children? Both kids were so different!  Ella took time to try new things and I persevered with games, silliness, fun, mess and giggles to de-stress both her and I. What is their favourite food? Carrot sticks, pancakes and chicken korma – but not all

pasta with fresh, organic sauces. So fresh pasta is still my favourite food today. Do you think that the food we give our babies and children is better now than say a generation ago? With Baby Zilli we are trying to educate people to go back to good

and confusing time for parents. This is why Plum works hard to take the worry out of weaning, building parents’ confidence and their baby’s appetite for healthy, wholesome and adventurous ingredients.What is your children’s favourite food?As a baby, my eldest

did with Charlie.   What is your children’s favourite food? Charlie could live on tomatoes and grapes and George loves peas and blueberries (not together) which makes for lovely nappies! They also love pasta. Their favourite Organix foods are cheese

chicken with tiger prawn and mango.  In fact, it was such a family favourite it is now on the Giraffe menu.Do you have any tips on encouraging good table manners? Yes, remember to eat slowly and relax, this way you’re more likely to enjoy your food more

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family meals What’s your food guilty pleasure? Dough balls. Where do you dine out with your children? We eat in PizzaExpress as a family and have done since the kids were little. Everyone has a favourite and feels relaxed. What would you do if your child

something very comforting about the fact that her teas were always the same and thanks to my grandma I can now make a mean Battenberg and my children, Ella, 11, Lola, 10  and Finley 9, are now learning to do the same.What foods did you like as a child

was pureeing food until he was almost one year old which I now know isn’t necessary. With my second baby I introduced lumps and finger food much earlier, something I would definitely recommend.What is your children’s favourite food? Lasagne is always a winner

fussy eater? Pudding!What’s the most unusual thing your children eat? Octopus.What’s your favourite cookbook? Nose To Tail Eating by Fergus Henderson.What’s your favourite restaurant? Hix Soho, where the ingredient is king and its preparation paramount