You’re not alone if you’ve ever found yourself staring blankly into your child’s empty lunch box, wondering what in the world to fill it with. How much? How many veggies? Will they even eat it? Will it keep them full enough? As a mum, I understand how tricky it can be balancing what you know they…
Healthy Kids
Which tomato sauce is best? Australian sauces compared
It’s one of the most popular condiments in the pantry. But it turns out a humble squirt of tomato sauce could be giving you more sugar and salt that you thought. This is especially important to monitor in little kids, who are have lower sodium needs and tend to love sauce on everything! Although it’s…
Lollies and kids: How to handle the lolly bag sugar rush
If you’re a parent and you read my blog, then you may worried about all the lollies and chocolates your child is going to be given over the silly season. Halloween, birthdays, end of year parties and Christmas all come with sugar filled gifts, lolly bags and desserts. With your child’s best interest in mind,…
Healthy Packaged Lunch Box Snacks
Thinking of lunch box snacks isn’t as easy as it sounds. You have to balance what your child will eat, with what they should be eating. Then the school has some rules about what you’re not allowed to include too. Then there is the monotony of getting requests for the same foods that then only…
Introducing Cow’s Milk at 12 months
At 12 months of age, formula fed babies can be weaned onto cow’s milk and breastfeed babies can have some drinks of cow’s milk too. What happens at 12 months At 12 months old, our babies are quickly becoming toddlers. They are seasoned eaters now and are having regular meals of family food and snacks….
12 on the go snacks for toddlers and kids
One of the biggest challenges parents have when chosing healthy food for kids is just coming up with ideas. Life is so busy when you have toddlers and kids and keeping them fed with healthy food when you’re out and about can be challenge. It’s not going to surprise you that as a nutritionist, I’d much…
2 Rules to Fix Your Fussy Eater
Many of you are having daily dinner time battles. In fact, how to fix fussy eaters is my most asked about problem. It’s really common for toddlers and children to have foods they regularly say no to. It’s also very common for children to refuse new, unfamiliar foods. You’re not alone. 80% of Australian parents are concerned about what…