5 golden rules for a healthy lunch box
The thought of packing lunch boxes fills many parents with dread. The food industry has led us to believe we need to buy lots of little packets of stuff to go in lunch boxes (creating lots of packaging waste, and costing a fortune). Instagram makes us think our lunch box must be picture perfect, […]
5 steps to clean up your child’s diet
I use lots of different dietary interventions with kids. The diet I use depends on many factors: what they will eat, what their main issues are, how much time the family has to cook and prepare food, and what stage people are on their journey towards a healthier life. No matter what diet we settle […]
Will my child’s packed lunch be safe to eat at lunch time?
Whenever I do my lunchbox workshops, one of the big concerns I hear from parents is about food safety. Food safety is crucial, however don’t let this concern overshadow the need to pack real food in the lunch box. When you move from lots of packets and processed food to homemade food, you need to […]
Breakfast for kids who don’t like breakfast
The statistics are pretty shocking about kids and breakfast. More than 10% of primary school age kids don’t eat breakfast, and this number climbs to about 30% by the time they are in high school. Children who eat breakfast do better at school, as they have more energy and are more focused. To make sure […]
7 small steps to take to boost your child’s mood through food this New Year
Add more vegetables to their diet. 95% of Australian children are not getting enough vegetables, so I am going to assume that your child is in the 95%! Don’t try to squeeze their five serves of vegetables into dinner. It just won’t fit! Spread them through the day. If you have a serve at breakfast, […]
New habits for a new happier term
Get the uniforms ready, check for mouldy lunch boxes in the school bags, and brush everyone’s hair – it’s time to go back to school. The start of a new term is a good time to start some new habits. Improving behaviour and mood is a great motivator to make some changes to the routine, […]
Tips for surviving the school holidays
Set meal and snack times and stick to them. Kids tend to want to graze all day long during the holidays. This grazing tends to be on snack food, rather than proper food. The end result is that they don’t want to eat their dinner, and the cycle of snacking continues. It can be really […]
Food and symptom diary
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How to keep your bones healthy
I recently broke my toe. My first broken bone at the age of 40!! Such a minor injury can be quite frustrating. I have to walk quite slowly, and if I rush, it hurts! So my diet has to focus on bone building nutrients to ensure the bone heals as quickly as possible, and doesn’t […]
Best sources of iron for kids
It has been drummed into us that babies need to start solids, specifically fortified rice cereal, by the age of 6 months in order for them to top up their iron stores. Human breast-milk is low in iron, so it is true that iron stores will get depleted if that is all that is eaten. […]