FAQs

Our meals are specifically designed for babies and toddlers aged from 6 months – 4 years. All our meals are suitable from 6 months but you may wish to start your weaning journey with simple vegetables and fruits for the initial weeks. We recommend starting with bitter green vegetables for the first 1-2 weeks, before moving on to sweeter vegetables and fruits. We have just launched the UK’s first fully planned out weaning kit to take the stress completely out of weaning, visit our weaning page for more information!

No, we believe in giving the freshest taste, that’s why we don’t use frozen ingredients or go through any unnecessary processes to extend the shelf life of our meals. Instead, we use the best seasonal ingredients and cook them from scratch every morning before delivering them straight to your door from our kitchen.

Yes, Jo Lenz our Paediatric Dietitians fully plan every single dish which appear on our menu. She also goes through a strict process to plan out each day and week to ensure your baby has the optimal nutritional balance as well as exposure to new flavours and tastes.

No, none of our meals or desserts contain any added salt or sugar and we also do not use any additives or preservatives.

We source the best quality, freshest seasonal ingredients from reputable suppliers who also supply all the Michelin 3* restaurants in London. For the seasonal, local product from low-pesticide UK farms, we use Nature’s Choice and Natoora. We use Direct Meats for their fresh free-range meat products and Daily Fish for their sustainably sourced sea foods.

Yes, for babies, there are 3 textures to choose from, please select which texture you require at the Checkout. We know that you may want to change the texture as they grow, so you can edit your anytime via your account. We do encourage you to move on swiftly with the textures! See our dedicated texture page here for more info.

As planned by our Dietitians, for baby meals, mains are typically 100g, and boosters are 40-50g (this can vary slightly as meals are cooked fresh like a restaurant). Toddler meals are typically 200g snacks are around 90-100g. Portion sizes may vary due to nutritional density.

All allergens are highlighted in bold on our menu page.

We update our menu page every Sunday night for the following 2 weeks, so if you see your favourites, you can edit your delivery days via your account. Although we would encourage you to try different flavours as the more exposure you give to your little one, the less likely they will become fussy eaters later in life. You can add or remove delivery days from your weekly order two working days (Saturday is a working day for us) before your delivery day, before midday via your account.

Babies have an innate preference for sweeter food and it may take up to 20 tries for them to get used to a new taste. That’s why we have different menus every day, to make sure they are exposed to all the different tastes and flavours from a young age. You can always start with a few “favourite” days and build up from there.Don’t give up if they don’t demolish the first meal, building healthy habits doesn’t happen overnight!

All our food is cooked fresh, daily (yes, every day!) and delivered to your door chilled to give you the flexibility of when you consume it. We provide detailed reheating instructions with every delivery, so you are never in doubt about how best to reheat something!

Please store them in the fridge as soon as you receive them. While reheating, we recommend following our instructions for best results, which you will receive with your daily menu. Please note appliances vary so please ensure the food is heated until piping hot and cooled down slightly before serving. Please take the food out of the containers before reheating in the microwave.

Shelf life depends on the product format.

Our regular baby and toddler meals are delivered fresh and should be kept refrigerated. They are best enjoyed on the day of delivery, but can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days. Rice dishes should be eaten within 24 hours.

Our Ultimate Weaning Kit is packed differently. These meals are freshly prepared, then sealed in specialist vacuum sealed pouches designed for the weaning programme. Because of this packaging format, they can be kept refrigerated for up to 7 days.

There is the option to choose an additional meal at the Checkout, if you would like to enjoy our meals with your child (“double up for family”). Please note, your portion size will be the same as your child’s.

Yes, they are free of BPA and Phtalates. They are also compostable, biodegradable and/or widely recycled in the UK. Please note that the containers are not safe to be microwaved and we recommend using your own containers for this.

In addition to our 5 star hygiene rating awarded by the Council, we have additional hygiene protocol in place. All kitchen staff hold food hygiene certificates and must go through regular health checks to ensure our meals are prepared in a safe environment. We flash freeze a sample of every dish we produce for 10 days and conduct regular testing to ensure the highest standards are adhered to at all times. We only use our own fleet and drivers for delivery so that our strict hygiene standards can be kept from the moment food leaves the kitchen to when you receive them.

At the moment, we do not offer the option to select or swap individual dishes.

Each delivery day has a set menu, carefully planned by our chefs and paediatric dietitians to give your little one variety across the week.

You can, however, choose which days you receive deliveries. So if you spot a favourite meal on the weekly menu, you’re welcome to adjust your delivery days around that, as long as changes are made before the cut-off.

For any allergies, dietary preferences, or specific concerns, please let us know and we’ll always do our best to help.

We use a high quality olive oil across the whole menu. It has been selected by our chefs for optimal nutrition and taste.

If you only need one meal a day, try getting V&Me deliveries on alternate days and keep one of the main meals in the fridge overnight for the next day. All our meals last in the fridge for up to 2 days!

We believe continued exposure works the best to ensure your little one has the optimal balance of nutrition and maximum exposure to variety every week. If you want to try one of two deliveries to start with, simply toggle on the “one off order” button.

You can pause or change your subscription anytime for free! We require two working days notice (Saturday is a working day for us) for any changes to help us prevent food waste and guarantee we have ordered the correct quantity in time.

We take all major credit and debit cards, which are processed via Stripe.

You can cancel your subscription via ‘My Account’ on our website or edit it by emailing us with your required changes at help@vandme.co.uk

Please click on the link below to view all areas we currently deliver to:
www.vandme.co.uk/delivery-zones.

We are rapidly expanding but if we’re not currently in your area, please sign up to our newsletter where we announce our new delivery areas, or email us with your postcode at help@vandme.co.uk.

Baby food starts from £10.99 per delivery day and toddler food starts from £13.99 per delivery day. On each day you'll receive two meals and a booster or snack.

You can choose 1–6 delivery days per week.

One-off orders are +£2 per delivery day.

You can see the full weekly pricing table on each product page.

Our standard delivery slot is pre-10am and is free, and for the early-bird slot (pre 8am) and deliveries with coolboxes added there is a £1 fee.

If you’re not going to be at home, there is a box at to indicate a safe place for us to leave your food. You can also add in a V&Me cool box that will keep your food chilled for up to 6 hours, we supply the ice and the box for it! We employ our own private fleet of drivers so if you have any specific delivery requests like to not ring the doorbell early, call a different number we are happy to accomdate it.

Our kitchen is located in Battersea (SW11) where all our food is cooked fresh from scratch every day and delivered straight to your doorstep.