Posts Tagged ‘healthy eating’
Understanding GREEN Poop in Children
When it comes to parenting, there’s rarely a dull moment, especially when it comes to baby poop. It’s not uncommon to encounter a surprising range of colours, textures, and smells. Amidst the sea of yellow and brown, you might encounter a peculiar shade: green poop. While it can be concerning at first, understanding the reasons…
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Creating Healthy Eaters
“You are what you eat from your head to your feet” This is absolutely one of my favourite quotes because it’s just so true! What our children eat has a huge impact on their health and well-being including growth, development, sleep, behaviour and mood. Eating calories isn’t enough, it’s about meeting the nutritional requirements…
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10 ways to Build Resilience
The world is a frightening place right now and our children are experiencing all the anxieties and challenges we are. Reports show that Covid has clearly had a negative impact on the mental health across all ages. But even without covid, it’s impossible to protect our children from the ups and downs of life. We…
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13 ways to get your kids to eat vegetables
The most common problem I see when it comes to eating is that kids just wont eat their veggies! And as a mum myself I feel your pain. It’s a real stress when you know your kids aren’t getting the nutrients they need for their growing bodies. And considering that only 5% of children in…
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8 Easy Ways to Limit Sugar
Don’t be mean mummy, I want chocolate! Sigh …as parents, it can be tough. But when it comes to sugar I really believe we need to stand strong! The science is clear: too much sugar is dangerous. We are absolutely not depriving our children if we limit their intake. Is all sugar bad? No. Children…
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My Top 10 Iron Rich Foods
Iron is one of the most important nutrients of childhood and the majority of children I test are iron deficient. This is usually due to a combination of the high demand that growing bodies have as well as poor dietary intake. Sometimes children can also have specific problems with absorption or increased loss of iron…
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Does your child need more Magnesium?
Did you know that magnesium is one of the most important minerals in our body? It’s needed for over 300 biochemical reactions and is intricately involved in most body systems. Muscle cramps, irregular heart beats, high blood pressure, anxiety and insomnia are just a few of the conditions that have been linked to low magnesium…
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Easy Oat and Tahini Cookies
These are easy and healthy cookies that my 4 year old loves baking with me. They’re delicious and almost guilt-free containing a boost of protein and calcium with quinoa flakes and tahini. I’ve given a few options in terms of flavours to add…. My children love coconut. I love chocolate chips 😉 You can also…
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The best Eggs cooked so your child will eat them.
My children definitely go through phases of loving and hating eggs. As you know from my other blog on eggs I’m a big fan of them so I panic a little when the hating phase lasts longer than I’d like. This has led me to experiment with lots of ways to cook and serve eggs.…
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An egg a day keeps the doctor away?
Are eggs healthy? Yes! Eggs used to get a bad rap because of their high cholesterol content. Thankfully there was an abrupt turn about in advice given by our national heart foundation and other international regulatory bodies. All evidence now points to the same message: ‘eat eggs but limit saturated fats, trans fats and sugar’.…
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