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A Unique Child: Nutrition - Super food!

At the Mulberry Bush nursery in Southampton, the winner of Nursery World’s Nursery Food Award 2017, its manager says ‘it is all about cooking with love’. Karen Faux finds out about its food ethos

Each child attending Mulberry Bush knows exactly who prepares their food, and that makes them feel really special. They enjoy watching chef Carol cooking their meals almost as much as they enjoy eating them. As co-owner Rachael Thomson says, ‘It is all about cooking with love.’

The smell of good food is always guaranteed to get the day off to a good start. ‘This morning I received an email from one of our parents to say how lovely it had been bringing her son Arthur into the nursery with cooking smells wafting from the kitchen. Carol had popped out to say “hello” to him, which pleased him greatly,’ says Ms Thomson.

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