Swine flu – some tips to ease the worry

January 8th, 2011 by Baby Meals

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In the last month there has been rising hysteria, again, about Swine flu. I totally bought into that hysteria (mostly created by the media) the first time round and I was wondering if my stress levels could take another round of worrying about it. I’ve been trying to remind myself that it’s generally a mild flu, just very contagious. That my kids are generally pretty healthy and I’m not pregnant, and my partner, with a dodgy kidney, has had the vaccine so I really don’t have anything to worry about – right? Pity my head isn’t the best at listening to rationale, especially when it comes to health issues. There’s that little voice that says “what about when it turns nasty…?”

As it happens, both my kids went down with flu on 1st January. They didn’t have runny noses or coughs (although they both have a slight cough now), just really high temperatures for about 3 days, shivering, aches and pains (judging by the squirming to get comfortable), loss of appetite and generally miserable. Obviously can’t be certain, but according to NHS direct very likely to have been swine flu. It was of course horrible seeing them so ill, and scary when your 18 month old won’t stop shaking with a 40 degree temperature at 2am. But they’re fine, and I am wondering why I worried myself quite so much. We have to remember that in healthy people, it’s a mild flu, and once you’ve had it, you probably won’t get it again.

I think one  of the reasons my kids shook it off relatively easily is because they’re pretty robust. When they were younger I really worried about how much they ate (which was a lot) and they were really chubby, and they’ve both got pretty good appetites now. But I feed them healthily, keep sweets etc to a minimum and I really believe that’s why they don’t get ill as often as other children, or as severely. I expect gene’s come into it to an extent, but this recent flu bug is, I’m sure, proof that trying to be as healthy as possibly food wise, really does pay off.

Soooo, if you’re worrying yourself sick about the youngest members of your family catching swine flu, and are trying to track down the vaccine privately with not much success, you can give your kids a bit of a boost to help fight it off if they come into contact with it by following some of the tips bellow:

  1. Boost with vitamin C – not just citrus fruits but also berries, broccoli, tomatoes, kiwi fruit, spinach and watermelon. If your kids won’t eat fruit try smoothies – even as ices they’re still good.
  2. Reduce their sugar intake – not only does it not have any nutritional benefits, it actually lowers the immune system leaving your children more open to infections.
  3. Add garlic to everything. It’s a natural force of nature and makes food taste delicious
  4. Probiotics to heal – especially if your child has to have anti-biotics
  5. Plenty of liquid – on a daily basis and especially important if they get a fever to keep de-hydration from occuring. Try honey and lemon drinks.
  6. Protein and zinc – the building blocks to cell development – vital for your childs immunity. Meat/fish, eggs, lentils and beans are good sources.
  7. Warming ginger – a clever spice which is great for treating many of the symptoms of flu. Coughs, blocked nose and even nausea. Best added to warm drinks for children.
  8. Three nutritious meals a day and healthy snacks (trying to ensure 5 portions of fruit and veg) – well fed children and happy and healthier children.
  9. Lots of good sleep, fresh air and exercise
  10. Keep their hands clean – 80% of diseases that make us ill are caught via touch.

And remember to speak to your doctor or NHS direct if you have any concerns about your childs condition or they just don’t seem to be getting better. Peace of mind is everything.

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New Years resolutions

December 30th, 2010 by Baby Meals

So come on then, how many new years resolutions do you make on the 1st January every year, and how many are broken by 1st February? These days it’s probably only one or two made and broken, but it is a known fact that any “resolution” made at the beginning of the year is rarely kept to. We need to be ready to give up something, or live in a different way (do more exercise, be less stressed etc), and not feel we have to do it at a set time – ie at the beginning of the new year. yes it’s a good incentive, but like giving up smoking, you can’t do it unless you really, really want to. And I know this because I can recall endless new years resolutions that I managed not to keep to.

