Looking for Baby-led Weaning ideas? Or recipes for your toddler or preschooler who may need a boost of iron? These avocado blueberry mini-muffins are iron-rich and perfect to keep on hand in the freezer. They make a great snack or part of a breakfast for your...
Fitness giant Beachbody sells a popular shake mix called Shakeology. Or a “superfood nutrition shake” as they call it. It has high claims like: “A world of superfoods in every glass.” But do the claims really stand up? And is it worth the money? This blog post...
Are you starting your baby on solids with Baby-led Weaning? Great, there are lots of benefits to baby-led weaning (BLW)! But one of the main concerns health professionals have is the perceived challenge of feeding your baby iron-rich foods for Baby-led Weaning. In this blog, I’ll share...
My kid won't eat his school lunch (or snacks). He's in grade 1 and his lunch kit often comes home like this ^. You can see one teeny-tiny bite out of the sandwich. I've tried leftovers (even pizza!) and he says he doesn't like it or...
How to get kids to eat vegetables…..one of the most common feeding struggles! The short answer is you can’t “get” your kid to eat vegetables...
If you have a toddler or preschooler, they likely don't sit still at the dinner table. Instead, you may be familiar with getting up and down and running around during a meal. "How do I get my child to sit (and stay) at the table"?...
I recently completed SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) training to learn how to help more extreme picky eaters. One main takeaway from the course was just how many factors can affect a child's eating. - including their chair! In this blog, I'll review why this is...
I am happy to bring you this sponsored post today, thanks to my friends at Zespri Kiwifruit. All thoughts are my own. Many classrooms across the world are starting back up in September, whether full or part-time. Parents are anxious and wanting to keep their family...
There are lots of questions floating around the internet about the "do's and don'ts" of how to start solids with Baby led Weaning. Can you start with purees and switch to baby led weaning? Is it ok to mix purees and finger foods? When is baby...
Since 2002, the World Health Organization and Health Canada have recommended that babies start solids around 6 months. Before 2002 the recommendation used to be to start solids between 4 to 6 months. The change to 6 months took a while to catch on with...