Toilet training and constipation Learning to use the toilet can be tricky for any child. As soon as constipation is involved things can become a lot more complicated. Often parents may have tried every method and nothing seems to work. Children and their families are...
A question our dietitian commonly gets asked is about milk versus supplements. Sometimes kids drink a pile of milk and eat very little food. This is definitely dietitian intervention time when this happens! Often in this case a dietitian may commence a milk-based...
Offering a Second Meal Option at Mealtimes Often at dinner time, we have a child and a parent who are just over everything by the end of the day. Dinner time is usually the most stressful meal of the day and we have often have the most variety of foods at dinner. It...
Studies have found that family meals (including breakfast, lunch and dinner) predict success in life and are linked to better nutrition. It can be tough to make time for family meals… Sometimes family meals start but don’t continue due to time constraints or because...
We’ve all experienced the sensation of our drink going down the wrong way – the coughing, the watery eyes, the breathlessness. It’s certainly unpleasant. Now imagine if this happened every time you took a sip of water. Not only is this sensation...
Nutrient in the Spotlight – Protein Protein has been the in-vogue nutrient over the past few years, with celebrity chefs to body builders claiming we need to eat large amounts in order to be healthy.But how much protein do we actually need? What does it...
