by admin | Mar 3, 2020 | 6-12 months, Birth to 6 months, Medical Conditions, Toddler Nutrition
Growth charts are often seen as growth lines that are only used by healthcare professionals. For me as a dietitian, growth charts are one of the best ways for inter-professional communications about the general health of a child. That is why it is so important for us...
by admin | Jan 13, 2020 | Medical Conditions, Other
I have written about this topic before, but constantly get reminded through social media posts, how much misconception about still exists and how people who are not specialist in this field allow themselves an opinion that can be so dangerous. I saw a Instagram post...
by admin | Sep 8, 2019 | 6-12 months, Other, Toddler Nutrition
The discussion about healthy eating, whilst considering the environment is a topic that comes up much more frequent in my consultations. This can be a real challenge when you want to achieve iron requirements, but not eat too much meat, when you want to achieve...
by admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Other, Toddler Nutrition
As we are well into our summer holidays, I thought it would be worth posting a blog post on my opinion on treats during holidays, birthday parties and other special events for toddlers. I have written a blog before on sugar per se, which ideally should be kept to <...
by admin | Jun 30, 2019 | 6-12 months, Feeding Difficulties, Introduction of solids
Many of you would have read in the last week the BBC article on hidden sugars in commercial baby foods in the form of fruit juice or fruit puree. Of course this does not mean, that a baby should not have fruit, but what is acceptable and what not? This is a pretty...