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UPFs in Early Life
All foods have a place in a fairly balanced diet. Problems appear when variety is replaced with just a few foods. Especially if those foods are UPFs. Even more so if we’re talking about young children’s diet.
Mixing isn’t Cooking
Children’s abilities are so often overlooked and dismissed. Early childhood education services are excellent spaces for children to learn cooking skills, but too often times all they do is “mixing”…
Reasons For Keeping Allergens On The Menu
Taking away core foods from non-allergic young children’s diets in the name of safety against reactions can come with a high price and negative consequences - for the children.
Dietary Requirements Responsibilities
When it comes to children's food safety in the early learning environment, the old saying fits perfectly: "It takes a village to raise a child". Everyone plays a specific role and all are equally important.
Gluten Intolerance
How can we navigate the ocean of confusing information about feeding a child with gluten sensitivity while making sure they aren’t missing out on nutrition?
How to Approach Fussy Eating with Families
Early learning professionals often ask me for suggestions on how to approach parents to talk about their children’s avoidant eating behaviour. I wrote some in this article.
Runny Nose and Fussy Eating
It's normal that a child who is fighting a bug becomes fussier about their food. They experience it in a different way. It feels different, it feels new, and even unpleasant. This is mostly due to blocked or runny nose, or even anosmia…
Indoors Living And Vitamin D
Vitamin D is important for bones health and our best chance to meet our needs is by getting it from more than one source.
Fight Viruses With Food
Our diet play an important role in preventing infections and severe symptoms. In pandemic times, it’s a valuable tool to handle.
Unconfuse!
What is a parent supposed to do to make sure they are able to provide an adequate diet for their children?