Except one. Last year I made a new years resolution to cook a proper family lunch every Sunday that we were home. We’d were having snack like lunches and although we generally sat down all of us around a table for them – they weren’t exactly wholesome/healthy. And you know what, I’ve kept to it. It isn’t always a roast dinner. Sometimes it’s just sausages or fish pie. But it’s always freshly cooked with lots of veggies and usually a nice pudding. And it’s actually really easy to keep to – because it’s about family, and it’s enjoyable, and it’s lovely to see the happy faces at the end of it.

So along with taking up a gym membership, learning how to meditate and giving up chocolate, why not, if you don’t already do so, start cooking a proper family meal every Sunday lunch, even when it’s just you and the kids. It’s amazing how quickly it becomes part of the family routine and it will definitely outlive that gym membership.

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Christmas food for thought

December 22nd, 2010 by Baby Meals

Christmas is traditionally a time of over indulgence, lots of food, lots of drink, lots of late nights, and that’s not just the adults. Children get over-excited, eat too much chocolate, probably don’t sleep enough, and dealing with over-done children when you yourself are over done (aka hungover) isn’t fun. So we sort of look forward to the holiday season with a lingering feeling of dread/angst.

IMG_3003But actually, there’s a lot of potential health benefits to Christmas, especially for children. It’s family time, with family meals around a proper dinner table, it’s generally/hopefully a happy time, with laughter and singing and playing, pretty lights and decorations. All things which are good for our souls and excellent for kid’s development and general well-being. And then there’s the food itself, most of which actually has loads of nutritional benefits. And how many people DON’T have lots of left overs? Last year I got 8 pureed turkey dinners into the freezer before the end of Christmas day which my youngest, at 6 months old, loved – and it stopped my dad uttering the immortal words a week later (referring to the turkey) “ahh, this old friend again”.

  • “Christmas” oranges (clementines, satsumas etc) – sweet and very popular with children – mini oranges (actually types of mandarins) full of the benefits. Great source of vitamin C, folate, potassium and fiber.
  • Brussel Sprouts – High in protein and low in fat, Brussel Sprouts may not be that popular (whether it’s the taste or the side effects) but are actually really healthy. Belonging to the cabbage family they have high levels of vitamin C and could possibly help prevent the growth of cancer cells. They also contain high levels of vitamin A, calcium and potassium. And are really quite delicious with a creamy cheesy sauce
  • Cranberries – being a power berry these come into our A to Z of super foods for kids – and recent scientific research suggests that cranberries and cranberry products can help prevent certain cancers, heart disease and other serious illnesses as well as being very effective in the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections. It’s also thought cranberries contain properties that can help stop bacteria in the gut developing into a nasty tummy upset.
  • Red Cabbage – the antioxidant capacity of red cabbage is around 6-8 times higher than that of green cabbage, which in itself is a bit of a super-food. As well as it’s disease fighting beta-carotene (the pigments that give it its purple/red colour), red cabbage is also a good source of iron, calcium and vitamin C
  • Parsnips – this is a sweet root veg low in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol but high in dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, manganese, and potassium. Roasted parsnips are quite popular with little ones due to their sweet flavour.
  • Mince pies/Christmas pud/cake – OK so not that healthy due to the high levels of fat and sugar present – but actually, if you look at how much fruit these contain, there are also quite a few nutrients packed into these delicious deserts. Raisins: good, sultanas: good, Cherries: good, cranberries: good, currents: good. Orange and lemon zest and juice: great, and almonds: fab. So really, it’s better to eat a mince pie than a chocolate bar of bag of crisps because it’s got the good with the bad.

So the turkey dinner is actually rather a healthy one for our children, and us adults, and even the dessert isn’t so bad. We’re all going to have children bouncing off the walls at some point, whether it’s due to one too many chocolates, or presents, but at least we know that most of it, is doing them quite a but of good.

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10 fun festive food ideas

December 21st, 2010 by Baby Meals

It’s not exactly the season for healthy eating (although you’d be surprised at the health benefits of the humble brussel sprout) so I’m not even going to attempt to keep this list healthy. It’s all about fun for the holidays, and keeping the children entertained.

