I have said before that I’m not very good at cooking and I have no shame admitting that. There are a lot of times during the week that we eat frozen meals at home. They are convenient, easy to prepare and sometimes even tasty! 😉 My problem is that I always worry that my girls are missing out on a fresh meal with natural ingredients. This doesn’t happen during the weekend because we are lucky to have Daddy to cook delicious meals at home for us. My problem is during the week. How can I get the best of both worlds? A nutritious and fresh meal that I can put in my fridge to eat later during the week that is fresh and good for my girls. Well, I have finally found the solution to that! I was so lucky to be approached by the lovely Bels (Arabella), a wonderful nutritionist who has created Piccolo Plates with her business partner Els (Eleanor) who is a chef. They are both the perfect match for this business!
Piccolo Plates is a child friendly healthy food delivery service for families in London. They offer free delivery across London. Each dish costs £5 and serves 2 children. None of their dishes have added salt or added sugar. They are all simply natural and nutritious.
(Els & Bels)
Els & Bels want our children to feel happy, nourished and energised by healthy, non processed, homemade food. They want to help families with the task of cooking healthy food that our children will eat and enjoy. Bels came up with the idea of Piccolo Plates after working with families and seeing how hard it was for parents to provide a variety of healthy, nutritionally balanced food which children would then eat and enjoy.
Bels personally delivered to us, 6 different meals to try: Chicken and Pesto nuggets, Butternut Squash and Carrot Risotto, 7 Veggie Pasta Bake, Veggie Shepherds Pie, Cottage pie and Fish Pie. They all came with the ingredients, cooking instructions and expiration date on the front so it was clear what to do. My girls really enjoyed trying all of the different dishes. Sienna absolutely loved the nuggets. She ate it all by herself! Bella’s favourite was Butternut Squash & Carrot Rissotto. She ate it very quickly too. 🙂
You can see some photos of each meal below and how my girls really loved eating all of them:
Chicken and Pesto nuggets
Butternut Squash and Carrot Risotto
7 Veggie Pasta Bake
Veggie Shepherds Pie
Cottage pie
Fish Pie
All the Piccolo Plates dishes are delivered chilled for you to reheat at a time that suits you. Full cooking instructions are supplied with each dish. Also all the Piccolo Plates can be frozen for up to 3 months. You can order dishes up to 9am the day before your scheduled delivery of Tuesday or Thursday. For Tuesday delivery you should order by 9am on Monday and for Thursday delivery by 9am on Wednesday. Once you have placed an order they contact you to arrange an hourly delivery slot that suits you. They have a minimum order of two Piccolo Plates. They are also very happy to try and accommodate any allergy requests.
I guess this service can also be useful for schools that want to provide healthy lunches to their children or parents could use this service to deliver the food to their children directly to the school (if that’s an option) and forget about packing lunch boxes. This is not something that they provide yet but I can see them going towards that direction.
What do you think of this idea? If you are a busy parent and work all week, could this be a solution for you? Will you be willing to try a service like this for your children? Leave a comment below as I would love to read what your thoughts are.
*Disclosure: I was provided with 6 samples of meals in exchange for a blog post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Franca 💋
What a fantastic idea. Especially if you are busy and don’t have the time to cook from scratch.
The meals look delicious. I love the look of the Chicken and Pesto nuggets 😀
This is a great idea! I try to cook in the week, etc, but some days it’s just not possible. x #FridayFrivolity
Nice one El’s and Bel’s – they look delicious! Plus it takes the stress out of deciding what to cook each week – I hate having to come up with new meal ideas all of the time! Great idea! #KCACOLS
Alex we couldn’t agree more, which is why we want to try and help parents but taking away some of the stress of cooking. Thanks so much for the kind words
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I think I would quite like to eat those myself! Though it would be very lazy considering I both have time and like to cook haha. Plus the boy will only eat beans anyway pretty much…#KCACOLS
Sarah if you ever want a break from cooking we are here, would love to try and sneak something other than beans into your little ones !
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Oh wow, now this is cool! Do they also adhere to specific allergies, or is it just the same meals for everyone? I’m totally curious if they have something like this over here in the states, because this would be sooooo handy on the days I don’t have time to cook. Much better than takeout! Thanks for sharing <3 #KCACOLS
Hi Savannah, we cook everything to order so frequently tailor our dishes to accommodate specific allergies. Hopefully one day we will make it to the US. Have a great day.
