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title: Veggie Mac and Cheese Recipe | Eating with Amelia
description: By incorporating @paediasureshakeuk into Amelia’s meals, it helps give me peace of mind and reassurance that she’s getting key nutrients she needs for healthy growth and immunity
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# VEGGIE MAC AND CHEESE FOR LITTLE FUSSY EATERS

## VEGGIE MAC AND CHEESE

By incorporating [@paediasureshakeuk](https://www.instagram.com/paediasureshakeuk/) into Amelia’s meals, it helps give me peace of mind and reassurance that she’s getting key nutrients she needs for healthy growth and immunity.*† This is one of our favourites to throw together for a quick dinner packed with veggies.​

#### Method

Cook your pasta per packet instructions and add in your frozen veggies ​  
Strain and tip back in pan to rest while you cook your white sauce ​  
Add your butter to pan over a medium heat and cook until melted ​  
Add your flour and stir until a paste is formed ​  
Slowly add your milk, stirring continuously until it starts to thicken ​  
Add your PaediaSure Shake powder and stir to combine ​  
Add in your grated cheese until the sauce is thick and the cheese has melted ​  
Mix your white sauce into the pasta and veggies, serve and enjoy! ​

*†Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.​

#### Ingredients

2 Scoops of PaediaSure Shake powder vanilla flavour (use the scoop provided)​  
300g Macaroni pasta ​  
3 Tbsp butter ​  
3 Tbsp plain flour ​  
450ml Milk ​  
170g grated cheddar ​  
2 handfuls of frozen veggies ​

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† Contains vitamin D which contributes to the normal function of the immune system in children.

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Food supplement should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet, and a healthy lifestyle. Ask a healthcare professional for guidance regarding your child's specific nutritional needs. Do not exceed the recommended number of servings per day: 1 for 1-3 year olds, 2 for 4-10 year olds.

UK Pharmacy No.1 Children’s Nutritional Supplement Drink. Source: PaediaSure Shake is part of the PaediaSure brand. IQVIA wholesaler unit sales into UK community pharmacies, year MAT April 2023, Infant & Paediatric Oral Nutritional Supplement Drinks only. To verify email [paediasureshake@abbott.com](mailto:paediasureshake@abbott.com).

*Essential fatty acids are needed for normal growth and development of children. This beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 2 g of α -linolenic (ALA) and 10 g of linoleic acid (LA). Contains protein and calcium. Protein and calcium are needed for normal growth and development of bone in children.

** Triple Sure System: Immune System†, Cognitive Development‡, Essential Nutrients^.

†Contains vitamin D which contributes to the normal function of the immune system in children.

‡Iron contributes to normal cognitive development in children.

^Contains protein and 26 vitamins and minerals including calcium.

#Survey 84 respondents of whom 95% would recommend to a friend or family member. Source: PaediaSure Shake, Verve, February 2021.

§Nielsen value sales data (year to February 2022). Number of vitamins & minerals: Market leading kids’ multivitamin contains 7. PaediaSure Shake contains 26. To verify email [paediasureshake@abbott.com](mailto:paediasureshake@abbott.com).

¶Data on File. Abbott Laboratories Ltd., 2018 (chocolate flavour, strawberry flavour, vanilla flavour) & 2022 (cookies & cream flavour). PaediaSure Shake CLT in Spain.

1McCance and Widdowson, 2021. Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID). Available online:  
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Last accessed May 2023. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. One glass of PaediaSure Shake powder is 225ml.

2RCPCH, 2012: [https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/uk-who-growth-charts-2-18-years](https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/uk-who-growth-charts-2-18-years) Accessed August 2025

♢Source Euromonitor International Limited; total global retail sales in 2025 for growing up milk formula that is marketed as complete and balanced nutrition for kids 2-13 years old. Euromonitor and Abbott calculation based in part on custom research conducted between December 2025 and January 2026 and Euromonitor Passport Dairy Products and Alternatives 2025.

♦6 in 1 Supplements include: Omega 3, iron, phosphorous, calcium, protein, vitamin D 

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