Most of us look forward to the traditional Christmas dinner of turkey, roast potatoes and vegetables, with some of us making extra special effort of doing pigs on horse back, stuffing, cranberry sauce….the list is endless.  

Most children will find something they enjoy and even babies need meat and fish in their diet from around six months, so everyone can enjoy their Christmas roast. 

It can be a stressful time of year especially if you have children plus the added pressure of cooking for all the family. Remember that frozen vegetables often contains more nutrients than fresh as they are frozen within hours of being picked. So don’t try too hard by getting all fresh produce. Remember it is your Christmas too and you don’t want to spoil it by being tied to the kitchen. If you have lots of family coming over ask them all to bring something….it doesn’t mean you are not capable, it will just give you more time to socialise and spend some time with your children. 

Remember if you do have a baby and will be pureeing their dinner, use a baby food grinder for the potatoes as pureeing them in a blender breaks down the starch and will produce a sticky pulp! 

If you have slightly older children try to involve them, maybe they could help you make some Christmas biscuits or cakes. Use a basic recipe and buy some festive shape cutters, they will have fun cutting them out and when they are cooked they will love decorating them. There is some great tubes of coloured icing, get some sugar baubles and let their imagination go with chopped up fruit, the family will love them.