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The kit is designed to start at around 6 months, the age at which the NHS and most paediatric guidelines recommend introducing solids. If your baby is showing readiness signs a little earlier or later than 6 months, that's completely normal - use our Is my baby ready yet? page to work through the signs together.

Absolutely. You don't have to start from Week 1. Message us at help@vandme.co.uk and tell us roughly where you are in your weaning journey - which flavours you've introduced, whether you've started allergens and we'll advise which week to start from. Check out the menu page here.

Use code WEEK2 or WEEK3 to begin from the relevant week.

Each week you receive two deliveries (Friday & Wednesday), each containing a few days' worth of food. Over the full 5-week programme you receive:

- 35 different fresh purees (100g each)
- 35 different fresh finger foods (20g each)
- A personalised weaning diary to track your baby's progress
- A V&Me feeding set (soft weaning spoon and bib)
- A comprehensive weaning guide
-Access to exclusive members-only content and expert support

Each day you'll receive 100g of puree and a 20g finger food. At the start this will be more than enough for the one sitting per day your baby will eating (to account for mess!)

Depending on how much your baby is eating, you can then split the puree into two sittings and use finger food as another to help them get used to having three mealtime sittings per day.

Each day includes both. The puree (100g) is spoon-fed and ensures good nutritional intake, your baby can actually swallow and digest it from day one.

The finger food (20g) is designed for your baby to explore independently: picking it up, mouthing it, squishing it. It helps develop fine motor skills, oral awareness and confidence with different textures.

Together, this combination approach gives you the best of both puree feeding and baby-led weaning (BLW).

Week 1 starts with simple single bitter vegetables such as broccoli, kale, courgette - which research suggests helps prevent fussy eating later.

From there, meals gradually become more complex: we introduce combinations, then proteins, carbohydrates, and the three key allergens introduced gradually.

Textures also progress across the five weeks from smooth purees toward lumpier, more textured food. Nothing is random, the sequence is planned by our paediatric dietitians.

No. Every single day is a different meal!35 different purees and 35 different finger foods across the 5 weeks. No two days repeat.

No cooking required. The meals arrive chilled in vacuum-sealed pouches which just need a quick reheating in simmering water (full reheating instructions are provided with your deliveries)

We source seasonal, fresh ingredients from the same suppliers used by Michelin-starred restaurants across London.

For seasonal UK produce, we use Nature's Choice and Natoora.

For meat, we use Direct Meats (free-range and fresh).

For fish, we use Daily Fish (sustainably sourced).

There are no frozen, preserved, or processed ingredients in any of our meals.

None. No added salt, added sugar, artificial flavourings, preservatives or additives of any kind - in line with NHS guidance for babies and children under 5.

Flavour comes from fresh ingredients, herbs and spices only.

We use the highest-quality fresh seasonal ingredients, many of which are sourced from farms that use sustainable or organic practices. Not every ingredient carries an official organic certification, but our sourcing standards are high and we'd always rather use the freshest seasonal produce than insist on a certification that sometimes means produce has travelled further.

Over the 5 weeks, your baby will be introduced to egg, fish, and gluten, in that order. Each allergen is introduced with at least 3 days in between, so that if a reaction occurs, you can identify which food caused it. Once introduced, each allergen continues to appear on the menu regularly — consistent exposure is how you confirm tolerance.

Peanuts are not included because our kitchen is completely nut-free; we provide detailed guidance on how to introduce these safely at home.

Stop feeding that allergen immediately and follow the NHS guidance on allergic reactions in babies (seek emergency care if severe).

Once you know which allergen your baby can't tolerate, contact us at help@vandme.co.uk and we'll adjust all remaining deliveries to exclude it.

The meals in the weaning kit contain no dairy ingredients - the weaning kit is inherently dairy-free and suitable for babies with CMPA allergy.

The 5-week programme does include meat and fish - these are integral to the nutritional progression and allergen introduction.

We don't currently offer a vegetarian or vegan version of the weaning kit. If you'd like to discuss this, please get in touch.

We hold a 5-star hygiene rating and operate under a strict additional hygiene protocol.

All kitchen staff hold food hygiene certificates and undergo regular health checks. We flash-freeze a sample of every dish produced and retain it for 10 days, conducting regular microbiological testing to the highest standards.

All cooking equipment is sterilised with Milton disinfectant between uses, and high-quality sterilised water is used to make all purees.

Our menus are planned by Ruth and Jo, two of the UK's leading registered paediatric dietitians specialising in infant and toddler nutrition. They've ensured that every meal meets NHS and SACN nutritional recommendations for babies in the first year.

Our chefs then cook each dish fresh daily in our Battersea kitchen.

We deliver across a roughly 12m radius of our Battersea Kitchen using our own private delivery fleet. Check the delivery area here.

Your food is cooked fresh and delivered chilled, straight to your door, on Fridays & Wednesdays each week.

We deliver twice a week to ensure maximum freshness. Meals arrive in vacuum-sealed pouches and should be placed straight in the fridge - they'll keep for up to 7 days.

Deliveries are made during the morning. We'll send you a notification on delivery day. If you have a specific access requirement (concierge building, gate code, etc.), please add a note to your order or contact us in advance so our team can plan accordingly.

Our riders will follow any safe-place instructions you've given us. If you haven't provided one, they'll attempt contact and leave a note with our number.

We'd strongly recommend giving us a safe-place or a neighbour's address as a backup to avoid your food sitting out for too long.

If a delivery fails, contact us at help@vandme.co.uk and we'll do our best to rearrange.

Yes. Delivery is included in the kit price — there are no extra fees.

Yes, with notice. Just let us know your dates in advance and we'll pause your programme and pick up exactly where you left off when you're back.

Your baby won't lose any progress — the weeks simply resume from where you stopped.