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How much milk is two tablespoons of yoghurt worth? And what about cheese? I am certain it’s a very silly question, but I can’t shake it out of my head. It’s not a silly question at all. While it’s not difficult to estimate food portions or suitable amounts for adults, it is trickier when you’re looking at baby-sized portions. As a rule of thumb, 210ml of milk (a...

My two-year-old son has a couple of eating issues, but not the sort where he doesn’t eat. He eats anything and everything in sight but he seems to have intolerances to certain foods. A while back, we gave him scrambled egg. It reappeared completely undigested about an hour later, and everywhere his sick went, his skin erupted in to what can only be described as looking as if...

I’ve read about vitamin drops for babies, though my child has never taken them. He’s older than one, but I wondered if it’s worthwhile starting them now. If so, how long should I give them to him? Yes, it is definitely still worthwhile starting the vitamin drops. They help babies and young children in the UK to get enough of three key vitamins: A, C and D. While...