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...
by Eve Reed | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, Paediatric nutrition
The title of an article in the Sunday newspaper caught my eye. “Show stalls are a nutritionist’s nightmare”. As a nutritionist, I was keen to read the article. The article suggests that most of the food available to buy at the show is unhealthy:...
by Eve Reed | Dec 5, 2012 | Babies Eating, Blog, bottle feeding, Childrens' Eating, Paediatric nutrition
Why stop milk from a bottle? From birth to about one year of age, infants develop from being fed on demand to having a structured mealtime routine. From about one year of age, they cope best having a routine and knowing what is going to happen throughout their...
by Eve Reed | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, family meals, Paediatric nutrition
We are all short of time and we know that planning the menu for the week will save time and money, but we just don’t get around to it. To support you in providing simple, tasty and nutritious meals for your children, I have prepared a menu for the week....
by Eve Reed | Sep 9, 2012 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, Paediatric nutrition, Toddlers' Eating
Children from about one year of age need to be offered the opportunity to eat five times a day. So parents or carers need to offer breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Morning and afternoon tea are just as important as breakfast, lunch and dinner,...