  1. photo-2Biscuit Christmas tree decorations – we’ve just made some of Nigella Lawsons - great fun for the kids and will raise lots of “ahhs” from the relatives on Christmas day – and they’re rather tasty too. You can buy Christmas biscuit cutters, usually in a set, in kitchen shops and department stores.
  2. Bake a Christmas cake – many say this has to be done 3 weeks before Christmas, but actually there are plenty of recipes out there where this isn’t necessary and my mum never made hers that far in advance and it was always delicious. I’ve now started the tradition with my own daughter using this recipe . Looking forward to icing and decorating it with her on Christmas eve.
  3. Home made Christmas crackers – if you’re anything like us, we get through masses of kitchen role and a little while ago I started keeping hold of the tubes for “creative time”. I am now overrun with them. But I had an idea to make our own crackers for the Christmas table containing goodies, either homemade or bought (non-perishable of course), inside. Try using this method with the kids.
  4. Other edible Christmas decorations – threading wool through sweets to make sweet garlands, or making citrus and spice decorations that smell delightful, will keep your little ones busy while you carry out more important duties, such as stuffing the turkey.  Here are some edible decoration ideas.
  5. Build a gingerbread house – If you’ve been watching any of the festive cookery programmes you may have caught Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s gingerbread house creation. Perhaps a little too adventurous but perhaps a small shed is more doable and not only is it educational and creative, you all get to eat it as well.
  6. Festive jelly castles – Another idea off a festive TV programme (I have a small obsession) – choose red or green jelly and dig out those castle sand buckets from the frozen sandpit, and give them a thorough wash. Then choose your jewels. Berries, mandarin segments (or other fruit), jelly sweets, dolly mixture, Liquorish Allsorts… Make up the jelly mixture and pour over the “jewels” and wait for it to set before the great unveiling. You could even invest in some actual jelly moulds, and if you don’t have enough to do, make your own jelly out of fruit juices.
  7. Make a trifle – A pudding that is traditionally part of Christmas but is often forgotten about.  And they are a great pudding to make with children because of all the layers of familiar food, and bright colours, not to mention the decoration on top. You can pretty much make it up as you go along but here’s a trifle recipe for guidance.
  8. Making treats for presents – little cellophane bags of homemade truffles, peppermint creams, fudge, toffee, festive biscuits, mini brownies etc make fantastic presents from children to aunts, uncles, grandparents, teachers… Most of these are really easy to make with kids (except the ones involving hot sugar, obviously), cost pennies and it means fewer presents for you to buy.
  9. Christmas pizza – obviously pizza isn’t a festive food but turn it into a Father Christmas pizza (mozzarella beard/hair, olive eyes, tomatoes source cheeks/hat, peppers for mouth/ears) and it becomes as festive as a Christmas tree. We like fun homemade pizzas and so do kids, and it can provide a bit of respite to the usual heavy Christmas food. Here’s our homemade pizza recipe
  10. Mince pies – Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without mince pies and they are so easy to make. With all the ready made ingredients available in most food shops, all you have to do is roll, cut and bake. And they’re really good for helping toddlers with hand co-ordination; cutting out, and spooning mince meat into the cases. We made some for a school cake sale and they went down a storm. And they were pretty much made entirely by a 3 year old.

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Judgmental parents

December 8th, 2010 by Baby Meals

I had an interesting conversation the other night about present day parenting and why it seems to be more stressful than it was in our parents and grandparents day, given we have more help, more gadgets, more support. We seem to be more time strapped which could be because more mums have to and choose to combine career with parenting. But on a mental level, we seem to worry much more about how we’re doing as parents, if we’re doing it right, how we should be doing it and what other parents are doing. Are they doing it better?

Netmums are currently running a survey about “Perfect Parents” and if they exist. Well for one, the term “perfect” is very subjective. My idea of “perfect” is probably quite different to someone else’s. If your child grows up to be well mannered, creative, outgoing, honest, bright, an academic achiever, confident, healthy etc does that mean you’ve been a perfect parent? Or does it mean you’ve found yourself a time machine and you’re living in the 22nd century with a robot child? What on earth is a perfect parent? Someone who grows and cooks all their own food? Someone who can discipline without shouting? Someone who takes their child to every activity, plus works, plus runs a meticulous house? But at what price to themselves? You spend the first 10 years of your childs life turning yourself inside out trying to be “perfect” and then spend a year having a nervous breakdown because at the end of the day, you’re only human.

