In a movement that could surprise some parents, Mumsnet has teamed up with Iceland Foods to launch a new range of frozen -placed dishes for children.
Small explorers, who are the very first website food products, cost £ 2 each and are intended to support families when there is no time to cook.
There are five different options, including fish pie, chalet pie, spaghetti Bolognais, cheese macaroni and tikka and chicken rice, and each dish contains one of your five per day. They would also have a high content of vegetables, a low salt content, no added sugars, no emulsifiers, no artificial ingredients and conservatives.
The range was tested by the taste of the Alder Hey Children hospital, as well as by the ambassadors of the charitable organization, with 5p of each meal bought from the charity for children. The charitable foundation Theiceland Foods will then correspond to a total of up to £ 50,000.
After being launched in Iceland and in food warehouse stores on April 8, the new meals divided mothers and dads online with some delighted to try them and others saying that they prefer to “cook from zero”.
In response to an article on the Little Explorers range, Kimbo Reid said: “It is a crossroads that
Amy Louise was a fan, by publishing: “ perfect for people who cannot cook, are occupied by work, etc. We have a nine -month -old child, I try to cook most days but some days if we went out and I am back to work, I had to use the pots. ”
Parent Carly Byres has accepted, adding: “I have a four -year -old child and I sometimes have to use prepared meals. I have so little time. I work full time and take care of a husband with SP. It is difficult to understand the balance, I love to cook and which I lack the time to prepare beautiful homemade meals. But when you have three hours between finishing work / management and bed, it is simply not enough time to prepare meals like that.
But what do the dietitists do with meals?
Metro asked two experts to give their point of view on the new range of small explorers.
The dietitian and nutritionist child, Sarah Almond Bushell, said to us: “It is good that they all contain one of their five per day, but the dietitists actually recommend two in the main meals of children.”
She adds: “Although the meals ready for children are practical, they do not help children grow to be happy health eaters because they need to share the same food as their family to learn.”
Meanwhile, the pediatric dietitian and the food therapist, Lucy Upton, known online as the dietitian of children, said Metro: “ Ready -to -use meals often have the reputation of being unhealthy, generally due to concerns about everything, the content of fat, sugar or salt, the minimum inclusion of foods rich in nutrients and / or the addition of preservatives or additives – HoweverThe reality is much more nuanced now.
“More and more brands are producing options with whole ingredients, a more balanced nutritional profile and to avoid unnecessary additives or preservatives – just like these Iceland and Mamms meals.”
She continued: “ Regarding the nutrition of children, parents always want peace of mind, and it is reassuring to see that they are weak with salt, only contain natural sugars (so none are added), and each meal offers part of the children five a day.
“According to a glance on the list of ingredients, it is clear that parents also know what is included – which is always reassuring, and I think you will a lot. I am sure that these meals will offer a practical option for the busy days that we all have as parents and at an attractive price.
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