No added sugar? OMG I need to check it out and it looks yummy too #KCACOLS
looks so nice and no added sugar! I need to check that out #KCACOLS
Wow these look great, and what a fab idea. Hopefully they’ll start delivering outside of London soon as I’d be keen to try that. I like cooking bit I really run out of ideas so this looks so cool X #KCACOLS
Hello Becky, thanks so much for your comment. As soon as we make it out of London you will be the first to know. Have a great day x
This sounds like a life saver for us! Both my folks work full time and travel away, so sometimes there’s nothing left in the fridge. This would take the hassle out of creating homecooked meals…where do I sign up? #KCACOLS
Hello Baby Isabella. We would love to cook for you, please do let us know if you are ever in London and we can sort it out. Have a great day. http://www.piccoloplates.com x
love it and want to try it too!
Wow, what an idea! Love it (: Kids deserve fancy pants takeaway too !! #KCACOLS
We couldnt agree more. if you ever fancy some all info can be found here http://www.piccoloplates.com/order xx
Ok I am starting to get jealous of the options you have over there. These sound awesome! #KCACOLS
OMG given my post of the week, I’m so going to try this. I am losing the will to live trying to cook something a) healthy b) that won’t end up on the floor. It is so upsetting when you put so much time and effort into something only for it to be rejected. This sounds like something I should at least try and I’ll feel much less emotional about anything that gets rejected (read: spat out). Thanks for sharing #KCACOLS
Ruth we would love to cook for you, sorry to hear there seems to be a bit of a backlash in your house at the moment. Have a great day x
Ah, I’m so jealous! These look incredible AND I was offered to try them – alas we live too far out. Boo! Haha, I’m glad you enjoyed them, they really do look fab. X
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Hello Kate, one day we will be able to reach you and you will be the first to know. Have a great day x
This is an excellent idea and one that will certainly help a lot of Mum’s out when they have got time to cook, or have nothing in the freezer. It would definitely help me when I have to pick my little one up from nursery in the middle of the day when she is sick and I get home to no food for her! Nightmare. Claire X #KCACOLS
Hi Claire, thanks so much for your post we would love to cook for you, will ping you an email now x
This is the second time I’ve come across this company lately – just what I need! #KCACOLS
Hi Natalie we would love to cook for you. We will be in touch x
Wow they all look delicious – chicken and pesto nuggets sound great ,, much better than the usual options ! #kcacols
Thanks so much, the nuggets are a sure hit with most kids and one of our best sellers. x
This is such an amazing idea – and very reasonable! My son would love all those meals…if only I lived in London!
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Fab idea, all those meals are ones I cook for my little one at home so having them delivered would be ace. I live up north so couldn’t use them. #kcacols
This looks great! We don’t live in London so it’s not something we can try out (unless they start something similar in Yorkshire – hint hint!) I too find it hard to find the time to cook and Arthur is a real cheese monster so often when I cook new things all he wants is cheese!! I have to admit – the nuggets would probably get eaten by just Arthur too – not sure I’d be able to spread that out between two children xx #KCACOLS
Hi Sarah, as soon as we expand out of London you will be the first to know. Arthur sounds like exactly the sort of little one we would love to cook for. Have a great day x
This is a fab idea, I imagine a lot of busy, working mums will love this! #KCACOLS
Hi Sarah, that is exactly what we want to do is help busy parents ensure that their children are getting as many of the best nutrients possible, whilst making their lives a bit easier. x
Ooh what a great idea! This would be fab for those days the kids have an after school activity as you could plan it in and know they’re still getting something nutritious even on the busy days. Love that you got the peonies in shot on the risotto pics too they’re gorgeous! 😉 #KCACOLS
If we can ever help you cook, please dont hesitate to get in touch x
The chicken and pesto nuggets sound delicious. I hope they tasted as good as they look! #kcacols
They seem to be a serious hit with lots of our little ones. x
What a great idea. I am a terrible cook and these are a great idea. Pen x #KCACOLS
Hi Pen, if we can ever help you cook we would absolutely love to x
Oh I love this, what a great idea! x #KCACOLS