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If you want to start making your own baby food, here is the perfect book and the perfect mini blender!
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Just £17.97 for a half litre size bowl with pouring spout to mince, mix and make emulsions. Click here for more
Feeding Your Baby and Toddler
Feeding
by Annabel Karmel
Annabel Karmel is a leading authority on feeding the under-fives and is a trained Cordon Bleu chef and mother of three.

This book is an absolute essential for every new mum. It starts with first foods and goes on to encourage a healthy approach to diet while offering recipes that are easy for parents to cook, but also, importantly, ones that parents and kids would actually want to eat.

Brilliant colour illustrations and photographs, I'm a real fan of this book. Buy it online here.
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The Challenge of
Creating fun food for fussy eaters

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LUNCHBOX NOTES
 
 
What is a lunchbox note?
A little esteem-building note or postcard for your child to find when they open their packed lunch - something silly or funny or wise.

Click here for new designs (changes weekly)
or here...lunchbox notes
(click the image to view some examples to print off)

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The examples you can see here
are all fairly American in flavour.
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UK 'packed lunch' notes.
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Napkins
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Here's a note on preparing lunch boxes generally
Don't forget an insulated container and a cold pack. Schools are warm places and don't have refrigeration available for packed lunches. And see our section on nutrition and food safety.
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More lunchbox ideas from the New homemaker

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The Picnic Basket
 
 
We've found a great article for you by Charlotte Russe about planning, packing and transporting picnic food, plus keeping it cool and serving it - all accompanied by delightful illustrations (feed your mind with fine art!)

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Here's an extract all about preparing
Children's Picnic Boxes or Bags
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A picnic can provide an opportunity to meet up with friends and their families. Making up individual 'tuck bag' containers for youngsters provides a fun treat.

The food itself can be quite ordinary - favourite sandwiches, a small pie, some fruit - with a treat like a chocolate biscuit bar and crisps, but the packaging makes it special.

Sandwiches can be cut into letter shapes or fancy shapes using cutters and cakes or biscuits can be decorated with the children's names.

Buy individual carrier bags and attach name labels. Small children will feel very privileged with their own particular bags while adults will be able to relax over their food with their friends.

Just make sure that all the tuck bags contain the same goodies - or there may be squabbles

Click here for the rest of the article.

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