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17/10/2026

Comment GUIDE for our free baby pouch & snack guide.

Rice cakes are fine. Just not on their own.
Hardly anyone raises a child without them. The fix isn’t cutting them out, it’s what goes next to them. Protein or fat alongside the carbohydrate makes it a steadier snack.

Inside the guide:

✔️ A 10-second check you can do in the supermarket aisle
✔️ What to look for vs what to think twice about
✔️ Why “no added sugar” doesn’t mean no sugar
✔️ Why the NHS says babies under 12 months don’t need snacks — and how many are marketed to them anyway
✔️ Based on our analysis of 224 baby and toddler foods from 9 leading UK brands
✔️ Reviewed by registered nutritional therapists

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15/10/2026

12/10/2026

💩Comment QUIZ for our free gut health assessment.

Nobody tells you how much of parenting is quietly wondering whether that was normal. Brown, once or twice a day, is roughly the goal. Every three days? Eight times a day?

Lucinda Miller is one of the UK’s leading children’s nutrition practitioners, 30 years with families, three bestselling books — on what she looks at first, and when it’s worth a closer look.

Ten questions about diet, birth and daily habits, and you’ll see what might be worth looking at. Comment QUIZ 🤍

30/09/2026

Your gut affects your hormones. And your hormones affect far more than your cycle.

On 17 September, we hosted In Balance at Soho House Stockholm with Hormona | Award-winning hormone healthcare , bringing together a brilliant conversation around gut health, hormones and women’s health, and the connections between them.

Swipe through for some of the key takeaways from the conversation.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared their experiences and asked such thoughtful questions. 🤍

Curious where your own gut stands?
Comment BALANCE and we’ll send you a free 3-minute gut health assessment.

Want to understand your hormones over time? Hormona’s Wellness Test tracks estrogen, progesterone and FSH from home. Find out more via the link in bio.

25/09/2026

Pouches have their place. A long-haul flight, a day out or when there’s no time.

But they’re made to sit on a shelf for a long time — and processing for shelf life changes what’s left in the food. Less fibre. Less vitamin C.

NHS advice: don’t rely on pouches, jars and pots as everyday food. And squeeze the contents onto a spoon rather than letting your baby suck from the nozzle.

We analysed 224 baby and toddler foods from 9 leading UK brands and turned it into a free guide:
✔️ A 10-second check for the supermarket aisle
✔️ What to look for vs what to think twice about
✔️ Why ”no added sugar” doesn’t mean no sugar
✔️ Reviewed by registered nutritional therapists

Comment GUIDE and we’ll send it over 🤍

24/09/2026

Comment GUIDE to get the 10-second check our registered nutritional therapists do before any baby snack goes in their trolley.

In August we analysed 224 baby foods from 9 leading UK brands against the Government’s OHID voluntary guidelines. What we found is why I wrote to the UK Government, with 25 scientists and doctors, asking for those guidelines to become law.

The three checks in this carousel are the ones our experts use in the aisle. There are six in the full guide, along with what to avoid and how to read front-of-pack claims – developed by registered nutritional therapists.

Comment GUIDE and we’ll send the full guide to you.

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24/09/2026

Almost 60% of the baby foods we checked breached the UK’s own guidelines.

Comment GUIDE for our free baby food guide — what to look for, what to think twice about, and a 10-second check for the supermarket aisle.

We analysed 224 products from 9 of the UK’s biggest brands, against the Government’s voluntary guidelines.

Parents shouldn’t need a nutrition degree to read a pouch 🤍

22/09/2026

Child nutritionist on 5 ways to use baby food pouches better 👇

Pouches shouldn’t be an everyday food or make up the majority of a child’s diet — but they do have a place. So when you do use them, here’s how to use them well.

Charlotte’s 5 tips:
1️⃣ Use them now and then, not every day. Pouches are best as an occasional convenience, not a replacement for meals.
2️⃣ Look beyond the fruit ones — and check the back. Many lean heavily on fruit. Explore the savoury range (bolognese, chicken tikka…) and read the ingredients. Gut check: would you expect these ingredients if you made it at home?
3️⃣ Don’t feed straight from the pouch. Sucking from the spout means your baby misses touching, feeling and exploring food. Squeeze it onto a spoon or into a bowl.
4️⃣ Choose more texture. Babies need to practise chewing early on, so don’t rely on the very smooth ones.
5️⃣ Offer alongside finger foods. Pair a pouch with something to explore — rice balls, chapati, a soft veg.

The bottom line: pouches are fine when you need them, just not as an everyday food or the majority of the diet. Focus on variety, texture and family foods where you can. 💛

📌 Save this for your next shop, and send it to a parent who needs it.

22/09/2026

Child nutritionist on 5 ways to use baby food pouches better👇

Pouches shouldn’t be an everyday food or make up the majority of a child’s diet — but they do have a place. So when you do use them, here’s how to use them well.

Charlotte’s 5 tips:
1️⃣ Use them now and then, not every day. Pouches are best as an occasional convenience, not a replacement for meals.
2️⃣ Look beyond the fruit ones — and check the back. Many lean heavily on fruit. Explore the savoury range (bolognese, chicken tikka…) and read the ingredients. Gut check: would you expect these ingredients if you made it at home?
3️⃣ Don’t feed straight from the pouch. Sucking from the spout means your baby misses touching, feeling and exploring food. Squeeze it onto a spoon or into a bowl.
4️⃣ Choose more texture. Babies need to practise chewing early on, so don’t rely on the very smooth ones.
5️⃣ Offer alongside finger foods. Pair a pouch with something to explore — rice balls, chapati, a soft veg.

The bottom line: pouches are fine when you need them — just not as an everyday food or the majority of the diet. Focus on variety, texture and family foods where you can. 💛

📌 Save this for your next shop, and send it to a parent who needs it.

19/09/2026

Comment GUT to secure your spot.

You’ve spent a fortune on creams. Cut out half the fridge. So why does it keep coming back?

Whether it’s your child’s eczema or your own skin that won’t settle, we’re going live to unpack what standard testing often misses, why the gut is so closely linked to the skin, and the 3-step framework we use to test, support and track what’s actually changing.

Hosted by three gut-health experts:
Hannah Rayner, Registered Nutritional Therapist
Johanna Holtz, Clinical Nutritionist
Nora Cavani, Molecular biologist & Founder at Alba Health

The Gut–Skin Masterclass. Tuesday 22 September, 20:30 CET / 19:30 GMT. 60 minutes, free, with a live Q&A at the end. Live only, and there will be no replays.

Comment GUT and we’ll send you the link to save your spot.

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