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Just some of the things I refuse to do as a registered dietitian! When I started in Dietetics (26 years ago!!!), I never thought that today most of my job is trying to help people feel more relaxed about food. Its a crazy old world!

Tell me in the comments what you refuse to do when it comes to food and feeding your family.

Mini reduced-sugar gingerbread men for little tummies (not “sugar-free”… and there’s a reason 👇)

You’ll see loads of “sugar-free” gingerbread recipes online, but most still use honey, syrup, juice or fruit purée – and all of those count as free sugars too. So I’m calling these what they are: reduced-sugar gingerbread men.

A few things to know:

🌲I use honey here, not because it’s healthier than sugar (it isn’t), but because it gives a smoother dough and most of us actually have it in the press. Golden syrup or brown sugar work just as well if that’s what you’ve got.

🤶These are mini gingerbread men on purpose – not café-sized giants 🙈 Smaller biscuits = less sugar per biscuit. Each little man has about 1g added sugar.

🍯Not for babies under 1 – because of honey (botulism risk) and because it’s best to avoid added sugar for babies where you can, even the “fancy” ones like maple syrup or coconut sugar.

🥶You can freeze the dough and bake from fresh, which is ideal if you don’t want 60 little faces staring at you from the tin all week.

👩‍🍳Getting kids involved with rolling and cutting is a lovely low-pressure way to get them touching, smelling and exploring food… long before they actually eat it.

Recipe is in the post 👆
Save this for December baking and tag me if you give them a go.

27 years as a dietitian and I still raised eye brows when I say…
🍫 I eat chocolate and pizza
🍞 Cereal for dinner is fine
🥦 There’s no perfect way to eat

Food has become so complicated.
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💬 Which slide hit home for you?
📌 Save this for the next time a headline makes you doubt yourself.