What gets to me today, is all this talk about “perfect” parenting. All these people saying we should be doing it this way, or that way. That feeding your child this way is better, or disciplining your child that way is better. So we tie ourselves up in knots wondering if we’re “doing it right” and if people think we’re a bad parent because we’re not doing it the way they think is the right way.

I read Gina Ford when I had my first child as I have a belief that a child should fit into our lives as much as possible not the other way round. I knew I wanted to routine breast feed, not demand feed. But I didn’t like the way Gina Ford dictated. It wasn’t advice, it was a woman who hasn’t had babies telling us that there is no other way but hers. So after throwing the book in the bin, I did fish it out and took little bits as guidance but the rest i did what worked best for us as a family. But I know I was judged for not demand feeding. I know of a conversation that was had behind my back – why? My child thrived, and that was all that mattered.

At the end of the day, websites, books and people offering advice on different aspects of parenting should make it clear that it’s advice, and isn’t the be all and end all. We know we need to feed our children nutritionally and well to get them off to a good start, but whether you breast feed or bottle feed, whether you demand feed or routine feed, whether you wean with a spoon or with BLW (Baby Led Weaning), it’s up to you as the parent. I tried BLW with my second child and I found it rather stressful and so stuck with spoon feeding. I weighed up the pro’s and cons and made a decision. But that’s not to say it doesn’t work brilliantly for other families. I just wish advocates of BLW didn’t shove it down peoples throats as if it’s the best and only way to wean. It isn’t, and it’s not a sign that you’re a better parent than others if you use that method.

Of course there are things that get to us individually – we all have our pet hates, which will make us judge people, whether it’s as parents, or just human beings. I can’t stand bad manners – whether it’s in a child or adults – and if I come across a child who’s rude and bad mannered I do judge the parents. And likewise if a child is overweight I have a tendency to think rather negatively about the child’s parents….

But really, if a child is happy, healthy, secure, pleasant – in other words, if they’re thriving -  then who are we to judge how they got to that point.?

We as parents can only do our best and need to spend more time enjoying the childhood years and less worrying if we’re doing it right or if other people think we’re doing it right. I often hear other mums say “So and so makes me feel like such an inadequate mum” And all these mums are far from inadequate. Of course we’re all entitled to our opinions, and views. A difference in opinions is what makes life interesting, but we need to stop judging other peoples parenting as if the world is a court and we are the jurors. It isn’t and we’re not. Parenting is a tough job and all we all need is support, guidance and encouragement in a very non-judgmental way.

PS I really hope users of Baby Meals don’t think I’m dictating at any point on the site. Really, really don’t mean to and please point out anywhere where it might be the case.

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A tip for child sleep problems

December 7th, 2010 by Baby Meals

Last night my son decided to wake up at 1am and didn’t go back to sleep until 5am. Suffice to say I wasn’t a very happy mummy this morning. And I have no idea what was up with him. He’s been doing it a bit recently and apart from perhaps a troublesome canine trying to push through, can’t find a reason. I know sleep problems are common and almost a rite of passage for parents, so the a tonne of advice out there to help us combat them. But the most useful advice I”ve found actually relates to nutrition and how that can help or disrupt sleep. Whether you’ve always been a firm advocate of Gina Ford, or prefer the more natural, baby led, way of parenting, in the early months, it was all about feeding your little baby as much as possible in the lead up to night, whether they were naturally demanding it or otherwise. To get through the night and give you some much needed sleep they needed to be well fed and sated. Well that doesn’t really change just because they’re a year or so older. After a troubled night it’s worth looking back at what you’re tricky sleeper ate the day before, and most importantly the evening before. Did they eat a full supper? Did they seem hungry before bed? Perhaps, if they still have milk in the evening, they need a little extra?

And even if they’re eating plenty, it might not be plenty of the right stuff. Too much sugar before bed will stimulate them and not keep them full for the night. Same goes for certain additives. Food such as pasta, potato, rice and oats will keep your child full for longer and are good to include at the end of the day.

