MY TODDLER FEASTS ON SUGARY SNACKS. BUT WHAT CAN I DO? I’M AT WORK

BOrinA VOkO, 30, a political science and criminology graduate, works 35 hours a week as a senior carer. She lives in london with her husband Getin Boja, 45. they have a one-year-old daughter, Gerina.

MY DAUGHTER is only a year old, yet I’m already concerned about what nutrients she is missing out on.

As much as I love my husband, who stays at home with her, he doesn’t have the same patience I have to encourage her to finish a meal. Instead, to my horror, he will fall back on ready meals and sugar-laden snacks.

But what can I do? My job is mentally and physically demanding, with 12-hour shifts.

A typical day sees me wake up at 6am. I get up early so I can leave everything ready for my husband to care for our daughter. I cook at least three meals. For breakfast, I leave instructions for her to have a boiled egg. For 11am I prepare yoghurt with fruit. For lunch, I cook meat with some vegetables and put them in a mixer ready for my husband to blend. For dessert, there’s soft fruits like strawberry, melon or pineapple.

Dinner should be something like rice with vegetables. She has one bottle of milk after every meal.

I often spend my evenings preparing her meals for the following day from scratch. The problem is my husband will just give her biscuits or fruit juice. He doesn’t see the problem, but I believe it’s storing up issues for her health.

I’ve decided to ask my mum to move in with me. She used to make every meal from scratch when we were young. She still delivers homemade meals to my brothers. It might seem extreme, but what choice do I have? I need to work — but I can’t bear to think it’s at the expense of my child’s health.