Another digestion aid is ginger which many new mothers discovered during their morning sickness months during pregnancy. If ginger was often found in your diet when pregnant then baby may already be used to this sweet, warming flavour. Ginger is warming and soothing and eases nausea. 

Ingredients

• 1 Apple
• Ginger root
• 1 fresh fennel
• Sugar
• 1 baby biscuit (optional)

Recipe

1. Put a cup of water in a pan and bring to the boil.

2. Add 1 teaspoon of white sugar, ½ a teaspoon of grated fennel and 1 teaspoon of grated ginger root into the water and leave to simmer for half an hour. Strain through a sieve to remove the fennel and ginger and leave to cool.

3. Peel and chop the apple into small cubes.

4. Put 2 tablespoons of the ginger and fennel syrup into a pan then add the apple. Leave to cook on a very low heat until the apple has become a purée.

5. Leave to cool then test to make sure that the fennel and ginger are not too strong. If they are too strong add a little more water or another puréed apple.

6. For a thicker treat make an Apple Tummy Settler Crumble by adding a crushed baby biscuit.

Any leftover syrup can be used to add to juice for adults or older children.