writes Doctor Helen Coulthard from De Montfort University.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14532589
It is always reassuring to see something that you are doing being promoted in the national press and this article does just that for Mums Spaghetti!
Sophie and myself set-up Mums Spaghetti, offering cookery classes and a website with lots of tried and tested family and baby recipes because, not only are we mums, who have weaned our babies but we believe passionately in home cooked food for all the family to enjoy, including baby. For all the advertising and pretty attractive packaging that surrounds baby food, there is no substitute for the real deal; being what each and every parent can cook in their own kitchen, for their own family. Unfortunately the advent of baby food, baby food marketing and pre-prepared kiddie foods with all their delightful and enticing packaging seems to have somewhat replaced good old fashioned family meals that everyone can enjoy, including baby. Naturally parents assume that if it’s baby food, designed for baby, then it’s going to be best for baby, perhaps, unfortunately, taking confidence away from parents in their own ability to cook for their young families. But, of course there is no substitute for home cooking, with all its different flavours and textures. Home cooking generally involves making things from scratch and every time you make the same dish, it generally varies from the previous … may be ingredients are slightly different, you had some veggies that needed to be used up, so they went in, may be you added a little less stock … This all makes home food so much more interesting and definitely more tasty! Giving interesting and tasty food to a baby (after having sought advice from your health visitor or doctor about when and what to wean your baby) should set them up with a love of good food that will last a life time.
Plus, home cooking saves money too! If you don’t have a lot of time to cook (what mum has a lot of time to cook?!) there are so many quick and easy recipes (check out our website!) and of course, you can batch cook too. Love your Freezer because it is such a great tool in saving time and money when putting great grub on the table for your family!
The great thing about Mums Spaghetti is that it has been started up by 2 mums who are absolutely not chefs! We just love good food and want our children to grow up loving good food. We tell everyone who come to our classes, “If we can cook, sure as anything, you can cook too!”
Happy family cooking!
Sarah and Sophie
Mums Spaghetti – it’s never too soon for tasty food!
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