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My Kids Are Fussy But Oddly Obsessed With These Spinach-Packed 'Dinosaur' Muffins

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30.01.2025

Dinosaur muffins are a firm favourite in our household. Here's how to make them.

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If there’s one thing I’ve discovered after weaning two kids onto solid food, it’s that even if you start off well and offer all the veggies, at some point between six months and toddlerhood your child will probably recoil at the sight of green food.

My eldest, who used to love broccoli as a baby, can’t even look at a floret without her face wrinkling in disgust.

She can just about handle the odd pea, but anything else green – whether that’s green beans, kiwi, cabbage, or even a measly bit of basil on a pizza – is met with repulsion.

My youngest is slowly becoming the same. Broccoli, in particular, gets hurled across the kitchen and peas are forcibly ejected from her mouth.

So you can imagine my delight that both children will happily sit and munch some extremely green ‘dinosaur’ muffins which I now make on a weekly basis.

What are dinosaur muffins?

The spinach, banana and sweetcorn mini muffins recipe actually comes from Joe Wicks’ baby-feeding bible: Wean In........

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