. Daisy loves them, as soon as you open up the packet you can smell the orange immediately! Sometimes I do find that children's snacks, puffs, crisps can be really bland and Daisy can become very bored with them quickly and quite often we waste quite a lot of food. But I think these will become a staple in our cupboard for now.
Some videos of daisy enjoying her fruit & veg!
Organix are running a campaign at the moment, #Lovegoodfood. It is all about giving advice on providing a healthy diet for young children, giving you ideas to help you explore, enjoy and share good food as a family and useful tips on what to watch out for when buying pre-packaged food so you can avoid the junk.
Although on first look some children's foods can look healthy and nutritious, marketing can be clever and sometimes it isn't as good as it looks. So this is a great campaign to help us out a little! We all know that habits are formed early so it is important to get them right as early as we can, although I know how hard that can be! Especially with a strong willed, independent toddler like Daisy!!! She definitely doesn't make meal times easy at the moment.
As your baby
grows into a toddler, it’s a time of rapid change and fast development. That’s why Organix is
launching its #LoveGoodFood campaign for toddlers, designed to help little ones love
good food in these early years, so they grow up to be healthy, little food explorers. We can only try!!! Even if it is a battle ground most days!
With the
help of children’s food expert Lucy Thomas, who runs fun workshops
encouraging children to love fruit and vegetables, and Dr Frankie Phillips,
Nutrition Advisor to Organix and a registered dietitian specialising in feeding
babies and toddlers, Organix is launching its Little Book of Good Food
– Toddlers & Families. It’s packed with advice and tips for parents on
providing a healthy diet for little ones as they continue their exciting journey
with food through the early years and beyond. You can download your free copy here: www.organix.com/lovegoodfood
Lucy says, “It
can be challenging for parents to get their little ones to eat fruit and veg,
however,toddlers
are naturally curious about the world around them so helping them learn about
the colours, the funny shapes, smells and textures of a variety of fruit and
vegetables in a fun environment and away from mealtime can really help get them
excited about food. As parents we tend to think about food as just eating,
but we forget the simple pleasure that children can get from peeling their own
banana for example, enjoying how it feels to peel off the skin.”
For me personally Daisy always eat her fruit when she is given it whole, she likes the independence so this advice sits well with me!
There are also films on #Youtube that can help:
Hope this helps even if just a tiny bit. I will be doing a post on getting you toddler to try and eat fruit and veg later in the week which hopefully can help a little more!
Lots of love,
Hayley & Daisy xxx
