Peter Gallacher

Gordon Ramsay's secret diet

In this article we spoke to wife of Gordon Ramsay, Tana Ramsay about how to put together a whole grain diet for your children.

Latest research shows that one in three people don't get any whole grain in their diet. Whole grains are cereal grains and are extremely important in order to obtain a healthy lifestyle. They provide B vitamins, vitamin E, minerals, carbohydrates and proteins.

One person who knows how important childrens diets are is mum of four Tana Ramsay. Along with husband Gordon Ramsay she has four children Megan, twins Jack and Holly and Matilda.

The Montessori trained teacher turned food writer believes most Mums want to cook healthy food for their children.

She said, "I'm not a chef, I'm just a domestic cook. I've never trained as a cook and I'm a Mum and I'm running a house and looking after the kids and I cook out of a want to give my children a very balanced diet to set them up with incredibly good habits for later on in life to maintain their health. That's what I want to do and I think that's a position that so many Mums find themselves in and yet they haven't got the time to sit and devote an entire afternoon to planning supper."

Many parents find it difficult incorporating foods like whole grains into every day diets but Tana says it couldn't be easier.

"It's very simple to incorporate into your everyday life. Start the day with a couple of Shredded Wheat and then that's your whole recommended daily intake already done. You could switch to using whole grain or brown bread and brown rice, brown pasta. It's really that easy. For your lunch always choose brown bread for a sandwich or wholemeal pitta bread. If you're having a pasta salad use some brown pasta in your pasta salad that's what I do for the children sometimes with their school lunchboxes. There are so many different ways you can fit it in," she said.

Tana is married to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay but he isn't the only person in the family who can create great food.

Tana also said: "I've actually come up with five recipes to help incorporate the three a day. I've done a lemon cheesecake using a cheerio base, I've done some stuffed chicken breast stuffed with tomato, mozzarella and basil and I've actually used whole grain bread for the breadcrumbs and I've crumpled up some Shredded Wheat into the mix and this gives a really nice texture to the outside of the chicken. I've done a knickerblocker glory using some of the cereal as well and quite often with the children's fruit I'll put in some yoghurt and stir in some oats and honey. Kids love anything crunchy."

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