The way we talk about food in front on kids and the way we act around food around kids can have a huge impact on the development of their relationship with food – they learn through modelling behaviour. So before you set your new year resolutions and before we are all made to feel […]
Whether a family member comments on the amount your kids eat, what they eat or how they eat it can really grate on your nerves – and rightly so! You are the parent and as such get to decide how and what your child eats. So when your mother, sister or friends starts commenting on […]
How you are making feeding your kids harder than it needs to be? One of the key things I work on with parents in my 1:1 nutrition consults is how they are overcomplicating mealtimes. Mealtimes don’t need to be complicated, they don’t need to be stressful. But with everyone giving there 2 sense on how […]
When we think holidays we often get drawn to ‘unhealthier foods’, high sugar foods and snacks, festive baking – you name it! Holidays can be a difficult time and one where we often see diet culture rear its ugly head. Making us think we should always be choosing the healthier option or we need […]
Christmas is just around the corner, so get the express post ready to for your last minute gifts and stocking fillers. Christmas is such a fun time for kids, and a time where they often get LOTS of presents so why not make sure a few of them are sending a good lesson and can […]
Disclaimer: This Blog post is sponsored by b.box for kids. b.box recently launched their latest collaboration with Disney and I must say this one excited the little princess in me, I just had to make a frozen inspired lunch fit for all the princes and princesses out there. And what comes to mind but the […]
Pasta is one of those foods that just about everyone loves – especially children. Am I right? Pasta can be consumed as part of a healthy diet despite what the celebs/ influencers may tell you. And, fun fact, you wont gain extra weight if you eat carbs after 3pm. Carbs contain the same amount of […]
Yes, your child might be fussy and pull faces when you put a bowl of oats in front of them, but have you tried making banana muffins and adding oats in? Diet culture has forced many families into believing that restricting their intake and removing foods from the diet, is going to miraculously make […]
Zinc is a mineral essential to childhood growth and development and helps build a strong immunity. Zinc deficiencies commonly affect hair, skin and nails but can also affect a child’s cognitive functioning and growth. Zinc will not ‘boost’ your child’s immune system however if they are deficient, increasing their intake will assist in repairing […]
You know that little black dress you’ve been eyeing off for weeks? You will probably buy it. You will prance around the house giving the kids and the hubby a fashion parade. You will wear it every time you leave the house for the next month, but then… the novelty will wear off. You will […]
