Coping with a Vegetarian in a Meat-Eating House
When one member of a meat eating household decides to become vegetarian it can be overwhelming for the head chef to know what to prepare for family meals.
Navigating Food Labels
Don’t be fooled by marketing hype on packaging! Making the best choices in the supermarket will be easy once you read up on our tips for navigating label reading.
Lunchbox salads - Making sure they’re actually a meal
Not every kid (or adult) is a sandwich person. Mixing up the ‘main’ part of lunch is great but salads can sometimes fall short of giving enough fuel to get through the afternoon. Read on for tips to make sure your salad is a proper meal.
What is the best physical activity for children?
As children and adults alike, we know the importance of movement and intentional physical activity. But which activity is best? The one your child loves doing!
Healthy lunchbox snacks
Knowing what to pack in our kids lunchboxes can be tricky. It needs to get them through 6 hours of their day so we want to make sure it has plenty of fuel in there to get them through their learning and playing.
Looking after our children’s teeth
Did you know that some foods can damage our teeth while others can protect them. Read on to find out how to keep the kids chompers healthy!
Is your child getting enough iron?
Iron is an essential nutrient for keeping our kids energised. Trying to get enough dietary iron can be tricky at times. Let us help you with some ideas of how to get more iron into their diet.
What happens in a Telehealth appointment?
Since COVID, must of us know about the option of Telehealth appointments but every profession do things a bit differently. Dietetics is actually well suited to Telehealth and we’ll explain why here.
Are you living with an ‘Extremely Fussy Eater’?
‘Extreme’ fussy eating is not simply a ‘phase’ that your child will ‘grow out of’. Typically there are a number of causes of their extremely limited diet. Read here to find out how to tell if you have an ‘extreme’ fussy eater in your house.
FODMAPs and your child
What is the FODMAP diet and is it something that children should try if they have IBS? Read on to find out.
Tips to manage with a fussy eater
Having a fussy eater in the family can make meal times unpleasant and stressful (for everyone!). Let us try to help you with some simple strategies to make meals times enjoyable again.
When is the right time to introduce solids?
There is so much information available about starting solids with babies. Some things say 4 months and other say 6 months but how do you know when the right time is for YOUR baby?