Foods we choose determine the quality of life we can expect. Buying and preparing local, seasonal, organic food builds a culture of a caring community and helps create mental, spiritual and physical wellbeing, says Daphne Lambert
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Daphne Lambert whose book, The Organic Baby and Toddler Cookbook offers advice on feeding young children and many delicious recipes. A varied diet, rich in vegetables, fruits, pulses, wholegrains, cold pressed oils, seeds and nuts and low in (or free from) foods of animal origin is ideal.

This diet is rich in vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids, which are critical for brain development. The human brain has a thousand billion cells and is the earliest organ to develop. 70 per cent of brain cells are built during foetal life and the brain continues to develop after the baby is born until the age of six. These early years lay the nutritional foundation on which to build a healthy life, empowering children with enough knowledge on nutrition to enable them to make healthy choices.
Daphne Lambert is an organic chef and founder of the Penrhos School of Food and Health at Penrhos Court Hotel and Restaurant in Herefordshire.
FURTHER INFORMATION : The Organic Baby and Toddler Cookbook’ ISBN 1 870098 86 2 available from Penrhos: 01544 230720