Was your doctor adamant that you need to introduce peanuts to your baby at 4 months old, but your best friend warned you to wait until a year and your health nurse is confident that 6 months is the best age?! Conflicting health advice is...
Jennifer House MSc, RD & mom of 3 helps make feeding your family easier. Prefer to watch? Check out the Facebook Live here. Are you worried that your child doesn’t get enough food or nutrients for good health? If you’re the parent of a young child, this is...
Breakfast tortillas are a traditional Spanish dish. This one swaps the potatoes for sweet potatoes and quinoa to provide extra nutrition for your family. It's a great way to introduce sweet potatoes and quinoa to your baby-led weaner. And cuts into the perfect-sized strips for...
I am happy to bring you this sponsored post today, thanks to CropLife Canada. All thoughts are my own. As a fellow parent, I know there is a lot of fear and misinformation when it comes to feeding our babies and kids. Words like “toxic” and “dirty”...
Families are busy booking camping and road trip getaways more than ever this summer. It's cheaper, more environmentally friendly and healthier to pack some road trip snacks for the kids (and yourself!). It's a great idea to bring along a mini cooler with ice packs. Then...
A dietitian shares tips for handling candy for kids on Halloween and creating a healthy relationship with sweets for your kids. As a child, I remember the excitement of squishing my oversized Halloween costumes underneath a winter coat and the energy buzz of hearing the "ding...
“Food before one is just for fun - your baby gets all of the nutrition they need from breastmilk,” says your best friend, chiropractor or random woman in that online mom’s group Is this common phrase true? Yes - food before one should be fun....
"How can I stop my baby from throwing his food on the floor?!" This is one of the most common questions from moms feeding babies or dollers. Throwing food is a stage most babies go through. At least once! Early on, your baby is learning to open and close her...
Happy Valentine's Day! Speaking of love...
Are you worried that your child doesn’t get enough protein? If you’re the parent of a young child, this is a common concern. Especially if you have a picky selective eater. In this blog, I’ll discuss why your child needs protein, how much they need, where...