For more information on how nutrition could help sleeping problems, check out this website www.trickykidz.co.uk – many parents don’t consider the sleepless nights could be down to what their child is eating and could be pleasantly surprised by the results. I for one will be feeding my wakeful boy a large bottle of milk and a (sugar free) oat cookie before bed.

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Fussy eating – toddlers

November 29th, 2010 by Baby Meals

My daughter has always been a really great eater. To the point where I’ve really worried about her weight and she was definitely a more chubby baby than most, if not all, of her little friends. I wouldn’t have classed her as fussy because she was always a good eater, even though there were definitely things she wouldn’t touch from the word go. She’s never been particularly brilliant with vegetables but because she likes soup and eats pretty much all fruit I’ve never worried that she wasn’t eating healthily enough. And she’s always been pretty healthy in herself, which I’ve put down quite a bit to her healthy eating habits.

However, recently that’s all changed. She’s just hit 3 and a half and bit by bit over the last few months she’s become more and more fussy. In fact the only savoury things she now eats without any coaxing is spaghetti bolognese, sausages and ham and cheese (preferably on their own). Every mealtime had become a fight, and usually ends in someones tears (with insomnia usually mine). She does eat fruit without a fuss and yoghurts and anything sweet, but anything else, non sugary basically, she picks at, and if I left her to it, would probably be sitting there for hours. And in fact she didn’t even eat her cereal properly this morning. She hasn’t been very well this last week so I could put some it down to that, but really, it’s been happening for weeks so it must be more.

I now have so much more sympathy with parents who’ve had to deal with fussy eating from the outset. Being faced with it 3 times a day, is so exhausting. I can really see how parents just give up on the healthy eating and give the kids what they want. But how is that really helping our children? Maybe it is just a faze and no matter what I do she’ll get there in her own time, but then again, I’ve know kids of 10 plus who’ll only eat pizza.

So I’m working through our fussy eating tips – making food look more interesting, letting her cook with me (not just sweet things), persevering with putting food she’s fussy about in front of her in the hope she’ll start to like it. If anyone has any more tips I’d love to know!

And her brother isn’t helping, being a total dustbin (he’ll literally eat everything – including plants if he can, which he then has allergic reactions to). The other day I was really impressed as O had eaten most of her carrots and peas without me having to bribe her, until I saw her feeding them to L, one by one. Sneaky little devils.

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Seasonal goodness

November 17th, 2010 by Baby Meals

Seasonal eating is good for the climate, good for local industry, good for your pocket and good for you and your family, and this is the season of real abundance when it comes to earthy/healthy veg and good English food. From now until January there’s loads of delicious seasonal produce your little one will love, and they’ll also help keep the winter bugs at bay, and because they’re in season, they’re cheaper, which is handy given how money just seems to vanish at this time of year.

The following are at their best right now and perfect for children of all ages, whether your at the pureeing stage or full family meals.

  • Parsnips – a sweet root veg low in Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol but high in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate, Manganese, and Potassium. For littlest ones try out our chicken, apple and parsnip puree. Or parsnip and rosemary chips for older kids.
  • Beetroot – From the same family as chard and spinach, Beets are loaded with vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and C.  The greens have a higher content of iron compared to spinach.  They are also an excellent source of calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, sodium and iron. Babies and toddlers love the bright colour. Great as a soup.
  • Butternut squash – a very good source of vitamins A and C and a good source of beta-carotene, magnesium, manganese, calcium and potassium. Makes a delicious soup with carrot and sweet potato, but my toddler loves it just roasted.
  • Celeriac – A type of celery grown as a root vegetable it’s low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol but high in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Phosphorus, Potassium, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin B6, Magnesium and Manganese. Great added to soups or mashed with other root veg.
  • Swede – this sweet root vegetable has a good mineral content including calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and manganese. It also provides some fibre and vitamins A and C. Babies will love it mashed with some cheese and older children like it mashed or roasted.
  • Leeks – One of our super foods, leeks can be added to any savoury dish to add strong flavour. Or on their own, boiled, with a tasty cheese sauce with a bit of white fish.
  • Apples and Pears –  no not cockney rhyming slang, but tasty juicy fruit, full of vitamins, and great from 4 months to, well, forever.
  • Cranberries – Not just for Christmas – cranberries are a bit of a super berry, thought to cleanse the urinary tract (kidneys etc) and rid the gut of harmful bacteria. Sprinkle dried cranberries on cereal in the morning for slow energy release.

