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School dinners: not so nasty now…

January 5, 2015 By Ellen

I’ve got a theory. (OK, several)I think that school dinners are something we love to hate, that we’re conditioned to grumble about. Like the weather, the end of the holidays, children and housework. All of which (apart from housework) have much going for them if you think about it hard enough. It’s a British thing. I’m […]

Filed Under: custard, food, meals, memory, nutritious, school dinners, school lunch, school meals, Scotland Tagged With: family, in the world, School

I hate the way my children eat…

May 5, 2014 By Ellen

I hate the way my children eat…They don’t like green things, won’t try new stuff and squint suspiciously at anything in sauce. If it’s not beige or shaped like a toy, they won’t try – not hardly a nibble. Then splat, splat, splat. There’s ketchup everywhere. Surely it all tastes the same. And they’ll spin and tip, elbows […]

Filed Under: boys, dinner, eating, food, healthy food, manners, meals, picky eaters

Things I’ve learned from family mealtimes

February 14, 2014 By Ellen

My kids are picky – although this is changing… slowly – and, over the years, I’ve felt that meals were a bit of a nightmare. Looking back I realise I’ve learnt quite a lot along the way to improve matters. Get your ‘no’ in before theirs. In my case that’s no toys, no fighting and […]

Filed Under: dining, eating, feeding children, food, fussy eaters, meals, picky kids

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