It’s well known that too much sugar isn’t ideal in our kid’s diet, but what about sugar alternatives? Are sugar alternatives, such as honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar a healthier sweetener for our kids?
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Are Sugar Alternatives Healthier for Kids?
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Sugar for Babies and Children: What’s the Deal?
Sugar for Babies and Children: What’s the Deal?I’ve written before about this topic more generally, but I wanted to write specifically around the guidelines and recommendations for sugar intake in babies and young children. As I know it’s an area many parents
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5 Ways to Flavour Family Meals WITHOUT adding Salt and Sugar
5 Ways to Flavour Family Meals WITHOUT adding Salt and SugarI’m often asked how to cook for babies and young children without adding salt and sugar. We want our little ones to enjoy their food, but HOW can we make delicious meals without reaching for
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Lower Sugar Sponge Cake Recipe
Lower Sugar Sponge Cake RecipeThis is a slightly adapted recipe from my book, How To Feed Your Toddler. We’ve made some slight changes for it to be a bit more stable and versatile to withstand changes in oven temperatures,
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Lower Sugar Gingerbread Men Recipe
Lower Sugar Gingerbread Men RecipeI LOVE Christmas time, especially all the festive food and flavours. Gingerbread men are one of THE most classic Christmas recipes and a favourite in our house, so I wanted to create a slightly lower
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Low-sugar Halloween Biscuits for Kids
Low-sugar Halloween Biscuits for KidsA lot of the foods available around this time of year often focus on lots of sugar, which isn’t ideal for young babies and children. I’ve written a blog on sugar for babies and children
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Sweet Low Sugar Recipes for Kids
Sweet Low Sugar Recipes for KidsI’ve been talking lots about sugar and young children recently. As our little ones grow and get exposed to more sugary foods, they can start to request more sweet options at home (something I’ve certainly
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Very Low Sugar Gingerbread Men Recipe
Very Low Sugar Gingerbread Men RecipeAnother Christmas recipe that I was desperate to create without lashings of sugar! GINGERBREAD MEN! It’s super easy to find a nice Gingerbread man recipe online, but as Raffy is loving the story of the
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No bake, NO ADDED SUGAR Energy balls
No bake, NO ADDED SUGAR Energy ballsOk, so I’m not usually an energy ball girl. I actually get a little deflated at the amount of times people put up sugar free recipes for energy balls when in fact they are made
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No Added Sugar Apple Crumble Recipe
No Added Sugar Apple Crumble RecipeTowards the end of last year I did some work with Superdrug to create some healthy, warming recipes that were suitable for the whole family. One option that I created was a no added sugar
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How Much Sugar Should We Eat?
How Much Sugar Should We Eat?Something that still troubles me is that people still don’t really seem to understand the truth about sugar. What it is, what it’s in and why it’s not so good for our health? How much
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The TRUTH about Sugar…
The TRUTH about Sugar…One thing that still troubles me is that people still don’t really seem to understand the truth about sugar: what it is, what it’s in and why it’s not so good for our health? This
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The Sugar Reduction Summit Conference
The Sugar Reduction Summit ConferenceThe Sugar Reduction Summit is taking place once again this year on Thursday 22nd September at The Royal Society in London. This year the event is titled: The Sugar Reduction Summit; Industry, Regulation and Public
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Sugary Drinks Tax: Opinion…
Sugary Drinks Tax: Opinion…Well it’s been a huge week for nutrition news this week. The Government have announced that they are now going to be introducing a sugar tax (or sugar levy) on sugar sweetened beverages. The tax
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National Sugar Awareness Week: Sugar Facts…
National Sugar Awareness Week: Sugar Facts…As it’s National Sugar Awareness Week, I’ve written a short blog with a few of the KEY FACTS you need to know about sugar! What is sugar? In it’s simplest form, sugar is made up