toddler meals

Tilda Kids (Review)

June 18, 2012 by TheBoyAndMe 4 Comments

TheBoy was recently sent the new Tilda Kids rice range to try. This new range contains four, delicious, different flavours: Cheese & Tomato, Sunshine Vegetable, Sweet Vegetable & Wholegrain, and Mild & Sweet Curry Rice.

children's rice

They all sound very exotic and exciting for the average child's taste buds, but are all suitably mild in flavour so as not to cause an explosion on the tongue! Suitable for 3 years+, the range contains no nasties with natural ingredients used throughout. The back of the pack also suggests what they can be used to go with, for example the Cheese & Tomato rice will go nicely with meatballs. And because they provide 1 of your little one's 5 a day, they are a perfect accompaniment.

Available in 125g pouches most supermarkets, they cost £1.15. As The Boy is only just three he has a half portion at a time, and for busy work days it is a perfect solution to dinner times. Even Nana approves, and you know you're onto a winner when that happens!

We were sent these products for the purpose of this review. Our opinions are honest and unbiased.

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Update 19/06/12

Several people asked me why it was only suitable for 3yrs+ and so I asked the PR company. They said this:

The Tilda Kids range of products are specifically aimed at 3-9 year old children as this is where our research was focused. Therefore, this age groups taste, texture, ingredient etc preferences are at the core of the range.

However, the products are suitable for children older than 9 and younger than 3 years old provided they are fully weaned and happily able to eat solids.

Hope that helps?

Jubilee Special (Review)

May 30, 2012 by TheBoyAndMe 1 Comment

I've been sent two items recently that I really wanted to share with you because they are both incredibly cute and fabulous ways to celebrate Great Britain this Summer.

Clothes Plasters by Jennie Maizels

These clothes plasters are brilliant at extending the life of your little one's favourite pair of jeans or jacket. Iron-on patches that are hard-wearing and designed to cover little tears or worn areas on clothing. The London set of 5 has a lovely unisex selection of patches perfect for jazzing up any little girl's or boy's clothes, while the Pair of London Hearts might well be adorning something of The Boy's (or mine) when we go to Britmums next month!

Available from www.JennieMaizels.com

Milly Green Tableware

We like 'novelty' tableware in this household; it makes dinnertimes more fun and The Boy is more likely to finish his meal when he is engaged. Having been to London over the weekend, The Boy hasn't stopped talking about the London Eye and the big red buses that zoomed along the streets. Milly Green has created a set of tableware which celebrates all thing brilliant and synonymous with London. The gorgeous set includes a bowl, plate, cup and three piece cutlery set.

Available for £20.00 from www. MillyGreen.com

Review: Mrs Tinks

November 18, 2011 by TheBoyAndMe Leave a Comment

I like to ensure that all three of us eat home-made foods where and when possible. However, the curse of the working mum (albeit part-time) means that I don't tend to have the energy on a Wednesday or Thursday to prepare a meal from scratch. As Wednesday is a later than normal night, Mr. TheBoyandMe is in charge of dinner. Bless him, this can only comprise of getting a pre-made food out of the freezer and heating it; his favourite at the moment is quiche and chips for us. Therefore I need to make sure that there is a supply of nutritious, near-enough home-made meals for The Boy.

A lovely lady by the name of 'Mrs. Tinks' contacted me and asked if I'd like to try her meals. Ok, she asked if The Boy would, but I agreed on his behalf. A few days later, we took delivery of these:

There are four meals in the range:

Salmon & Cod Fish Pie: Luckily Mrs Tinks sent us two of these, because he adores fish, and this meal was no exception. The potato is light and fluffy, the fish is soft and tender, and there's added carrot! Bonus!
Chicken Curry: I've not ever shied away from giving The Boy spicy food, I used to mix a little curry powder into his cauliflower cheese on stage two weaning. Therefore I wasn't worried about giving him this. Combined with the sweetness of butternut squash, the mildness of coconut milk and the perfect mix of fresh ginger and additional spices, it's a mild and scrummy curry that he really enjoyed. Gluten Free.
Butternut Squash & Spinach Lasagne: I'm not ashamed that I pinched the other half of this one, I'm vegetarian and wanted to taste one of the meals! He was a little outraged that I was helping myself to his food, but it was so scrummy that he soon forgot about it. Layers of sweet butternut squash and steamed spinach, combined with the delicious cheese sauce made this one a definite winner, with both of us! Vegetarian.
Beef Lasagne: The Boy hates beef, yet I am desperate for him to eat it to ensure he's getting red meat in his diet. I normally have to smother it with either a tomato-based sauce or a cheese-sauce. This was the only beef meal that he has eaten willingly and with complete and utter enjoyment, that I have given to him as was. He wolfed it down and I can understand why; as a vegetarian it goes against the grain to say this, but it smelt divine. Plus there's added carrot.

The meals are available in both child sized portions, and (with the exception of the chicken curry) available in family-sized portions for 4-5 people. What I would say is that the children's meals are a really good size. I split each meal in half because The Boy wouldn't get through a whole one and I didn't want to waste it.

More information can be found on the Mrs. Tinks range here and on Facebook.

I was sent samples of the meals for the purpose of the review. My opinion is honest and unbiased.