And if that wasn’t enough, also in season are:

Broccoli, spinach, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, carrots and sweet corn

For more on healthy fruit and veg see our A to Z of super-foods for kids and check out some of our delicious recipes

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A tax on junk food?

November 15th, 2010 by Baby Meals

Denmark is one of the “slimmest” countries in Europe, where the UK is the fattest, and even though child obesity is now on the decline for the first time in 60 years, they’re still concerned enough that they have put a tax on junk food. Adult obesity is still on the increase but they just don’t want to become, well, Britain. It’s thought the tax on junk food would work in the same way as the tax on cigarettes, where by smoking and smoking related illnesses began to decrease almost immediately after the tax was bought in.

iStock_000007510097XSmallSo if all the most fatty and unhealthy food was taxed, and more expensive, than healthier food, would it really change peoples behaviour enough that the rising trend of obesity could be reversed?

In the UK, a third of children are overweight or obese and two thirds of adults – by 2050 it’s estimated obesity will cost the country £32 billion. It’s a serious epidemic, and it’s hitting our children the hardest, whether they’re living, and caring for obese parents with long term health problems, or are obese or overweight themselves and are suffering health problems, or self esteem problems caused by how they look and/or bullying. So why is our government not willing to put a tax on junk food? Yes they don’t want to be seen as telling people what to eat and drink, but it’s not as if they would be taking away peoples choices? It’s not the same as the smoking ban which basically tells people where they can and can’t smoke, all it does it make food that is bad for us, a little more expensive, and people would have to think twice about buying and eating it. And the tax will help cover the costs caused by obesity.

The fact is, junk food is by and large cheaper than healthy food (if you want instant sustenance), so surely if you want to get people to eat less junk food, making it more expensive makes perfect sense? And yet it’s very unlikely to happen in this country. It really baffles me.

By 2050 public health officials fear heart disease will be up by 10% and type 2 diabetes up by 70%. Scary figures. Perhaps taxing junk food would just be too little too late. Perhaps it wouldn’t stop people from buying and eating it. But surely doing something is better than nothing?

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Pumpkin power

October 27th, 2010 by Baby Meals

You’d have to be blind not to notice that it’s pumpkin season. And most people probably just buy them to turn in to scary/fun Halloween decorations, but there’s much more to this great orange vegetable than witches, ghosts and trick or treating.

Pumpkins are part of the squash family and originate from North America, which is probably why they’re so popular there for Halloween and Thanks Giving. Around this time of year you can find all sorts of wonderful pumpkin dishes on American menus, and even festivals dedicated to it.

Pumpkins, as with other squash varieties, are packed full of nutrients and health benefits, from it’s tough skin through to the pith and seeds. Pumpkins are very high in potassium (a mineral very important for nervous system and brain development, and general cell and muscle growth), as well as having good levels of beta-carotene (converted into vitamin A in the body – a powerful antioxidant) and vitamin C.. They’re also a good source of calcium and fibre, as well as other vitamins and minerals. The seeds are an excellent source of zinc and omega-3 fatty acids (good fats essential for growing children).

Eating wise pumpkin can be used in sweet and savoury dishes, on it’s own or as a delicious accompaniment. It’s great for young babies and children as it makes a really smooth puree/mash or even roasted it goes very soft, and it’s very easy to digest (see Pumpkin and apricot rice). And it makes a wonderful soup that the whole family will enjoy.

And if you want to go traditional this season, here’s a recipe for pumpkin pie (said in a dodgy Texan twang).

So when you’re done with your celebrations this weekend, don’t throw out your pumpkin, turn it into something tasty for everyone to enjoy.

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