by Eve Reed | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog, Childrens' Eating, family meals
Many of us grew up having two distinct courses for our evening meal. The ‘main’ course was usually meat, fish, chicken or a vegetarian option served with vegetables. When I was a child, many years ago, pasta and rice were not included very often unless you...
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 | 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 | 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....