by Eve Reed | Sep 12, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating
When I ask parents about their concerns regarding their child’s eating, they often reply with ‘they won’t try new foods’. They will often add ‘ they used to like it ( broccoli, meat…) but have stopped eating it’. This is...
by Eve Reed | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating
There is a lot of information out there about feeding children. Recently the new Dietary Guidelines for Australians were released with very prescriptive descriptions of what and how much to feed children. Whilst much of the information is useful, parents tend to...
by Eve Reed | Jul 15, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, Paediatric nutrition
Infants and children know how much to eat. In the first six months of life, they need either breastmilk or infant formula. A breastfed baby starts eating when it is hungry and stops when it is full without us even knowing how much they ate. This is the same for a...
by Eve Reed | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog, children's dietitian, Childrens' Eating, family meals, Paediatric nutrition
As a children’s dietitian, I am not only interested in the ‘what’ of feeding your child but also in ‘how’ of feeding. How to feed your child differs from one developmental stage to the next. Initially you feed from the breast or from a...
by Eve Reed | May 27, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, Fussy eater, Paediatric nutrition, Toddlers' Eating
I was talking to Lisa, a friend of mine, about the way I work with parents to take the stress out of mealtimes. I mentioned Ellyn Satter’s Division of Resonsibilty. I was telling her that when you follow the Division of Responsibility, you offer the same food to...
by Eve Reed | Apr 29, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, Paediatric nutrition, Toddlers' Eating
Many parents I see are worried that their child doesn’t eat any vegetables. Maybe this concern is because we hear so much from health professionals and in the media about how good vegetables are for us. They help prevent certain cancers, increase our immunity, and...
